CastleRock Green Energy to build two 20MG advanced biofuel facilities in Washington state 

In Washington state, CastleRock Green Energy, a renewable energy and infrastructure fund based in New York, NY, announced its intention to build a pair of 20 million gallon per year biofuel production facilities in the area of Shelton, Washington. Producing low carbon biofuel in Washington state will help cut home heating costs for Washington state households, create hundreds of new jobs in Mason County, all while reducing emissions and combatting the climate crisis. The investment in new biofuel production facilities is made possible in part because of the Inflation Reduction Act, which Senator Murray (D-WA) was a leader in passing.

Shelton was strategically selected due to its proximity to high concentrations of major industrial timber owners, ensuring a long-term feedstock supply and the ability to meet precise feedstock specifications in sufficient quantities to generate up to 40 million gallon per year of low carbon fuels.

In a unique partnership, up to 20 million gallons per year would be available to provide low carbon heating oil to Seattle district energy customers. This partnership would fully displace the traditional fossil fuels currently being used, eliminating approximately 82,000 metric tons of carbon emissions annually, the equivalent of taking 17,775 cars off the road every year.

The up to $400 million local investment will create:

• 250 construction jobs

• 380 full time jobs including at the plants and in the timber harvest sector

• $40 million in annual economic impact for labor, materials, and transportation

CastleRock intends to deploy proven technology from Ensyn Corporation, a company that produces low carbon biofuel for heating oil and co-processing (i.e., blending of renewable feedstock with petroleum in traditional refineries).