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Chempolis, ONGC Partner On Cellulosic Fuel, Chemical Production
By Chempolis Ltd. | October 15, 2013 Chempolis Ltd., a Finland-based biorefining technology corporation, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with ONGC, India’s leading oil and gas exploration company. The MOU acts as a road, mapping the first biorefinery project in India. The signing ceremony took place in New Delhi in the presence of Alexander Stubb, Finland’s Foreign Trade Minister and Panabaka Lakshmi, Union Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas. Beyond the first biorefinery, Chempolis and ONGC are targeting larger production of sustainable biofuels in India, which would reduce India’s dependence on imported petroleum. “India has huge biomass potential and after biofuel mandate by Indian government, the country is certainly taking steps to be at the forefront of biorefining. In addition, Indian companies already have a long tradition to utilize residual biomass from agriculture, especially combustion of sugarcane bagasse and production of electricity. The country also has existing production of bioethanol and related infrastructure. Indian agriculture produces huge volumes of residues that are largely not utilized,” said Pasi Rousu, president of Chempolis’ Asia-Pacific and Americas division. “In cooperation with ONGC, Chempolis would be looking forward to the establishment of biorefineries preferably in areas of Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Maharashtra, Karnataka and Gujarat. The company aims at delivering its technology in co-operation with leading Indian industry suppliers,” Rousu added. Chempolis’ third generation biorefining technology is based on selective fractionation of biomass and co-production of multiple products in a sustainable way. The technology is not just for the production of biofuels (e.g. ethanol), but the produced sugars and lignin can be used as a platform into a myriad of different products. Continue reading
Air Liquide, CEA Partner On Biofuel Production Pilot In France
April 29, 2013 By PennEnergy Editorial Staff Source: Air Liquide Air Liquide has just signed a partnership agreement with the CEA (Commission for atomic energy and alternative energies in France) aiming to develop a second generation biofuel production pilot unit in France. As part of this partnership, the CEA will develop a chain of processes – on the Bure (Meuse) – Saudron (Haute-Marne) site, and in the CEA-Grenoble centre – for grinding, pressurising, measuring, and transporting solid biomass (wood in particular) in order to inject it into a burner, with a view to minimising the energy used for this pre-processing. For this project, Air Liquide will develop a new combustion technology that uses a burner running on oxygen instead of air. This pressurised, high-temperature oxygen combustion will make it possible to transform solid biomass directly into synthesis gas. The synthesis gas made by this process can then be processed to ultimately produce an extremely pure and energy-efficient synthesis fuel. All of the R&D work related to pressurised combustion with oxygen will be carried out in Air Liquide’s Research Centres in Paris Saclay (France), Frankfurt (Germany), and Newark (USA, Delaware), as well as in partnership with international research institutes. This work will contribute to the eventual emergence of a new sector for creating value from this biomass through second generation biofuels. As part of its policy to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in Europe, the European Union has set an objective of 20 % of renewable energies used within the EC by 2020. Unlike first generation biofuels, second generation biofuels use agricultural and forestry waste, without competing with food usage. François Darchis, Senior Vice-President and a member of Air Liquide’s Executive Committee, commented: “We are delighted about this research partnership with the CEA, which is a leading French player in the field of energy. Air Liquide is involved in concrete projects that aim to develop cleaner energies: second generation biofuels and hydrogen energy will help to reduce CO2 emissions in the coming years. Innovation is at the core of Air Liquide’s strategy.” Continue reading
