Topsoe (Lyngby, Denmark; www.topsoe.com), a leading global provider of advanced technology and solutions for the energy transition, has entered into an agreement with BioVeritas (Bryan, Tex.; www.bioveritas.com), a sustainable fuels and chemicals technology company commercializing a platform to unlock advantaged feedstocks for existing infrastructure. The agreement will enable fuel producers to license Topsoe’s HydroFlex® technology alongside the BioVeritas Process™ to produce renewable fuels from second-generation feedstocks, such as woody biomass, corn stover, wheat straw, and similar waste and residual biomass.
The BioVeritas Process™ efficiently converts second-generation feedstocks to advantaged intermediates, called KEYTones™ that can be processed by Topsoe’s HydroFlex® technology to unlock production of renewable fuels using second-generation feedstock.
Yassir Ghiyati, Chief Commercial Officer, at Topsoe said: “Through this agreement we see a clear opportunity for HydroFlex® and the BioVeritas Process™, to expand feedstock pathways that can help make more SAF and renewable fuel projects viable and support broader deployment globally.”
Alan Del Paggio, Chief Commercial Officer at BioVeritas, said: “Fuel producers are looking for solutions that work within the infrastructure they already have. Pairing the BioVeritas Process™ with Topsoe’s HydroFlex® technology creates a practical, near-term pathway to bring second-generation feedstocks into production at scale. We’re excited to work with Topsoe to help customers unlock meaningful new volumes of renewable fuel.”
As global demand for SAF and renewable fuels continues to rise, expanding the feedstock base is critical to accelerating project development and meeting growing energy demand. According to the International Air Transport Association (IATA), around 1,580 million tonnes (Mt) of biomass feedstock may be available for SAF production, enough to support just over 300 million tonnes of SAF by 2050, [1] if effective conversion technology is deployed.
HydroFlex can convert plastics, fats, oils and greases into drop-in renewable jet and diesel that meet all globally accepted specifications for these fuels. Topsoe’s HydroFlex can be deployed in both grassroots units and revamps for co-processing or fully renewable applications. The BioVeritas Process™ converts new biomass streams into intermediate chemicals, called KEYtones™, that can be processed into existing HEFA-based infrastructure for co-processing in place of or alongside traditional fats, oils, and greases.
Topsoe is a leading global provider of advanced technology and solutions for the energy transition.