Energy, Oil & Gas Magazine Issue 223 Nov 2024 | Page 33

___________________________________________________ Northwest Advanced Bio-Fuels , LLC ( NWABF )
We have huge aspirations to work with the Tribes in Washington State to improve the quality of life for the elderly and our Native American Veterans , and to enable the youth to have jobs and apprenticeships , so they can pursue long-term careers
single , experienced EPC contractor with responsibility for the entire process is essential to the success of the project .” To this end , NWABF signed a technical services agreement with world-class industry leader Fluor Corporation as EPC , utilizing its experience in building gasification / Fischer- Tropsch fuel projects . Fluor will work with the project ’ s process technology OEMs to ensure delivery of their respective yield during start-up / commissioning that will be memorialized at the end of the FEL2 phase .
The funding conundrum
Given NWABF ’ s stringent risk mitigation measures , highly respected and established team , assembly of some of the world ’ s most respected technology and process suppliers , a willing buyer of the fuel and a recognition in the market that demand for SAF is going to grow exponentially , the question is – what has stunted the progression of this and many other projects ? Dave identifies funding as the issue . “ To date there has been little to no funding support for SAF developers from the
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