Dynamic Fuels - Geismar

Dynamic Fuels, LLC Launches New Website

2009-07-21T11:36:00.000-07:00

Dynamic Fuels, LLC, launched a new Web site and news blog. Currently, the news blog is being updated and will have many new features.

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Construction Update - July 20, 2009

2009-07-20T13:15:00.000-07:00

Reactor charge pump being installed.

Foundation for the off-gas compressor.

Hydroisomerizer cold separator.

Construction Update - July 13, 2009

2009-07-13T11:37:00.001-07:00

We now have over 92,000 safe work hours!! Things continue to move along despite the summer heat and humidity. Here are some pictures of what is happening now---

Forming up the containment around the raw material tanks.

Arrival of the cooler skid.

Unloading the cooler skid.

Hydrogen compressor and cooler skids in place.

Construction Update - June 30, 2009

2009-07-01T07:07:00.000-07:00

Remember the hydrogen compressor on the June 19 update? Well, testing in the shop went well and here it is at the plant.

Construction Update - June 25, 2009

2009-06-25T06:25:00.001-07:00

Just some general pictures in this update. There is a lot of work happening with making spool pieces and putting piping in the pipe racks. Next week we will be setting the hydrogen compressor which was pictured in the June 19 update.

This is another air cooler.

Foundation for the reactor charge pump.

Foundation for the steam deaerator.
The LPG bullet looks much better since we cleaned it.

Construction Update - June 23, 2009

2009-06-23T07:06:00.001-07:00

Last weekend the construction crew worked the night shift to beat the heat. Here are the foundations for the hydrogen compressor and cooler skid being poured. They started at 1 am and finished pouring before the sun came up.

Construction Update - June 19, 2009

2009-06-19T07:51:00.000-07:00

It is officially sunny and hot in Geismar! Here are a few more pictures on what is happening.

Building pipe racks....

The last of the foundations being formed to pour...

We now have stairs to the top of the raw material tanks.

This is the compressor assembled for testing before being shipped to the site.

Construction Update - Diesel Tanks

2009-06-05T09:29:00.000-07:00

Here are a couple of interesting pictures of the roof supports for one of the diesel tanks.

Site Overviews

2009-06-04T07:39:00.001-07:00

Here are a couple pictures of the overall site. The first one is looking southwest toward the raw material tanks. The building on the right will house the maintenance shop, plant offices, and control room. The second picture is looking northwest toward the finished product tanks and the LPG tank.

Construction Update - May 8, 2009

2009-05-27T11:57:00.000-07:00

The power up of the 480v system is now complete. We also now have lights in the plant offices.

Here is the foundation for the hot oil heater being formed up.

An inside view of a raw material tank.

Construction Update - LPG Tank

2009-05-27T11:43:00.000-07:00

The weather has been cooperating and we have been able to take advantage of it. Here is the LPG tank being put on the foundations.

Construction Update - May 2, 2009

2009-05-27T11:32:00.001-07:00

All the major foundations in the west processing area are now complete. The east/west pipe rack is now 100% complete and ready for pipe to be installed.

These are the raw material tanks.

One of the separators being put in place.

Construction update - May 1, 2009

2009-05-01T12:50:00.000-07:00

Our first piece of processing equipment got put on its foundation today!!!!

Construction Update - April 30, 2009

2009-05-01T12:34:00.000-07:00

Things have been progressing quite well since the last update.......

Incoming raw material tanks

Here are some foundations for equipment in the processing area:

And here is the first pipe going in the pipe racks:

Construction update - April 12, 2009

2009-04-23T14:02:00.000-07:00

We have had over 18,000 safe work hours since the end of January!!

90% complete on excavation of the West Process Area
Started steel erection for the east/west pipe rack.
All piles have been completed.

East / West Pipe Rack

Piles for the HDO reactors.

2009-04-21T08:11:00.001-07:00

Here are some of the existing pipe racks that we are preparing for use.

2009-04-21T08:05:00.000-07:00

And here is the area after being cleaned up with the new foundations for the raw material tanks in place.

2009-04-21T07:55:00.000-07:00

It was a cool week this week and just right for construction work. Here we are preparing the area where the raw material tanks that hold the incoming raw materials will built.