Abengoa gets clearance to build USD-205m biofuel plant in Nevada

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Spain's Abengoa SA (BME:ABG) announced today it has been cleared to proceed with the construction of the first plant in the US to produce biofuels from Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) with gasification technology.

Abengoa said in a statement it has received a Notice to Proceed on the USD-205-million (EUR 177m) project that calls for the construction of a biofuels production facility in Nevada with an annual capacity of 10 million gallons (37.9 million litres). The produced biofuel will be used in the aviation sector.

The Spanish company will build the plant for Fulcrum BioEnergy Inc, providing engineering, design, construction and commissioning services. The customer has already achieved financial closure for the project.

Abengoa noted it has spent over a year working on the preliminary engineering and procurement works for the project. The EPC job will be completed in over two years, according to the company.

(USD 1.0 = EUR 0.863)

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