Port of Walla Walla moves forward with sustainable aviation fuel facility
By Dan Thesman on Monday, January 6th, 2025 in Columbia Basin News More Top Stories
WALLA WALLA – The Port of Walla Walla Commissioners voted unanimously last Tuesday to authorize Executive Director Pat Reay to execute contracts with both the Washington State Department of Commerce and SkyNRG.
The contracts are to accept a $1.5 million non-construction grant from Commerce to assist in the engineering, permitting and logistic studies for the creation of a new clean fuels facility that will produce sustainable aviation fuel and renewable diesel at the port’s Wallula Gap Industrial Business Park.
Called Project Wigeon, SkyNRG said up to 600 jobs will be created during construction and up to 100 jobs once production begins in 2029.
Photo via SkyNRG
