Project Crescentino restart

Project Owner... Versalis (former Beta Renewables/Biochemtex facility)  
Project name Crescentino restart  
Status planned  
Startup 2020  
Geodata
Country Italy  
City Crescentino  
ZIP 13044  
Production
Type TRL 8 First-of-a-kind commercial  
Technology PVC5: Alcohol fuels from cellulosic sugars  
Technology additional information PROESA technology  
Raw Material lignocellulosics  
Input 1 wheat straw, rice straw, arundo donax, poplar (270,000 t/y )  
Output 1 cellulosic ethanol (40,000 t/y )  
Additional Information
Technology Brief Enzymatic conversion of selected Biomasses. Pretreatment, handling of pre-treated material and hydrolysis done in equipment specifically designed.  
Additional Information press release San Donato Milanese (MI), 8 February 2020 - Versalis, Eni’s chemical company, has announced that all the plants at Crescentino (Vercelli, Piedmont) will be up and running by the first half of 2020. The plant, acquired in November 2018, is designed for industrial-scale production of bioethanol and has been upgraded with an investment of more than 15 million euro. The biomass power plant for renewable electricity generation and part of the water treatment plant with biogas production have already been restarted and activities are ongoing to restart the bioethanol plant within the first half of 2020. The plant uses the PROESA® proprietary technology, one of the most innovative in the biomass chemistry sector. The layout of the Crescentino plants makes it possible to use a system to completely recycle all water and also makes the site completely energy independent through the use of lignin as feedstock for the power plant. The Versalis Biotech Research Centres at Rivalta Scrivia (Alessandria) and Novara are currently working on further developments in the production of a complete range of fermentative renewable products such as bio-oils for biorefinery, totally biodegradable polymers (polyhydroxyalkanoates or PHAs), intermediates for biopolymers and biochemicals, all made from second-generation sugars produced with the PROESA® technology. They are also carrying out trials on developing lignin for new market applications. «Crescentino is a strategic site that will strengthen Versalis’ competitive position in the renewable chemicals sector - said Daniele Ferrari, CEO of Versalis (Eni) - with the aim of developing a totally integrated and sustainable platform, using only residual biomass that does not compete with the food chain».  
Contact Information
ENI Press Office ufficio.stampa@eni.com  
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