Valero JV selects Dresser-Rand to supply rotating equipment on renewable diesel project
Dresser-Rand has received an order from Valero’s joint venture company, Diamond Green Diesel, to supply rotating equipment for a new unit that will produce renewable diesel fuel.
This project will be the first full-scale application of its kind in the US to use an innovative hydroprocessing process from Honeywell's UOP. Known as the UOP/Eni Ecofining process, it will convert recycled animal fats, recycled cooking oils and other feedstocks into high-quality green diesel fuel, the companies said.
The feedstock for the plant will be supplied by the other joint venture partner, Darling International. Darling is a leading US provider of rendering, recycling and recovery solutions to the nation's food industry, Dresser-Rand said.
"Our support of this innovative process technology further demonstrates Dresser-Rand's ability to supply the emerging environmental solutions markets with our existing technology platforms and products," said Jim Heid, Dresser-Rand's vice president of business solutions.
"This is a unique project for many reasons, including that it's a renewable fuels project and is the first of its kind,” he continued. “Diamond Green Diesel is very excited about this project and saw Dresser-Rand as the best supplier to work with on a new technology."
The plant will be located in Norco, La. near Valero's St. Charles refinery site and is expected to produce approximately 137mn gal/year of renewable diesel fuel, which is considered a second-generation fuel.
Dresser-Rand will supply critical rotating equipment for this project including two reciprocating compressors, a DATUM centrifugal compressor and controls system, it said.
Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
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