Crimson Renewable Energy Assistant Plant Manager Bharath Vignesh and Congressman T.J. Cox look at the the new Rip Cat under construction at the Crimson Renewable Energy facility in southwestern Kern County on Wednesday morning.
Crimson Renewable Energy Director of Operations Cory Busby and Congressman T.J. Cox tour the new Rip Cat under construction at the Crimson Renewable Energy facility.
Crimson Renewable Energy Director of Operations Cory Busby, left, stood with Congressman T.J. Cox, who answered a host of questions from a variety of local media outlets, ranging from mail-in ballots, water and renewable energy on Wednesday morning.
Crimson Renewable Energy Director of Operations Cory Busby, left, and Congressman T.J. Cox fist bump at the conclusion of a question-and-answer session with local media, on hand Wednesday during a tour of the Crimson Renewable Energy facility.
Crimson Renewable Energy Assistant Plant Manager Bharath Vignesh, Congressman T.J. Cox, Crimson Director of Operations Cory Busby and Crimson Quality Manager Chris Dixon pose for a photo Wednesday morning in the new Rip Cat under construction at the Crimson Renewable Energy facility.
A new Rip Cat is under construction at the Crimson Renewable Energy facility in southwestern Kern County.
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Crimson Renewable Energy Assistant Plant Manager Bharath Vignesh and Congressman T.J. Cox look at the the new Rip Cat under construction at the Crimson Renewable Energy facility in southwestern Kern County on Wednesday morning.
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Crimson Renewable Energy Director of Operations Cory Busby and Congressman T.J. Cox tour the new Rip Cat under construction at the Crimson Renewable Energy facility.
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Quality Manager Chris Dixon shares how biodeiesel is made in the Crimson Renewable Energy lab located on Millux Road on Wednesday morning.
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Crimson Renewable Energy Director of Operations Cory Busby, left, stood with Congressman T.J. Cox, who answered a host of questions from a variety of local media outlets, ranging from mail-in ballots, water and renewable energy on Wednesday morning.
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Crimson Renewable Energy Director of Operations Cory Busby, left, and Congressman T.J. Cox fist bump at the conclusion of a question-and-answer session with local media, on hand Wednesday during a tour of the Crimson Renewable Energy facility.
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Crimson Renewable Energy Assistant Plant Manager Bharath Vignesh, Congressman T.J. Cox, Crimson Director of Operations Cory Busby and Crimson Quality Manager Chris Dixon pose for a photo Wednesday morning in the new Rip Cat under construction at the Crimson Renewable Energy facility.
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A welder works at the site of a new Rip Cat under construction at the Crimson Renewable Energy facility.
The state’s largest biodiesel producer gave a glimpse into the continued expansion of its local plant Wednesday, as it continues attempting to increase its production by 50 percent.
Crimson Renewable Energy, located south of Highway 223 in southwestern Kern County, is in the process of creating a facility designed to distill and purify the biofuel it produces from a variety of used oils and animal fats. The project began in December 2019 and is expected to be operational by summer 2021, according to Chris Dixon, Crimson’s quality manager.