| Project Owner... |
St1
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| Project name |
Cellulonix Kajaani
|
| Status |
idle
|
| Startup |
2017
|
| Country |
Finland
|
| City |
Kajaani
|
| Type |
TRL 6-7 Demonstration
|
| Technology |
PVC5: Alcohol fuels from cellulosic sugars
|
| Technology additional information |
St1 Biofuels
|
| Raw Material |
forest residues
|
| Input 1 |
sawdust (80,000 t/y
)
|
| Output 1 |
ethanol (8,000 t/y
)
|
| Output additional information |
By-products are terpentine, wood vinasse, lignin, furfural, biogas and CO2
|
| Total Investment |
EUR 40,000,000
|
| Partners |
North European Bio Tech Oy (NEB) has made an investment decision concerning the construction of a bioethanol plant on the Renforsin Ranta industrial estate in Kajaani. The raw material for the plant will be sawdust from local sources. The plant will be delivered by St1 Biofuels Oy, which is responsible for design, permits and coordination and will be operating the plant once it is completed. Implementation planning will begin immediately, and construction will be launched in summer 2015. The production capacity of the plant, 10 million litres of bioethanol per year, will be leased to North European Oil Trade Oy (NEOT), which engages in oil and bioproduct wholesale trade.
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| Technology Brief |
Plant is Cellunolix®-plant developed and delivered by St1 Biofuels. Cellunolix biorefineries are designed to produce advanced ethanol and various other products from soft wood saw dust. Main process units are: feedstock receiving and pretreatment, enzymatic hydrolysis, fermentation and ethanol distillation. By-products are terpentine, wood vinasse, lignin, furfural, biogas and CO2.
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| Additional Information |
company press release in August 2014: North European Bio Tech Oy (NEB) has made an investment decision concerning the construction of a bioethanol plant on the Renforsin Ranta industrial estate in Kajaani. The raw material for the plant will be sawdust.
Operation stopped 2023
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Last Update: 2024-09-10 13:12:51