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LOW CARBON RENEWABLE BIOFUELS
Red Rock Biofuels was founded in 2011 to tackle the growing need for low-carbon, renewable jet and diesel fuels and the growing problem of catastrophic wildfires. We use waste woody biomass as a feedstock in a proprietary integration of existing gasification, Fischer-Tropsch and hydroprocessing technologies to make the long-commercialized Fischer-Tropsch refining process economic at the biomass scale.
MEDIA
- 10 February 2021 | Lakeview Examiner: Work continues at Red Rock despite rumors
- 1 December 2020 | Construction & Demolition Recycling: How Red Rock Biofuels aims to turn woody biomass waste into renewable jet fuel
- 8 October 2020 | Press Release: Red Rock Biofuels and Shell Press Release
- February 13, 2020 | Jet Fuel Innovation Summit: Southwest sees return on sustainability investments: https://www.jetfuelinnovation.com/post/southwest-sees-return-on-sustainability-investments
- 14 November 2018 | Oregon Business: Rural county stakes future on renewable energy
- 23 October 2018 | CAFFI Quarterly: Red Rock Biorefinery Breaks Ground!
- 22 October 2018 | CISION: Emerging Fuels Technology Licenses its Fischer-Tropsch Technology to Red Rock Biofuels
- 29 July 2018 | Biofuels Digest: Red Rock Biofuels facility breaks ground in Lakeview
- 19 July 2018 | Herald and News: https://youtu.be/lv3SazxFzhk
- 19 July 2018 | Herald and News: Fueled for the future – Red Rock Biofuels facility breaks ground in Lakeview
- 15 April | Herald and News: Red Rock gets go-ahead for Lakeview
- 9 January | Herald and News: Bond authorization opens door to Lake County biofuel project
- 29 June 2016 | Lake County Examiner: Planning Commisions Approve Red Rock Land Use Application
- 30 March 2016 | FedEx News Release: FedEx plans to deliver ‘future of aviation’ with biofuels drive
- 22 July 2015 | Portland Business Journal: Biofuel from new $200M Southern Oregon plant destined for FedEx jet engines
- 21 July 2015 | Denver Business Journal: Red Rock Biofuels to power FedEx jets under new contract
- 21 July 2015| Biomass Magazine: Red Rock Biofuels to provide biobased jet fuel to FedEx Express
- 9 April 2015| GreenBiz: Red Rock Biofuels readies ‘fuel from forests’ for takeoff
- 24 September 2014| Denver Business Journal: Red Rock Biofuels Lands Contracts with Southwest Airlines, Feds
- 24 September 2014| Southwest Airlines: Southwest Airlines Announces Purchase Agreement With Red Rock Biofuels
- 21 September 2014| Biofuels Digest: Inside the US Navy’s new cost-competitive military biofuels program
“We’re proud to work with this innovative company [Red Rock Biofuels], which converts scrap and forest waste to make fuel. The process contributes to smart forest management practices that reduce the intensity of forest fires. Innovations like this have the potential to help farmers and communities…
Frederick Smith, FedEx Chief Executive – Denver Business Journal – July 21, 2015
In a letter, Wyden called Red Rock’s development “a significant economic multiplier for the entire region.”
“This is a monumental day for Southwest,” said Michael AuBuchon, fuel supply chain director for Southwest Airlines. “Red Rock will help us make our environmental goals as we have a continuous eye to reduce our carbon footprint. This facility is key to our strategy.”
Michael AuBuchon , Southwest Airlines – Biofuels Digest – July 29, 2018
“We are seeing overstocked forests and a lot of fuel on the ground” Johnson says. Red Rock would remove some of that fuel load.
Nick Johnson, Lake County Resources Institute – Oregon Business – November 14, 2018
Red Rock “is the single most important business for job creation, for forest-health cleanup, for schools and family-wage jobs."
Dan Shoun, Lakeview County Commissioner – Oregon Business – November 14, 2018