Expander Energy to work on a Bio-SynDiesel® project
by CM Staff
Calgary based Expander Energy has signed an agreement with Rocky Mountain Clean Fuels Inc. to build its first Biomass to Liquids project and produce low Carbon renewable Bio-Synthetic Diesel by 2025.
CALGARY — Calgary based Expander Energy has signed an agreement with Rocky Mountain Clean Fuels Inc. to build its first Biomass to Liquids project and produce low Carbon renewable Bio-Synthetic Diesel by 2025. Expander’s patented biomass gasification technology and proven Fisher-Tropsch conversion technology will be used to manufacture renewable fuels that exceed current and future fuel standards both in Canada and abroad.
The Biomass Gasifier facility will convert construction wood waste which has been diverted from landfills into renewable syngas, (hydrogen and carbon monoxide) which will then be processed into Bio-SynDiesel® at the existing Rocky Mountain Clean Fuels facility.
The Carseland Biomass Gasifier Project will result in the production of 8 million liters/year of renewable Bio-Synthetic Diesel fuel with a life cycle Carbon Intensity (CI) of 32.5 gCO2e/MJ, exceeding Canada’s Clean Fuel Standard requirement for diesel fuel of 79.0 gCO2e/MJ by 2030. Expander anticipates that production will be available in mid 2025.
“The Carseland project will showcase the economical and reliable production of low Carbon Intensity Bio-SynDiesel® fuel from underutilized cellulosic biomass”, stated Expander Energy President Gord Crawford. “When Expander’s patented Enhanced Biomass to Liquids (EBTL™) process is paired with Carbon Capture and Sequestration (CCS), the result will be Net-Zero Carbon Intensity (0 gCO2e/MJ) Bio-SynDiesel® production at our Carseland facility as early as 2027.”
Expander’s Bio-SynDiesel® can be blended with or directly replace conventional diesel fuels without the need for modifications to either engine or infrastructure.
