Centerpoint BioFuels Plant
Project Information
Centerpoint Key Facts
$600 Million
Economic Investment - Biorefinery
130
Full Time Jobs at the Biorefinery
700,000
Tons Waste Diverted from Regional Landfills Annually
33 Million Gallons
of Low Carbon Fuel Produced Annually
2025
Expected Operations
About Fulcrum
Fulcrum BioEnergy is a pioneer the production of clean transportation fuels from municipal solid waste and the world's first producer of low-carbon, sustainable aviation fuel from household garbage.
Fulcrum produces clean, certified jet fuel that is a renewable, cost-competitive alternative to traditional petroleum-based fuels and reduces greenhouse gas emissions by more than 80% compared to conventional petroleum.
Fulcrum is helping to address two global challenges:
- Reducing the amount of household garbage going into landfills and their associated environmental impacts (including greenhouse gas/methane emissions); and
- Reducing carbon emissions from transportation, namely commercial aviation, to help address climate change.
Fulcrum is backed by a number of industry leading strategic partners, including United Airlines, BP, Cathay Pacific Airways, Japan Airlines, Marubeni, Waste Management, Waste Connections and the U.S. Department of Defense.


Centerpoint Facts
- Economic Investment in Centerpoint Biorefinery: $600+ million
- Direct Employment at Centerpoint Biorefinery: 130 full-time operational jobs and 1,000 construction jobs
- Indirect Employment: Numerous jobs supporting the facility including technical trades, logistics and supply chain
- Biorefinery Average Wage: $30 per hour, plus above industry average employee benefits
- Timeline: Expected commercial operations in 2025
- Waste Removed: Approximately 700,000 tons per year of waste diverted from regional landfills
- Fuel Produced: Approximately 33 million gallons of low-carbon fuel produced each year
How It Works
Fulcrum has developed an innovative process that transforms municipal solid waste (MSW) that would otherwise be sent to a landfill into low-cost, low-carbon renewable transportation fuels while generating well-paying jobs.
Importantly, Fulcrum’s process uses fully licensed technologies that are commercially proven and have been used around the world for decades in other applications. Fulcrum’s first commercial facility near Reno, NV - the Sierra BioFuels Plant - is in the process of starting operations and will be fully operational before construction begins on Centerpoint.
Environment
As a company dedicated to creating fuels that will help our planet, address the growing impacts of climate change and reduce waste in our communities, the environmental impact of our plants is of great importance to us.
Timeline
Since beginning the Centerpoint planning process in 2018, Fulcrum has continued the process of permitting, engineering and other pre-construction related activities. Future project timelines include:
- Pre-Construction (Permitting & Engineering): 2021 - 2022
- Construction: 2023 - 2024
- Operations Commence: 2025
Project Contact
Flyn van Ewijk
Director, Project Development
fvanewijk@fulcrum-bioenergy.com