The biofuel plant that Abengoa builds for Fulcrum BioEnergy will be the first plant that will produce biofuels from municipal solid waste (MSW) in USA. The end-use will be transportation fuel.

1. ABENGOA
TheSierraBiorefineryplantthatAbengoaisbuldingforFulcrumBioEnergywillbethefirstplantthatwill
producebiofuelsfrommunicipalsolidwaste(MSW)inUSA.Theendproductwillbetransportationfuel.
KeyData:
Location:
Approximately20miles(32km)
EastofReno,Nevada(USA)
Capacity:
11milliongallonsayear
Technology:Technology:
GasificationandFischer-Tropsch
Client:
FulcrumBioEnergy,Inc.
Tech
FulcrumSierraisaBiorefinerywhere
theMSW feedstockisconvertedinto
syntheticcrudeoilthrougha
gasificationprocessoftheMSW
feedstock,gascleaningand
Fischer-Tropschconversion.Inthisway
175,000tonsofMSW feedstockare
processedannuallytoproduce11processedannuallytoproduce11
milliongallons(about42millionliters)
ofsyntheticcrudeoil(syncrude).
Thisprojectstrengthensthepositionof
AbengoainNorthAmerica,whereitis
presentformorethanonedecade,as
wellasinthe"Waste-To-Energy"
sector(obtainingenergyfromwaste)
withthisinnovative“firstofakind”
project.
Abengoaisresponsiblefordeveloping
theviabilitystudy,concept
engineering,design,engineering,
procurement,constructionand
commissioningoftheproject.Itwillbe
the“firstofakind”plantandis
expectedbeginoperationsin2020.
TheSierraBiorefinery
NevadaUSA(EE.UU)