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Baton Rouge is a planned renewable Diesel plant being developed by Gron Fuels subsidiary of Fidelis New Energy, in the Port of Baton Rouge, LA in the US..
This is a greenfield plant that will process vegetable oils and animal fats to produce renewable diesel, with the potential to also produce SAF.
Feedstock will take advantage of a nearby unit train terminal and grain elevator.
Product will have access to the Colonial pipeline system through a connection to the Bengal pipeline.
Baton Rouge will be a large, HVO renewable diesel plant
930 Mga/y total capacity
Uses Haldor Topsoe Hydroflex technology and Alfa Laval pre-treatment, heat transfer, and water treatment technologies
Includes a bio-based hydrogen plant
Capex estimate:
$1.25B for phase 1
$9.0B for entire project
2023 - Construction projected to start
2025 - Expected project competion