Cortus Energy and Swedish Biofuels to jointly develop a biojet fuel plant based on forest feedstocks



Type of post: NEWS IN BRIEF.

Cortus Energy AB (Cortus) and Swedish Biofuels AB (SB) have signed a preliminary agreement on cooperating with the goal of jointly developing a commercial plant for production of bio-jet fuel based on forest feedstocks and alcohols during 2019. In addition to green jet fuel, the facility will be able to produce other valuable products such as liquid transportation fuels and chemicals. The first discussions about the land, logistics, fuel and licensing, were held recently. The plant would supply the needs of the Stockholm Arlanda Airport.

Figure 1. Cortus gasification plant in Höganäs (taken from the press release)

The facility will be based on a combination of the technologies of both companies:
- Cortus: WoodRoll®. It is a process to converts wood into synthesis gas by gasification. Cortus has two WoodRoll® plants in Sweden: a test facility in Köping running since 2011 and a commercial facility in Höganäs under construction with planned start-up in 2019.
- SB: catalytic process to produce transportation fuels and chemicals from alcohols and syngas. SB has been manufacturing and selling biojet at small scale for ten years. The product meets current standards for aviation fuel and has been successfully tested by the US and Swedish defense and civil aviation.

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