Enerkem to retire its Edmonton biofuels facility

In Canada, Enerkem announced that it will be retiring its Enerkem Alberta Biofuels (EAB) plant in Edmonton.

The EAB facility achieved its main objective of completing the commercial scale-up of Enerkem’s technology, the firm said. 

“With more than 15,000 hours of operation producing ethanol and methanol (ISCC EU and ISCC PLUS certified), the plant facilitated the validation by strategic industry players and other third parties of Enerkem’s innovative waste-to-biofuels platform. It also allowed Enerkem to attract global partners and investors while developing a world-class team with expertise in design and deployment of advanced gasification technology,” the company said.

“With those objectives achieved and factoring in the current market and domestic regulatory conditions, Enerkem has made the decision to retire the EAB plant. Thanks to the learnings acquired at EAB, Enerkem, with the support of its strategic investors, will continue to focus on the global deployment and commercialization of its technology,” the firm added.

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