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MOSCOW (MRC) -- Gron Fuels, LLC has
recently selecte Haldor Topsoe’s HydroFlex renewable fuels and H2bridge
bio-hydrogen technologies with bio-carbon capture and sequestration option for a
multi-billion low carbon intensity complex in Louisiana, according to Hydrocarbonprocessing.
The
integration of the fully proven H2bridge hydrogen technology with the HydroFlex
technology enables Gron Fuels to produce renewable bio-hydrogen equivalent to
the production of a 1,000 MW hydrolyser plant at a fraction of the cost. The
design flexibility to include bio-carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) to the
project is added to pursue negative carbon intensity renewable fuel
production.
Bio-hydrogen not utilized for renewable diesel production
will be made available by Gron Fuels for purchase by third parties for lowering
the CO2 emissions of power production, industrial processes, or transportation
and can be shipped by the ~600 miles/1,000 km of hydrogen pipelines operational
and located near Gron Fuels’ site.
Gron Fuels worked collaboratively with
Topsoe to design the facility to be able to manufacture renewable arctic diesel
with an additive-free -40 degrees cloud point.
The facility will produce
renewable diesel from non-fossil feedstocks such as soybean and canola oils,
distillers corn oil, tallow, used cooking oil, and feedstocks of the future such
as bio-crudes. The low-carbon fuels produced can directly substitute
conventional fuels in cars, trucks and airplanes, while utilizing existing fuel
storage tanks and infrastructure such as long-haul pipelines.
“We have
integrated the world’s leading renewable fuels technology by Haldor Topsoe with
a design and long-term vision for production of net negative CO2 renewable
diesel that will also create significant new and long-term green industrial jobs
in Louisiana,” said Dan Shapiro, Managing Partner and co-founder of Fidelis
Infrastructure, LP.
“Haldor Topsoe’s people and proven technologies have
been instrumental in the development of the Gron Fuels facility as an
on-purpose, low-carbon intensity renewable fuel production facility utilizing
biohydrogen rather than fossil-based hydrogen in the hydrotreating process.
Additionally, Haldor Topsoe’s proven and operational capabilities to capture CO2
from the H2bridge hydrogen plant provides Gron Fuels the flexibility to pursue
multiple follow-on projects to achieve net negative carbon intensity through
bioenergy carbon capture and sequestration,” said Bengt Jarlsjo, Partner and
co-founder of Fidelis Infrastructure, LP.
Gron Fuels, LLC is a portfolio
company of Houston-based asset management firm Fidelis Infrastructure that
specializes in renewable energy, low-carbon transportation fuels, sustainable
and circular economy infrastructure and digital infrastructure.
“We are
very proud to be part of this innovative project that has such great potential
for the state of Louisiana and for reducing carbon emissions by leveraging
Topsoe’s proven technologies into Gron Fuels’ pathway to ultra-low carbon
intensity renewable fuels. Topsoe’s vision is to be recognized as the world
leader in carbon emission reduction technologies by 2024, and this project is an
important step on our journey as it incorporates several of our industry-leading
technologies,” says Amy Hebert, Chief Commercial Officer, Haldor
Topsoe.
As MRC reported earlier,
Braskem, the largest petrochemical company in the Americas and a world leader in
the production of biopolymers, and Denmark-based Haldor Topsoe, a global leader
in supply of catalysts, technology, and services for the chemical and refining
industries, announced in November 2020 that they had achieved their
first-ever demo-scale production of bio-based monoethylene glycol
(MEG).
MEG is used to produce polyethylene terephthalate (PET), which is
used in the manufacturing of plastic bottles, films, packaging containers, in
the textile and food industries.
As per MRC's ScanPlast,
Russia's estimated PET consumption reached 61,110 tonnes in
November 2020, up by 1% year on year. Overall
PET consumption in Russia reached 648,110 tonnes in the
first eleven months of 2020, down by 18% year of
year.
Haldor Topsoe is a global leader in supply of catalysts,
technology, and services to the chemical and refining industries. Topsoe aims to
be the global leader within carbon emission reduction technologies by 2024. By
perfecting chemistry for a better world, we enable our customers to succeed in
the transition towards renewable energy. Topsoe is headquartered in Denmark and
serves customers around the globe. |
