07/07/2025
The Envigas supply chain attract global interest
There is a growing global interest for Swedish bioenergy systems and especially for biocarbon production value chains. A trip to study the Envigas supply chain was organized for Biomass Specialist, Lloyd Mcginty from New Zealand, sharing the challenge with many other countries to fulfil the targets set in the Paris agreement and Lloyd believe they can learn a lot from studying Swedish biorefinery value chains.
A biorefinery plant can either be a stand-alone unit or to maximize possible synergies, integrate with other plants. These new industrial concepts, in conjunction with increasing competence in refining technology and biomass supply chain management, create new business opportunities and foundations for substantial regional, national and international developments. A first step in the C4B Swedish case study has been to evaluate possible synergies for Envigas to scale up production integrated with sawmills, pulp mills. biomass terminals or CHP plants.
A major challenge for biorefineries is to develop a local biomass supply systems that can efficiently supply raw material at an affordable cost that meets their specific quality demand. A solution to this challenge can be, instead of competing for biomass, to integrate with existing suppliers or users. To explore the full potential of synergies Envigas and bioenergy combine, Skellefteå Kraft plan to jointly explore the feasibility of establishing a large-scale production facility for biocarbon and pyrolysis oil in Hedensbyn, Skellefteå. This initiative would represent a significant step in the industrial transition – where the products can jointly replace fossil alternatives and thus reduce industrial carbon dioxide emissions by up to 120,000 tons of CO₂ per year.
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