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Ludwigsfelde > 28.10.2011 > Amy Frantz
In the Summer of 2011, SunCoal Industries closed a second round of financing, receiving comprehensive funding for the successful market entry and further optimization of the patented SunCoal Industries CarboREN® technology, which produces environmentally friendly biocoal from biomass. Funding was received from private investors and the kfw Bankengruppe.
„Now that SunCoal has successfully developed the technology for refining organic waste to create biocoal, I am excited to immediately accompany SunCoal’s market entry,” says Michael Steinbeis, lead-investor since 2009. “Parallel to the market entry, I see a positive outlook for further development of the technology and the added value of the SunCoal products and services”.
„The combination of industry-specific know-how and financial support from the ERP Start Fund of the kfw Bank Group is a success model which allows us to unlock the market potential for our technology,“ said Friedrich von Ploetz, Managing Director at SunCoal Industries.
Ludwigsfelde > 28.06.2011 > Madlen Wallers
With the newly founded association, the market leaders in biocoal made from biogenic waste materials are creating a platform to promote hydrothermal carbonization (HTC). Using HTC technology, biomass that could not previously be used efficiently for energy can now be converted into CO2-neutral biocoal. Leading research institutes such as the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology and the Zurich University of Applied Sciences are supporting the association.
Clean-technology companies, industrial users and research institutions in Germany and Switzerland have together founded Hydrothermale Carbonisierung e.V. Using HTC, biomass is converted into environmentally friendly biocoal. In this way, the HTC process is making an important contribution to climate protection and the efficient use of various forms of biogenic waste, such as landscape waste, communal biowaste, forestry and agricultural waste, as well as sewage sludge and industrial waste such as spent grains.
“Hydrothermal carbonization is a highly efficient process for generating renewable energy, which makes a substantial contribution to reducing greenhouse gases”, explained Klaus Serfass, professional engineer and President of the Association.
“We have realized that the HTC process is being implemented on too small a scale, despite its obvious advantages. We want to promote the application of this seminal technology in a targeted manner and firmly anchor it in national and European energy policies”, added professional engineer Julian Schwark, media spokesman for the new association.
The Association’s activities will focus on promoting the standardization and approval of the fuel, so that biocoal, like other biofuels, can be used as a reliable and safe way of producing local, renewable electricity and heat.
> Read article in German at www.cleanthinking.de
Ludwigsfelde > 15.04.2011 > Madlen Wallers
On March 21st, 2011, SunCoal Industries applied for authorization to operate the first industrial-scale CarboREN® plant in Ludwigsfelde, Germany, to demonstrate the production of biocoal from biomass. SunCoal Industries expects the authorization at the end of 2011, which will be a milestone for future commercialization, securing SunCoal Industries’ position as technology and market leader in the refinement of biomass to bio-coal through hydrothermal carbonization.
The plant will produce approximately 20,000 tons of biocoal from a yearly input of 60,000 tons of preprocessed organic waste. Through a contract with GETEC, the resulting biocoal will produce 100,000 megawatt hours of CO2-neutral, environmentally friendly energy.
Additionally, new jobs will be created at the Ludwigsfelde location for plant operations, maintenance and controlling.
Ludwigsfelde > 15.11.2010 > Madlen Wallers
GETEC AG has signed a supply contract with SunCoal Industries to procure 20,000 tons of biocoal per year. The first industrial scale production of biocoal powder is planned to be produced in SunCoal Industries’ plant in Ludwigsfelde, Germany.
„We are excited to have won GETEC, an established energy service provider, as our first customer and convinced them of the high quality of our products,“ said Friedrich von Ploetz, Managing Director, SunCoal Industries. „In the interest of our environment and the climate protection goals of the German government, we need new solutions to reduce CO2 emissions without affecting the efficiency of our industry. SunCoal directly addresses these issues and provides an innovative solution.“
„With SunCoal biocoal we can provide our customers a product with combines the advantages of fossil fuel and biofuel; a high energy density and secure availability on one hand, and on the other environmental protection and a reduction of CO2 emissions,“ said Volker Schutz, Board Member, GETEC. „CO2-neutral biocoal powder widens the market potential for our products and services,“ he adds.
