15-02-2012

Fluor awarded Biofuels demonstration plant by Joule Unlimited

Fluor Corporation announced today that it was awarded an  engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCM) contract by  Joule Unlimited, Inc., to design and build a biofuels demonstration  facility in New Mexico. Fluor booked the undisclosed contract value in  the fourth quarter of 2011.
 
The facility is intended to scale up a pilot process currently producing  liquid fuels via Joule's novel technology, which uses sunlight to  convert proprietary organisms and carbon dioxide into liquid  hydrocarbons and ethanol. Joule recently won the 2011 Wall Street  Journal Technology Innovation Award in the Energy category.
 
“As a leader in the engineering and construction sector, we believe that  the Joule demonstration facility affords Fluor an opportunity to  showcase our integrated solutions and assist in the commercialization of  this critical technology,” said Lou Del Tufo, Fluor’s senior vice  president of Energy & Chemicals and Fluor's Biofuels business team. “We  look forward to serving Joule on this project and hope to work with them  as they solidify their position as one of the most innovative and  forward-thinking technology companies in a rapidly growing global  biofuels industry.”
 
“We are pleased to be working with Fluor, one of the world’s largest and  most experienced contractors, and we look forward to the completion and  start-up of this facility, which is critical to Joule's success,” said  Bill Sims, president and CEO of Joule Unlimited. “We fully expect to  demonstrate the high efficiencies and commercial viability of our  process, which will further enhance Joule's leadership position in the  biofuels industry.”
 
Fluor’s Greenville, S.C. office is leading the EPCM services project.  Engineering, procurement and site mobilization is currently under way.

For more information, please visit www.fluor.com