Great Falls (RD plant)

Also known as:

Montana renewables

Montana Renewables is a renewables fuels plant located in Great Falls, Montana in the US.

The plant is owned and operated by Calumet through its subsidiary Montana Renewables.

The plant is a partial conversion of the Calumet refinery at Great Falls.

Produces renewable diesel, SAF and renewable gasoline.  All SAF product is sold to Shell aviation.  50% of renewable diesel is sold in the Canadian market.

Feed stock is treated through on-site pre-treatment unit.

Plant description

Capacity - 230 kbpd renewable feedstock

Converted hydrocracker and new feed pre-treatment plant and renewable hydrogen plant

Product slate: SAF - 2 kbpd, RD - 9 kbpd, Renewable gasoline - 1 kbpd

$200M project cost

Haldor Topsoe Hydroflex technology


Location

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Plant history

2021 - Permit approved and work begun

2022 - Startup of hydrocracker

2023 - Commissioned pretreatment and hydrogen plant

2024-25 - Project to produce SAF