2022-02-10 02:56:30
Enerkem, a producer of biofuels from waste materials, has achieved a major breakthrough in converting carbon from forest biomass into sustainable aviation fuel using its proprietary thermochemical process. This milestone happened at Enerkem’s Innovation Centre in Westbury, Que. It will be followed by the demonstration phase and then commercialization in the near future.
The aviation sector accounts for three per cent of total global greenhouse gas emissions. Enerkem’s aviation fuel is already in the process of being certified by Canadian, American and European authorities. The company has the infrastructure in place to move to the commercialization stage (a plant in Edmonton and an innovation centre in Westbury) and will be able to proceed as soon as the market conditions are met.
“Our diligent and innovative approach in developing our forest biomass conversion technology has enabled us to produce a sustainable aviation fuel that will reduce the full life cycle carbon emissions of the aviation industry by over 90 per cent compared to conventional fuel,” said Michel Chornet, Enerkem’s executive vice-president, engineering, innovation and operations.
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