BIOETHANOL

 

 

BIOETHANOL

As demand increases for reduced dependence on fossil fuels, Cleantech Council is leading development of more efficient, sustainable cellulosic ethanol production.

The ability to make fuel from locally sourced, renewable, non-food feedstocks makes cellulosic ethanol an effective strategy for reducing dependence on fossil fuels. With uniquely integrated technology and operational experience, Cleantech Council has identified better solutions for producing transportation fuel from cellulose provided by corn stover, sugarcane bagasse and other crops.

Sugarcane bagasse is an attractive feedstock for customers that want to extract additional value by producing more ethanol and generate power from the lignin co-products Proesa technology can also be applicable to feedstocks such as sugarcane straw, wheat straw, high-biomass sorghum, switchgrass, and empty fruit bunch (palm oil process residue).

Our solutions also include Cleantech Council partnering with local growers, mill owners and agronomic experts to develop sustainable feedstock collection practices and offering industry partners a comprehensive license package for producing cellulosic ethanol.

Cleantech Council offers a full service solution that is efficient, economic, sustainable and backed by BioChemtex science, innovation and experience. This solution includes a technology package, technical support, biocatalyst supply and feedstock supply consulting, project management, engineering, we provide a full turnkey solution from concept to managing operations.

 Advancing Commercialization of Cellulosic Ethanol

With construction of 2 commercial-scale cellulosic ethanol facilities in both Italy and Brazil, our partners Betarenewables are leading the way for commercialization of cellulosic ethanol. The facilities produce 60 million litres of cellulosic ethanol per year, the pilot plant in Italy has been operating since 2009.

Cleantech Council utilize the latest feedstock processing technologies accompanied with an integrated supply chain provides significant cost efficiencies when compared to other ethanol operations globally. Moreover, with a large proportion of costs either fixed under long term agreements or within the Project’s control and not subject to market conditions, the Project offers a high degree of operational cost certainty. Feasibility studies place the Project within the lowest operational cost quartile on the global ethanol production cost curve. We are currently undergoing feasibility studies for projects in India, Brazil, Australia and Dominican Republic.

 Benefits of Cellulosic Ethanol

  • Significant reduction in greenhouse gas emissions
  • Business investment opportunities
  • Agricultural development opportunities
  • Renewable fuel produced from locally sourced biomass
  • More consumer options for fuel