Calumet Montana Refining in Great Falls says it will spend nearly $200 million to convert some of its crude oil output into renewable diesel fuel processing, with plans to integrate local farms and ranches and produce 10,000 barrels of the new feedstock product per day starting in 2022.
A feedstock is renewable, biological material that can be used as a fuel, or converted to another form of fuel or energy product. Experts say that over time it will replace fossil-origin sources, such as oil, gas and coal, as fuel, according to sciencedirect.com.
The company says the renewable processing will begin next year with a soybean oil feedstock. The production will equate to 140 million gallons a year.