ADVERTISEMENTIn the hours before Hurricane Ida’s landfall in late August, two of the nation’s largest renewable diesel producers, each under expansion, briefly shut down operations in southern Louisiana. Last year, Gron Renewables, which has proposed a massive four-phase renewable diesel project at the Port of Greater Baton Rouge, also began studying CCS. But Schubert says the estimated profitability of Louisiana Green Fuels makes up for its comparatively small scale. “For now, we’re focused on private land here in Louisiana, which makes up 81% of the forested land,” he says. Meanwhile, Schubert says, the Louisiana Department of Natural Resources is taking steps to establish primacy over Class VI well permits in the state.

Source: The North Africa Journal December 17, 2021 23:44 UTC