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
Plant history
2021 - Permit approved and work begun
2022 - Startup of hydrocracker
2023 - Commissioned pretreatment and hydrogen plant
2024-25 - Project to produce SAF