SunCoal provides Biomass-to-Coal plants that are highly efficient and adapted to customer needs.
Laboratory plants (in operation since 2007)
- Plants with volumes between 0.2 and 5.0 liters
- Systematic research of the hydrothermal process: the carbonization of biomass
- Systematic research of the aptitude of different types of biomass for carbonization
- Validation of individual plant and control programs on a laboratory scale
First production plant (in operation since 2008)
- Plant on a pilot plant scale
- Production of SunCoal for the systematic analysis of the product properties together with customers.
- Development of the equipment and control programs for an industrial plant
Industrial Standard Module (Launch in 2010)
- Demonstration plant with a capacity of industrial scale
- Construction as a standard module; further modules can be connected in series at larger plants
- Production of SunCoal for commercial use
- Validation of the plant and control programs on an industrial scale