EQTEC to upgrade an existing syngas R&D facility at the University of Extremadura
Type of post: NEWS.
EQTEC plc
(technology company focused on waste gasification) has recently announced that
the Group has been awarded a contract for the upgrade of the existing syngas R&D
facility at the University
of Extremadura in Badajoz (Spain).
News – London Stock Exchange: “Upgrade Contract with University of
Extremadura”, 24/2/2020.
Figure 1. Syngas R&D facility at the
University of Extremadura (extracted from the website of the university)
The award of the Upgrade Contract follows a
successful application by the University to the European Regional Development
Fund ("ERDF") to secure funding for the testing of the production of
biofuels from syngas using a Fisher-Tropsch unit. Such unit will use the high-quality
syngas produced from EQTEC's advanced gasification process, installed at the existing
facility since 2010.
Pursuant to the Upgrade Contract, EQTEC is
responsible for purchasing, installing, commissioning and startup of the
Fischer-Tropsch unit, for which it has secured short-term project level
financing from CaixaBank in Spain. The installation of the unit is anticipated
to be completed in Q3 2020. On completion, the University will reimburse EQTEC
out of the ERDF funding.
Following completion of this upgrade, EQTEC will
have the ability to carry out tests with a variety of biomass and waste
feedstocks, which will be processed into sustainable biofuels. EQTEC has been
collaborating with Dr. Juan Félix González from the School of Industrial
Engineering since 2007 in the research of breakthrough technologies in
renewable energy and alternative fuels.