Resource and Cost Effective Conversion of Biomass to HydrocarbonTM Oil

Project Information

Hydrofaction

Grant agreement ID: 666712

DOI 10.3030/666712

Closed project

EC signature date 27 April 2015

Start date 1 April 2015

End date 31 March 2017

Funded under

• SOCIETAL CHALLENGES - Secure, clean and efficient energy

Total cost € 2 631 165,75

EU contribution € 1 841 816,00

Coordinated by

STEEPER ENERGY APS
Denmark

Objective

The ambition for the Project is to pave-the-way for commercialization and implementation of Steeper Energy Aps (SEA) innovative hydrothermal liquefaction technology platform: HydrofactionTM.
The proprietary technology is a highly efficient method to produce renewable fuel oil with similarities to petroleum fuel oils. Timely commercialization will be achieved by bringing Hydrofaction to market via testing, scale-up and demonstration.
Based on a proven new chemical process, using renewable low-cost (non-food) feedstocks, Hydrofaction Oil can be burned in CHP applications, used a substitute for low-sulphur marine diesel or may be upgraded to diesel or jet via traditional petroleum refineries.
The Project will advance the design of the Hydrofaction technology platform and mature the Company’s preparedness to attract new investment while moving the TRL level from 6 to 8: a critical step toward the commercialization of Hydrofaction. The Project objectives include adjusting the product offering to meet the needs of technology users (licensees) and their customers (oil buyers) by lowering the risks associated with the performance of future commercial plants as well as improving or modifying the quality of Hydrofaction Oil.
Within the design of the Project, Hydrofaction Oil will be produced from feedstocks provided by potential commercial partners as well as comprehensive testing of that oil at certified laboratories. Future licensees expect that the scaled demonstration plant, approximately 100 times larger than SEA’s current Pilot facility or 5.000 fuel tonne export capacity, will be representative in both physical design and operations to subsequent full-scale commercial plants to be based on 50.000 fuel tonne export modules transforming large amounts of biomass residuals to Hydrofaction Oil for oil refineries to upgrade to renewable diesel.
Key milestones include advancing existing business partner/licensee/project relationships to signed LOIs and MOUs.

Fields of science

• engineering and technology › environmental engineering › energy and fuels › renewable energy
• engineering and technology › electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering › electrical engineering › power engineering › electric power generation › combined heat and power
• engineering and technology › industrial biotechnology › biomaterials › biofuels
• agricultural sciences › agricultural biotechnology › biomass
• agricultural sciences › agriculture, forestry, and fisheries › forestry

Programme(s)

• H2020-EU.3.3. - SOCIETAL CHALLENGES - Secure, clean and efficient energy Main Programme
• H2020-EU.2.3.1. - Mainstreaming SME support, especially through a dedicated instrument

Topic(s)

• SIE-01-2014 - Stimulating the innovation potential of SMEs for a low carbon energy system

Call for proposal

H2020-SMEInst-2014-2015

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Sub call

H2020-SMEINST-2-2014

Funding Scheme

SME-2 - SME instrument phase 2

Coordinator

STEEPER ENERGY APS

• Net EU contribution: € 1 841 816,00
• Address: SANDBJERGVEJ 11 ; 2970 Horsholm ; Denmark
• SME The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed. Yes:
  Region
  Danmark › Hovedstaden › Nordsjælland
• Region: Danmark › Hovedstaden › Nordsjælland
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Total cost: € 2 631 165,75