Fulcrum BioEnergy’s Reno FT plant goes dark

In Nevada, Chemical and Engineering News reports Fulcrum BioEnergy took the decision to mothball its Fischer-Tropic based biomass biofuel production facility outside Reno. Most of the staff has been laid off, production has been shut down, and it’s unclear what the company’s next moves will be. Although the plant was producing biocrude that was then refined by Marathon Petroleum, permitting for the facility was challenging that led to several stop orders until permit adjustments were made.