| Project Owner... |
Enerkem
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| Project name |
Varennes Carbon Recycling
|
| Status |
under construction
|
| Startup |
2025
|
| Country |
Canada
|
| City |
Varennes
|
| Type |
TRL 9 Commercial
|
| Technology |
Fuel Synthesis
|
| Raw Material |
organic residues and waste streams
|
| Input 1 |
Forest residues and non-recyclable waste (200,000 t/y
)
|
| Output 1 |
methanol (99,000 t/y
)
|
| Output additional information |
advanced biofuels and circular chemicals, 125000 m3/a
|
| Total Investment |
CAD 875,000,000
|
| Partners |
n December 2020, Enerkem announced the construction of a C$875 million biofuels plant in Varennes with a group of strategic partners including Shell, as lead investor, as well as Suncor and Proman, and Hydro-Québec, which will supply renewable hydrogen and oxygen, and with the support of the governments of Quebec and Canada.
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| Technology Brief |
The plant will leverage green hydrogen and oxygen produced through electrolysis, transforming Quebec’s excess hydroelectricity capacity into value-added biofuels and renewable chemicals. Enerkem’s proprietary thermochemical process will enable the recycling of the carbon and hydrogen contained in non-recyclable waste and wood waste currently landfilled or burned. In addition to providing a second life to waste material, VRC will expand the overall supply of alternative fuels and increase biofuel production in Québec increasing its leadership in renewable energy and innovation.
Commissioning of the first phase is scheduled for 2023.
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| Additional Information |
https://enerkem.com/company/facilities-projects/
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|
Amelie Desrosiers, ADesrosiers@enerkem.com
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Last Update: 2024-08-07 08:58:31