| Project Owner... |
Twence (former owner: BTG-BTL)
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| Project name |
EMPYRO part of Twence since 2019
|
| Status |
operational
|
| Startup |
2015
|
| Country |
Netherlands
|
| City |
Hengelo
|
| Type |
TRL 9 Commercial
|
| Technology |
Rotating Cone
|
| Technology additional information |
BTG-BTL Technology
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| Raw Material |
forest residues
|
| Input 1 |
Clean wood residues (39,600 t/y
)
|
| Output 1 |
pyrolysis oil (24,000 t/y
)
|
| Output 2 |
steam (8 MW)
|
| Output 3 |
power (electricity) (0.7 MWel )
|
| Total Investment |
EUR 19,000,000
|
| Funding Explanation |
equity, loans, grants
|
| Partners |
BTG Bioliquids, Empyro
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| Technology Brief |
fast pyrolysis process based on rotating cone technology. All char is burned within the process as well as permenent gases. Plant produces oil, electricity and process steam.
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| Additional Information |
https://www.btg-bioliquids.com/plant/empyro-hengelo/
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|
G. Muggen, gerhard.muggen@btg-btl.com
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Last Update: 2026-08-27 10:01:36