Sainc signs feedstock supply contract for its planned advanced biorefinery in Andalusia
Type of post: NEWS IN BRIEF.
A short update on the progress on the advanced
biorefinery project that Sainc Energy
Limited (Sainc) is intending to build in Villaralto (Córdoba, Andalusia,
Spain). According to a recent press release of Vertoro (Dutch startup and partner of the
project), Sainc has entered into a definitive supply contract for 180,000 tons
per annum of local olive tree prunings for the planned plant.
Press release: “World's first combined 2G ethanol and crude lignin oil biorefinery
inches closer to reality”, 30/9/2019.
Figure 1. Aerial view of Andalusian olive groves
(extracted from the press release). The future plant will be fed with olive
prunings.
The facility will produce 2G ethanol alongside
so-called crude lignin oil (CLO). The CLO will be purchased by Vertoro (developer
of the underlying technology). Regarding to the ethanol off take, Sainc is
currently in discussions with BP, Shell and Total. Relevant permits are
presently being processed and evaluated by local experts and authorities.
Potential financial closure partners are a Spanish bank and a Chinese project
developer. The biorefinery is expected to start production by Q3 2022.
See this previous post for further information
about the project: “Sainc
Energy plans to build an advanced biorefinery in Andalusia”, 13/9/2018.