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> SunCoal Indsutries Secures Series-B Financing for Market Entry
Ludwigsfelde > 28.10.2011 > Amy Frantz
In the Summer of 2011, SunCoal Industries closed a second round of financing, receiving comprehensive funding for the successful market entry and further optimization of the patented SunCoal Industries CarboREN® technology, which produces environmentally friendly biocoal from biomass. Funding was received from private investors and the kfw Bankengruppe.
„Now that SunCoal has successfully developed the technology for refining organic waste to create biocoal, I am excited to immediately accompany SunCoal’s market entry,” says Michael Steinbeis, lead-investor since 2009. “Parallel to the market entry, I see a positive outlook for further development of the technology and the added value of the SunCoal products and services”.
„The combination of industry-specific know-how and financial support from the ERP Start Fund of the kfw Bank Group is a success model which allows us to unlock the market potential for our technology,“ said Friedrich von Ploetz, Managing Director at SunCoal Industries.
> Market Leaders in Biocoal Made from Biogenic Waste Join Forces to Form Their Own Federal Association
Ludwigsfelde > 28.06.2011 > Madlen Wallers
With the newly founded association, the market leaders in biocoal made from biogenic waste materials are creating a platform to promote hydrothermal carbonization (HTC). Using HTC technology, biomass that could not previously be used efficiently for energy can now be converted into CO2-neutral biocoal. Leading research institutes such as the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology and the Zurich University of Applied Sciences are supporting the association.
Clean-technology companies, industrial users and research institutions in Germany and Switzerland have together founded Hydrothermale Carbonisierung e.V. Using HTC, biomass is converted into environmentally friendly biocoal. In this way, the HTC process is making an important contribution to climate protection and the efficient use of various forms of biogenic waste, such as landscape waste, communal biowaste, forestry and agricultural waste, as well as sewage sludge and industrial waste such as spent grains.
“Hydrothermal carbonization is a highly efficient process for generating renewable energy, which makes a substantial contribution to reducing greenhouse gases”, explained Klaus Serfass, professional engineer and President of the Association.
“We have realized that the HTC process is being implemented on too small a scale, despite its obvious advantages. We want to promote the application of this seminal technology in a targeted manner and firmly anchor it in national and European energy policies”, added professional engineer Julian Schwark, media spokesman for the new association.
The Association’s activities will focus on promoting the standardization and approval of the fuel, so that biocoal, like other biofuels, can be used as a reliable and safe way of producing local, renewable electricity and heat.
> Read article in German at www.cleanthinking.de
> Building Permit Application Submitted for the First Industrial-Scale CarboREN® Plant
Ludwigsfelde > 15.04.2011 > Madlen Wallers
On March 21st, 2011, SunCoal Industries applied for authorization to operate the first industrial-scale CarboREN® plant in Ludwigsfelde, Germany, to demonstrate the production of biocoal from biomass. SunCoal Industries expects the authorization at the end of 2011, which will be a milestone for future commercialization, securing SunCoal Industries’ position as technology and market leader in the refinement of biomass to bio-coal through hydrothermal carbonization.
The plant will produce approximately 20,000 tons of biocoal from a yearly input of 60,000 tons of preprocessed organic waste. Through a contract with GETEC, the resulting biocoal will produce 100,000 megawatt hours of CO2-neutral, environmentally friendly energy.
Additionally, new jobs will be created at the Ludwigsfelde location for plant operations, maintenance and controlling.
> GETEC Signs Supply Contract for 20,000 Tons Biocoal Yearly from SunCoal Industries
Ludwigsfelde > 15.11.2010 > Madlen Wallers
GETEC AG has signed a supply contract with SunCoal Industries to procure 20,000 tons of biocoal per year. The first industrial scale production of biocoal powder is planned to be produced in SunCoal Industries’ plant in Ludwigsfelde, Germany.
„We are excited to have won GETEC, an established energy service provider, as our first customer and convinced them of the high quality of our products,“ said Friedrich von Ploetz, Managing Director, SunCoal Industries. „In the interest of our environment and the climate protection goals of the German government, we need new solutions to reduce CO2 emissions without affecting the efficiency of our industry. SunCoal directly addresses these issues and provides an innovative solution.“
„With SunCoal biocoal we can provide our customers a product with combines the advantages of fossil fuel and biofuel; a high energy density and secure availability on one hand, and on the other environmental protection and a reduction of CO2 emissions,“ said Volker Schutz, Board Member, GETEC. „CO2-neutral biocoal powder widens the market potential for our products and services,“ he adds.
> Read the press release
