Carbon is the principal component of energy sources such as crude oil, natural gas and coal and is an important component for the industrial production of goods. Today carbon predominantly stems from fossil resources. Biomass also contains carbon and thereby serves as an energy source or carbon supplier. It grows back again and hence is renewable. Until now it was difficult to efficiently utilize the energy of biomass or to supply the carbon in the biomass at a high quality.
SunCoal Industries offers a solution to this problem. The company develops, builds, and operates plants (Biomass-to-Coal plants) that process biomass to a carbon-rich, dry solid. SunCoal can be efficiently burned or further refined to diesel. Alternatively, it can also be used as a source material for the industrial production of, for example, tires, fertilizer, wax and antifreeze. The CarboREN-Technology allows SunCoal Industries to combine economical needs with ecological demands. In this way SunCoal contributes to climate protection.