California Energy Commission Announces US$5-Million Grant for BTL-FT Project

摘要

The California Energy Commission (CEC) announced May 31 a US$5-million grant award to “SacPort Biofuels” for a proposed biomass-to-liquids (BTL) Fischer-Tropsch (FT) fuels project. “SacPort Biofuels Corp. will receive $5 million to develop, build and test a pilot facility to demonstrate an innovative gasification process to produce renewable biomass diesel from local municipal solid waste, including green refuse, railroad ties, construction and demolition waste, and plastics that typically wind up in landfills,” according to CEC.