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.

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