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New $1.35B renewable natural gas plant being considered in Reserve, LA
Posted on 9/24/24 at 8:14 am
Posted on 9/24/24 at 8:14 am
Anyone in that area know anything about this project? Looks to be slated by a company out of Toronto (Woodland Biofuels).
If green lit, it’s projected to create some good jobs for the area.
I’m familiar with biodiesel, but never seen a bio-NG plant. What’s the likelihood of this coming to fruition in that area?
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If green lit, it’s projected to create some good jobs for the area.
I’m familiar with biodiesel, but never seen a bio-NG plant. What’s the likelihood of this coming to fruition in that area?
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Posted on 9/24/24 at 8:16 am to Yaboylsu63
Always good to have alternatives in reserve.
I’ll see myself out.
I’ll see myself out.
Posted on 9/24/24 at 8:18 am to Yaboylsu63
Don’t know the likelihood but I hope it does
Posted on 9/24/24 at 8:20 am to Yaboylsu63
Get ready for the lawsuits and permit denials by Biden’s handlers
Posted on 9/24/24 at 8:25 am to TIGERHOLD
Wouldn’t they typically sue if it was a plant for traditional NG production?
It being bio-NG and “carbon negative”, wouldn’t that be in line with their schtick?
It being bio-NG and “carbon negative”, wouldn’t that be in line with their schtick?
Posted on 9/24/24 at 8:30 am to Yaboylsu63
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Wouldn’t they typically sue if it was a plant for traditional NG production?
It being bio-NG and “carbon negative”, wouldn’t that be in line with their schtick?
No. Your Rise St. James, Bucket Brigade and Inclusive Louisiana type NGOs will still protest and file any lawsuits they can.
Posted on 9/24/24 at 8:43 am to Yaboylsu63
When they say they are using "Waste Biomass" to produce useable fuels like methane, hydrogen, methanol, ethanol, propanol and normal and isobutanol the source molecule is cellulose likely from bagasse. Cellulose is a long chain molecule of smaller glucose molecules.
The challenge has always been breaking down cellulose cost effectively to make the smaller sugar molecules available. It appears this company, Woodland Biofuels has accomplished this. Just speculating but they probably genetically engineered a bacteria of the genius Clostridium to do this work.
Then after breaking down cellulose the byproduct is likely mixed with other prokaryotes and eukaryotes for specific fuels. Anaerobes for methane production and yeast for alcohol fuels.
Pretty cool project.
The challenge has always been breaking down cellulose cost effectively to make the smaller sugar molecules available. It appears this company, Woodland Biofuels has accomplished this. Just speculating but they probably genetically engineered a bacteria of the genius Clostridium to do this work.
Then after breaking down cellulose the byproduct is likely mixed with other prokaryotes and eukaryotes for specific fuels. Anaerobes for methane production and yeast for alcohol fuels.
Pretty cool project.
This post was edited on 9/24/24 at 9:36 am
Posted on 9/24/24 at 8:46 am to GumboPot
This sounds like yet another ethanol debacle where it takes more energy to produce per unit than it actually puts out.
Posted on 9/24/24 at 8:48 am to upgrayedd
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This sounds like yet another ethanol debacle where it takes more energy to produce per unit than it actually puts out.
Like the shuttered BP Biofuels down in Mermentau?
Posted on 9/24/24 at 8:52 am to ragincajun03
Yeah. frick those people. They are paid environazis that enrich themseand don’t really give a shite about the environment. The rubies terms like “environmental racism” to fire up their out of town donors. They’re the ones holding up the permitting of Formosa in St. James.
Posted on 9/24/24 at 8:52 am to Yaboylsu63
Some progressive group was able to block a grain elevator recently on the west bank of St.John Parish. Refineries are the only type of businesses this area is going to get to create good jobs. You have a choice to live in an area that is reliant on this type of industry so if you don't like it then you should move. If it was my choose I'd find a way to push it through by all means possible.
Posted on 9/24/24 at 8:52 am to ragincajun03
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Like the shuttered BP Biofuels down in Mermentau?
Biofuels always seem to go belly up. The only one that I’ve seen that’s been reasonably successful is Diamond Green in Norco but from what I understand they’ve got a huge contract with Disney World.
Posted on 9/24/24 at 9:01 am to Yaboylsu63
cancer alley an impoverished neighborhood Posted on 9/24/24 at 9:05 am to HeadSlash
Ive never heard of renewable NG either way could be good jobs. But im sure the Rise St James group will kill it and have it go to texas or mississippi
Posted on 9/24/24 at 9:05 am to GumboPot
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they probably genetically engineered a bacteria
I've seen this movie. It doesn't end well.
Posted on 9/24/24 at 9:07 am to GumboPot
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The challenge has always been breaking down cellulose cost effectively to make the smaller sugar molecules available. It appears this company, Woodland Biofuels has accomplished this. Just speculating but they probably genetically engineered a bacteria of the genius Clostridium to do this work.
i further speculate that the "cost effectiveness" is heavily subsidized
Posted on 9/24/24 at 9:11 am to upgrayedd
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This sounds like yet another ethanol debacle where it takes more energy to produce per unit than it actually puts out.
It does sound like that.
"More energy" usually means government subsidies to balance out the equation and make it profitable.
Posted on 9/24/24 at 9:13 am to Dire Wolf
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i further speculate that the "cost effectiveness" is heavily subsidized
I agree with this speculation.
Posted on 9/24/24 at 9:33 am to TIGERHOLD
It will be located on already industrialized land. The Global Plex plant, which was once Godchaux sugar refinery. I don't see that much opposition at this point.
Posted on 9/24/24 at 10:19 am to GumboPot
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It does sound like that. "More energy" usually means government subsidies to balance out the equation and make it profitable.
If this made economic sense, manufacturers would’ve been doing it. It only exists in fantasy land where money is free.
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