| Project Owner... |
Eni
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| Project name |
Biorefinery Gela
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| Status |
operational
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| Startup |
2019
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| Country |
Italy
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| City |
Gela
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| State |
Sicily
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| Type |
TRL 9 Commercial
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| Technology |
EVC2: Hydrotreatment to HVO
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| Technology additional information |
combined with a BTU (Biomass Treatment Unit)
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| Raw Material |
oilcrops, oils and fats
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| Input 1 |
Used cooking oils and fats from fisch and meat processing (750,000 t/y
)
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| Output 1 |
renewable diesel (HVO) (750,000 t/y
)
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| Output 2 |
sustainable aviation fuels SAF
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| Technology Brief |
The biorefinery in Gela was launched in August 2019. In March 2021, 18 months after the bio-refinery was opened, the new BTU plant begins production, allowing up to 100% of raw material waste to be used for biofuel production.
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| Additional Information |
In August 2019, after over 3 million work hours, the Gela bio-refinery also became operational. The Sicily plant can process up to 750,000 tonnes annually of used vegetable oil, frying oil, fats, algae and waste by-products or from energy crops in desert or pre-desert soils for the production of quality biofuel. Furthermore, in March 2021, the new BTU (Biomass Treatment Unit) was launched and tested. It will enable the use of 100% of the biomass not in competition with the food chain, for example, used cooking oils and fats from fish and meat processing in Sicily. The aim is to create a zero-kilometre circular economy model for the production of biodiesel, bio-naphtha, bioLPG and bio-jet fuel. Castor oil will also be used to feed the bio-refinery, thanks to an experimental project to grow the plants on semi-desert land in Tunisia.
Also in Gela, a pilot Waste to Fuel plant is in continuous operation. Every day, it is fed by the OFMSW that the company collects as part of Ragusa’s waste management service.
Growth will continue with the launch, in 2024, of "Eni Biojet" production at the Gela biorefinery, where a project is already underway for the introduction of a further 150 thousand tonnes/year of SAF from 100% renewable raw materials, capable of meeting the Italian market’s potential obligation by 2025.
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Last Update: 2024-07-31 13:26:39