BANGOR DAILY NEWS • November 22, 2022
An eye-popping investment planned by a startup company at the former Loring Air Force Base could come with promises from large airlines to buy its cleaner fuel even before the technology has been tested at scale. To say DG Fuels’ plans are ambitious is an understatement. The company still is looking for investors for the plant, which is estimated to cost $4.4 billion. It must build out critical infrastructure, including a rail system and pipelines from Limestone to Searsport, some 200 miles away. The company plans to make clean aviation fuel using biomass, which could come from forests or farms.