- CapEx: $3.1 billion
- Jobs: 6,286 new (1,055 direct, 5,231 indirect)
- Product: Sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production
- Location: St. James Parish / Southeast Region
- Project overview:
- New low-emission fuel manufacturing facility using agricultural and timber waste feedstock.
- Will reduce aviation fuel’s carbon intensity score by 100 percent when compared to industry standards.
- Company estimates the facility would produce up to 178 million gallons of SAF per year on average, which would remove approximately 1.65 million tons of CO2 from the atmosphere annually.
- Estimated Completion: 2026
- LED news release: March 21, 2023
Company website: DGFuels.com