Plug Power Designing Edgewood Biofuels Production Site in North Las Vegas
Hydrogen and fuel-cell technology firm Plug Power will work with Edgewood Renewables on development and construction of an advanced renewable fuel facility in North Las Vegas.
The project is designed to process waste biomass feedstocks to produce sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), renewable diesel (RD), and biomethanol, while also utilizing renewable natural gas (RNG) and low-carbon hydrogen. All of the end products designed to be produced at the Edgewood facility will be drop-in fuels for aviation, trucking, maritime engines and other industries to help decarbonize transportation and heavy industrial use.
Plug will provide engineering design, key product supply, fabrication, and project oversight as part of the agreement. Construction of the facility and equipment is expected to begin soon.
“Partnering with Plug brings deep process expertise and proven execution capabilities that ensure these facilities will set a new benchmark for performance and reliability,” said Steve Harrington, CEO, Edgewood Renewables, in a statement. “Plug’s knowledge and know-how in the hydrogen space is a natural extension into the renewable fuels market.”
Hydrogen (H2) is an energy-dense, light gas which has no carbon in its chain and thus does not emit CO2 at the point of use. To generate H2 at commercial scale requires one of several industrial processes including steam reforming of methane gas, which is carbon-intensive, or creating green hydrogen through electrolyzers powered by carbon-free resources.
The partnership is helping Plug support renewable fuel production using biomass feedstocks and RNG, expanding the company’s reach beyond hydrogen into complementary clean-fuel markets. Plug Power is known for designing and constructing large-scale hydrogen production plants in Louisiana and Georgia, as well as its engineering complex energy infrastructure record with oil and gas project expertise.
Plug and Edgewood are integrating renewable feedstocks and advanced process design to deliver sustainable, domestic fuel solutions to improve the transportation energy transition.
“The renewable fuels work we’ve been doing with Edgewood at their Las Vegas area facility builds directly on Plug’s foundation of large-scale project execution,” said Jose Luis Crespo, President and CRO, Plug Power. “Our engineering, plant design, and commissioning teams have delivered major hydrogen facilities from concept to operation, capabilities that translate seamlessly to advanced biofuel projects.”