Video: Montana Renewables converts extra refinery capacity to SAF production

1 min read Refining Renewable fuel Sustainable aviation fuel (SAF)

Published On April 22, 2024

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Last Reviewed On March 21, 2025

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Key takeaways

01 Montana Renewables became the largest SAF producer in the Western Hemisphere.

02 Idle hydrotreater capacity was converted into a renewable fuels opportunity.

03 Feedstock waas sourced and the refinery was rearranged to produce SAF in 18 months.

04 Plans to increase SAF production tenfold within two years.

Bruce Fleming, CEO of Montana Renewables, explains how the Great Falls-based refinery became the largest sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) producer in the Western Hemisphere. This was achieved by recognizing the possibility in turning idle hydrotreater capacity into a renewable fuels opportunity.

Bruce and his team sourced renewable feedstock for the project, rearranged the refinery accordingly, and were producing SAF in just 18 months. And now? Montana Renewables, with Topsoe as its technology partner, is ready to ramp up their SAF production 10-fold within a two-year horizon.

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