Project Preem HVO 2015

Project Owner... Preem  
Project name Preem HVO 2015  
Status operational  
Startup 2015  
Geodata
Country Sweden  
City Gothenburg  
Production
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 )  
Additional Information
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.  
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.  
Contact Information
http://www.preem.se  
Last Update: 2021-04-16 08:04:06