Biofuels Demonstration Facility at Varkaus

Neste Oil and Stora Enso Inaugurate Biofuels Demonstration Facility at Varkaus, Finland

Neste Oil and Stora Enso inaugurated the demonstration plant at Varkaus for biomass to liquids (BtL) production utilising forestry residues. A 50/50 joint venture NSE Biofuels Oy, has been established first to develop technology and later to produce in commercial-scale biocrude for renewable diesel.

The demonstration process units will cover all stages, including drying of biomass, gasification, gas cleaning and testing of Fischer-Tropsch catalysts. The demonstration facility at Stora Enso Varkaus Mill includes a 12 MW gasifier.