Development of a new process for upgrading bio-crude to biofuels for the transport sector.

Offentlig prosjektsammendrag

Silva Green Fuel (SGF) is a Norwegian company, established in 2015 to develop and produce advanced biofuel to replace fossil fuels. It is a collaboration between Norwegian Statkraft, the state owned energy company and one of the largest producers of renewable energy in Europe, and Swedish Södra, the largest forest owners´ association in Sweden. Utilizing Hydrothermal liquefaction technology, SGF aims to develop a develop a process and production capacity of a bio-oil yield at lowest cost. In 2021 SGF commenced operation of a 30 barrel per day demonstration plant situated on land owned by Statkraft and located in Tofte, in Asker municipality, Norway. The objective of this R&D project is to develop a solution for demineralization and industrial upgrading of bio-crude to biofuels. The primary target products are biodiesel and marine fuel for the transport sector. The feed for the process is a bio-oil from Hydrothermal liquefaction (HTL) of forestry based lignocellulosic feedstocks.