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Biofuel Use
The past years have shown an increase in the international trade of bio-energy sources, since the largest amount of organic waste is found in parts of the world where either the local energy needs are very marginal or there is no economic feasibility for the use of biomass.
Currently, the biofuel market is limited to first generation biofuels such as bio-ethanol that are, for example, produced in Brazil from sugar cane, and shipped to the USA or Europe. The main challenge in this space is an expansion of the raw material spectrum through the use of whole plants (second generation bio-fuels) and the use of biological waste.
Biocoal produced by the SunCoal Industries CarboREN® technology from organic waste can effectively be refined as syngas through an established coal gasification technology, and then in synthesis (for example Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis) processed into energy-dense second generation biofuels (BtL-fuels) and transported.
Also, international trade with solid bio-energy sources is becoming increasingly important, most of which today is the import of wood pellets from North America to Europe for co-firing in power plants. The challenge in this marketplace is an expansion of the raw materials to other types of biomass and an increase of energy density volumes through on-site refinement allowing for an ecological and economic justification for overseas transport.
Biocoal, produced from organic waste with the CarboREN technology from SunCoal Industries, can be shipped in pellet form with maximum fuel energy density in the same manner as fossil coal for co-firing in an existing combustion plant.
Currently, the biofuel market is limited to first generation biofuels such as bio-ethanol that are, for example, produced in Brazil from sugar cane, and shipped to the USA or Europe. The main challenge in this space is an expansion of the raw material spectrum through the use of whole plants (second generation bio-fuels) and the use of biological waste.
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Biocoal produced by the SunCoal Industries CarboREN® technology from organic waste can effectively be refined as syngas through an established coal gasification technology, and then in synthesis (for example Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis) processed into energy-dense second generation biofuels (BtL-fuels) and transported.
Also, international trade with solid bio-energy sources is becoming increasingly important, most of which today is the import of wood pellets from North America to Europe for co-firing in power plants. The challenge in this marketplace is an expansion of the raw materials to other types of biomass and an increase of energy density volumes through on-site refinement allowing for an ecological and economic justification for overseas transport.
Biocoal, produced from organic waste with the CarboREN technology from SunCoal Industries, can be shipped in pellet form with maximum fuel energy density in the same manner as fossil coal for co-firing in an existing combustion plant.
