Why Montana Renewables believes retrofitting refineries is the fastest path to scaling SAF
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Bruce Fleming discusses how Montana Renewables is retrofitting refineries to produce sustainable aviation fuel.
In this episode, we speak with Bruce Fleming, CEO of Montana Renewables, the leading producer of sustainable aviation fuel in the United States. Rather than building a new SAF facility from the ground up, Montana Renewables converted a portion of an existing crude oil refinery in Great Falls, Montana to process feedstocks including used cooking oil, agricultural waste, and emerging crops into SAF, renewable diesel, and renewable hydrogen. Fleming discusses: The retrofit model: Why conve...
People in this episode
Guest: Bruce Fleming
Topics covered
- sustainable aviation fuel
- refinery retrofitting
- renewable energy
- Montana Renewables
- agricultural waste
- used cooking oil
Keywords
- sustainable aviation fuel
- Montana Renewables
- refinery retrofitting
- renewable diesel
- renewable hydrogen
- used cooking oil
- agricultural waste
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Montana Renewables
Products: sustainable aviation fuel, renewable diesel, renewable hydrogen
Places: Great Falls, Montana
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