| Project Owner... |
Preem
|
| Project name |
Preem HVO 2015
|
| Status |
operational
|
| Startup |
2015
|
| Country |
Sweden
|
| City |
Gothenburg
|
| Type |
TRL 8 First-of-a-kind commercial
|
| Technology |
Hydrotreatment
|
| Raw Material |
oilcrops, oils and fats
|
| Input 1 |
Tall oil
|
| Output 1 |
renewable diesel (HVO) (800,000 t/y
)
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| Technology Brief |
In 2008 PREEM announced the plan to start making biodiesel from pine tree oil. The retrofit of the refinery was completed in 2009 and since 2010 PREEM has produced renewable diesel based on tall oil. In 2014 PREEM invested another 30 million EUR to expand the biofuels facility and increase the biofuels production capacity by over 60%. The Expansion of the plant was completed in 2015, bringing the annual production capacity to 800,000 tonnes of tall oil diesel.
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| Additional Information |
PREEM is currently planning a new facility at the Göteborg refinery. Annually, the new unit is expected to produce approximately one million m3 of renewable diesel and renewable aviation fuel, which represents approximately 25% of Sweden's estimated need for renewable fuels in 2030.
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Last Update: 2020-01-10 08:05:50