L&T dispatches critical reactors to USA, for green diesel project
- January 17, 2022
The Heavy Engineering arm of Larsen &Toubro, has flagged off five critical renewable diesel reactors to North America’s largest renewable diesel producer Diamond Green Diesel (DGD), two weeks ahead of the contractual delivery date.
Diamond Green Diesel
Diamond Green Diesel (DGD) is a joint venture of Darling Ingredients Inc. and Valero Energy Corporation in Texas, USA. L&T is executing additional three such green diesel projects for the US and European clients at Larsen & Toubro’s fully integrated, state-of-the-art, digitally-enabled Heavy Engineering Complex located at Hazira in Gujarat.
Green diesel can potentially reduce greenhouse gas emissions by up to 80 per cent, vis-à-vis conventional diesel.
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The process
The reactors manufactured by L&T will process biomass (recycled animal fats, used cooking oil and inedible corn oil) to make green diesel. Renewable diesel can be used without modifications to existing diesel engines. It will reduce greenhouse gas emissions by up to 80 per cent compared with conventional diesel fuel.
Technology impact
This critical technology will open new opportunities and help the client to meet the objective of low-carbon emissions. The successful execution of such renewable energy projects is a part of L&T’s strategy to widen its green business portfolio, guided by its ESG (Environment, Social and Governance) framework.