In Brazil, the International Center for Renewable Energy (CIBiogás) and the Brazil-Germany Cooperation for Sustainable Development, through the H2Brasil project, inaugurated, on June 17 the first pilot plant in Brazil for the production of synthetic oil from biogas, focusing on the production of sustainable aviation fuel.
With an investment of 1.8 million euros from the German government, specifically from the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development of Germany (BMZ), the Renewable Hydrocarbons Production Unit, installed on the premises of Itaipu Binacional, will produce 6kg/day of bio- syncrude – a mixture of hydrocarbons synthesized from biogas and green hydrogen, which will be used for the production of SAF.
The pilot plant uses up to 50 Nm³/day of biogas produced in the Itaipu Binacional biodigestion unit as the main source of carbon for the production of hydrocarbons. In addition, 53 Nm³/day of green hydrogen produced by the Itaipu Technological Park (PTI) is used.
This project is the result of a partnership between the Brazil-Germany Cooperation for Sustainable Development, the International Center for Renewable Energy ( CIBiogás ), the Federal University of Paraná (UFPR), the Araucária Foundation, the Itaipu Technological Park (PTI) and Itaipu Binational.
Tags: Brazil, CIBiogás, SAF
Category: Fuels
