Biodiesel Plant Design

Project Description

Sacré-Davey was involved with the Development of a 17.5 million gallon/year biodiesel plant utilizing local used cooking oil, yellow grease, and beef tallow as feedstock. Sacré-Davey was responsible for the complete process design, detailed design, construction management, commissioning, start-up and warranty for the plant. Additionally, Sacré-Davey was responsible for permit submittals, air emissions modeling and obtaining Alberta Boilers Safety Association certification (ABSA). ABSA certification was provided faster than scheduled due to the detailed and clear design reporting provided by Sacré-Davey, which mitigated a key risk to the schedule for the owner. As part of the construction phase of the project, Sacré-Davey commissioned the tank farm, loadout and winterization skid in January/February in Lethbridge, Alberta. This cold weather start-up plan allowed for upstream and downstream systems to be commissioned ahead of schedule with the commissioning, startup and performance testing likewise complete ahead of schedule.