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Located in the Imperial Valley region of California, Oberon's Maverick Innovation Center started producing the US' first-ever renewable DME in 2021. Oberon’s rDME fuel is being sold commercially today as a propane blend to 450 transportation customers in the southern California region by Suburban Propane.
Oberon's Maverick plant — supplying renewable DME to customers locally, seeding markets globally
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12 months
from investment decision
to plant completion
5 continents
have received DME fuel shipments
1.5 Million
gallons per year capacity
11 years
delivering DME shipments
At the Maverick Innovation Center, the production of Oberon’s rDME fuel begins with renewable methanol, a renewable feedstock naturally occurring in trees, followed by a catalytic reaction to make DME. This conversion process is highly efficient and manageable in small-scale settings, making it ideal for producing and using renewable DME locally.
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Maverick running strong
Since 2021 we've produced 100% renewable DME at
our innovation center
The U.S. Department of Energy is funding a demonstration of Sunvapor’s solar steam and thermal battery technology to further lower the Carbon Intensity (CI) of the renewable dimethyl ether (DME) produced at Maverick Innovation Center, and other plants in the future. The pilot project will reduce the amount of natural gas currently used during production and replace it with zero-emission solar heat.
Piloting DME to hydrogen in 2024
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Oberon's rDME fuel is a highly efficient, convenient and cost-effective way of making and transporting renewable hydrogen. Oberon’s renewable-DME-to-hydrogen, skid-mounted technology is presently being fabricated, will be mechanically complete in 2024, and will then be commissioned at the Maverick Innovation Center this year.
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Oberon is completing design work for our second and third production plants, each with multiple times the capacity of our first plant, targeting 2026 production.
With over 20 projects under development, capacity will grow to over 200 million gallons per year later this decade.
Significant capacity expansion
