Project Edmonton Waste-to-Biofuels Project

Project Owner... Enerkem Alberta Biofuels LP  
Project name Edmonton Waste-to-Biofuels Project  
Status non operational  
Startup 2014  
Geodata
Country Canada  
City Edmonton  
State Alberta  
Production
Type TRL 8 First-of-a-kind commercial  
Technology Fuel Synthesis  
Raw Material organic residues and waste streams  
Input 1 Post-sorted municipal solid waste (MSW) (100,000 t/y )  
Output 1 ethanol (30,000 t/y )  
Output 2 methanol  
Output 3 various chemicals  
Additional Information
Technology Brief Enerkem develops biofuels and chemicals from waste. With its proprietary thermochemical technology, Enerkem converts abundantly available municipal solid waste (mixed textiles, plastics, fibers, wood and other non-recyclable waste materials) into chemical-grade syngas, and then methanol, ethanol and other chemical intermediates that form everyday products.  
Additional Information initiated production (biomethanol) in 2015; ethanol module currently being added; ethanol production started in 2019 Plant will be closed (2024)  
Contact Information
Marie-Helene Labrie mlabrie@enerkem.com  
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Last Update: 2024-08-07 08:57:19