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Welcome to the Spring 2025 Newsletter from Bio4Fuels! |
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From the Management
As is evident in this Spring Newsletter, there is still cause for optimism for the transition towards the local production of sustainable fuels in Norway. The announcements from LanzaTech and PyroCO2 can lay the basis for the recycling of carbon dioxide emissions using alternative intermediates (ethanol and acetone) that can be the basis for producing sustainable aviation fuels. The latest report from the EU documents the importance of sustainable fuels in fulfilling our 2030 and 2050 climate obligations, this being underlined by scenarios for the Norwegian context in the recent publication from Bio4Fuels scientists. |
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It is hoped that these initiatives, together with the Norwegian Armed Forces’ clear ambition of Sustainability and Security of Supply in its operations can have a significant impact. |
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Join our next open webinar 1 April 9-10 am CET where lawyer Ingvild Ombudstvedt from IOM Law will discuss legal and policy frameworks in regards to Green CO2.
- Biomass as feedstock
- Mixed feedstocks and mass-balance
- Financial incentives
- Reporting
She will be joined by Helene N. Godhavn and Thea Johnsen from the Norwegian Environment Agency.
This webinar is organised by Bio4Fuels in collaboration with SFI Industrial biotechnology.
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Fighter planes fueled with SAF |
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Norwegian Armed Forces’ event 15 January demonstrated the first use of SAF in its iconic F35 military fighter.
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It gave those representing Bio4fuels a feeling of witnessing a historic milestone in the transition towards national production of sustainable fuels.
As mentioned by the majority of presenters in the associated seminar, with its very significant profile and purchasing power, the Norwegian Armed Forces’ clear ambition of achieving its dual goals of sustainability and security of supply, mirrors exactly the situation we face in Norway for key areas of the transport sector and is a clear signal to all authorities to address the barriers and uncertainties impacting companies/start-ups going forward with scale-up to commercial production in Norway. |
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PyroCO2 demonstrator at Tiller, Trondheim
35 MNOK to enable research-based piloting and scale-up for faster testing and validation of new green processes.
SINTEF's board has approved a new 1000 m² building at Tiller, set to be ready by late 2025/ early 2026. This expansion supports the EU Green Deal project PYROCO2, establishing a demonstrator plant for biotechnology-based CCU. The Tiller Sustainable Process Lab, with over 40 years of expertise, will enhance its capacity to pilot green technologies, including CO2 capture and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). PYROCO2 will be the first user in 2026, highlighting SINTEF's ambitions in CCUS and biotechnological processes.
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Integrated Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage (CCUS) in Norway
LanzaTech, which has developed and commercialised technology for biological conversion of CO2 to ethanol, has announced a project together with Eramet to build a plant to process emissions from Eramet’s facility at Herøya industry park in southern Norway.
This facility will establish the basis of a CCU value chain, capturing CO2 and using the ethanol produced as an intermediate to a range of products. This can include routes to Sustainable Air Fuels (SAF) using technologies such as the “alcohol 2 Jet” process that has been developed and commercialised by LanzaJet.
https://www.lanzajet.com/ |
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EU report
Development of outlook for the necessary means to build capacity for drop-in advanced biofuels
12 February we had a very informative webinar with respect to the EU Commission’s latest report on the assessment of the state of play regarding implementation of “drop-in” advanced fuels. |
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As outlined by Maria Georgiadou from DG Research and Innovation, advanced biofuels have a clear role in meeting the EUs climate goals. The discussion and input from Silva Green Fuel and Equinor provided insight in to industries' ambitions and challenges, including long term predictability of regulations and incentives to remove barriers for scale-up. |
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FME Conference 3 April
Free and open conference 3 April in Trondheim as part of NTNU Energy Transition Week. Participating FMEs: ZeMe, gigaCCS, HYDROGENi, HighEFF, InterPlay, RenewHydro, NTRANS, Solar, NorthWind, Battery, HyValue, SecureEL, MarTrans |
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SP1 Bio-resources, Environment and Climate
Climate change mitigation benefits of biofuel production in Norway for trucks, aviation and shipping: influence of wood resource types, conversion technologies, and plant size |
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A recent study that integrated research activities within Bio4Fuels at NTNU, NMBU and SINTEF shows how the climate change mitigation benefits and costs of biofuels produced from novel technologies can be maximized from a value chain perspective.
Processing 1 Mm3 of feedstock per year can reduce impacts up to 0.55 MtCO2-eq./yr by 2050. Prioritizing production of bio-based jet fuel can mitigate 15 % of current Norwegian aviation emissions, while bio-based diesel can reduce shipping emissions by 10%.
While the minimum selling price of biofuels is still higher than that of fossil fuels, biofuels offer a lower cost of emission abatement than alternatives like batteries, green hydrogen, and e-fuels. |
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SP3 Biochemical Processes
New publication and upcoming PhD defense
Our latest research explores the potential of Mucoromycota fungi for lipid production through consolidated bioprocessing of lignocellulose-based substrate.
We wish Bio4Fuels’ PhD student Cristian Bolaño Losada the best of luck as he prepares for his defense 25 April! |
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SP4 Gasification Processes
Entrained flow gasification of mixtures of macroalgae and wood powder
Researchers part of Bio4Fuels will shortly release a publication about their experimental study emphasizing the effect of mixtures on efficiency. |
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We will share the link to the publication on our website and LinkedIn as soon as it is ready. |
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