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Choren completes biomass to liquid plant in Germany
2nd May, 2008
The 3.9 million gallon BTL facility will make biodiesel from forest residue and waste wood
The 3.9 million gallon BTL facility, which will make biodiesel from forest residue and waste wood, will now go into a commissioning phase over the next eight to 12 months.
'BTL is a key technology for achieving the climate protection objectives of road transport,' Tom Blades, CEO of Choren, comments.
Choren is supported by German car manufacturers Daimler and Volkswagen, as well as oil giant Royal Dutch Shell.
The commissioning of Choren's new €100 million Beta plant would take place in stages, putting 113 sub-systems in 26 main operating units into operation.
'In parallel we are working on a concept for the first BTL plant on an industrial scale, with an annual output of 270 million litres of biosynthetic fuel, to be built in Schwedt, in Brandenburg,' Blades adds. 'Once the Beta plant has proven its viability, and provided the final decision on investment for Schwedt is made in 2009, production could commence in 2012-2013. But the medium-term legislative industrial policy has to be right for that.'
Choren says its synthetic biofuel could be used in all diesel engines without modification.
