US energy company Phillips 66 has achieved full production rates of renewable diesel/SAF at its Rodeo facility in California.
Production at the facility in the San Francisco Bay Area reached approximately 50,000 barrels/day (bpd) (800M gallons/year), achieving the company’s goal of full capacity by the second quarter of 2024, Phillips 66 said on 26 June.
“The facility running at full capacity supports the growing demand for renewable fuels, [and] lowers our carbon footprint,” Phillips 66 executive vice president of Refining Rich Harbison said.
The company launched the Rodeo Renewed project in 2020 to produce renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), alongside other products.
In addition to supplying Californian markets, the complex provides renewable diesel to other areas along the West Coast.
Featuring new pre-treatment units for processing lower carbon intensity feedstocks, such as used cooking oil, fats, greases and vegetable oil, the Rodeo complex started producing approximately 30,000 bpd of renewable fuel at the end of the first quarter of 2024.
Headquartered in Houston, Phillip 66 is active in the midstream, chemicals, refining, and marketing and specialities sectors.
