Renewable diesel refinery is Canada’s first, completed in BC
PRINCE GEORGE, BC – Construction of a stand-alone renewable diesel refinery in British Columbia has been completed, the first of its kind in Canada.
Officials, including Prime Minister David Eby, were in Prince George to celebrate the milestone for the $380 million facility run by Tidewater Renewables.
A government statement says the process involves mixing feedstocks, such as canola and tallow, with transportation fuels to lower their carbon intensity.
Tidewater CEO Rob Colcleugh says the facility will produce renewable diesel, yielding an 80 to 90 percent reduction in carbon emissions compared to fossil fuel diesel.
Eby says more than 40 percent of the project’s cost came from the county’s low-carbon fuel credits, which were given to companies using more fuels, such as hydrogen, electricity, renewable gas and diesel.
Officials say the facility will be fully operational “in the near future” and is expected to produce more than 3,000 barrels of low-carbon fuel per day, along with renewable hydrogen.
This report from The Canadian Press was first published on June 16, 2023
