Perpetual Next USA will develop an additional three biomass-to-biomethanol production facilities in the Southeast of the US.
Each of the facilities is designed to process approximately one million tonnes of sustainably sourced biomass feedstock per year.
Development of the sites will commence in 2026.
With the introduction
of new governmental policies, such as Europe’s FuelEU programme, and voluntary
industry initiatives aimed at reducing carbon emissions, global demand for
biomethanol is anticipated to grow substantially by 2050.
This trend presents a
considerable challenge regarding the pace at which the industry must scale new
production facilities to meet future demand.
Biomethanol Blueprint
Perpetual Next
anticipated the rapidly growing global demand for biomethanol and is currently
rolling out its proprietary Biomethanol Blueprint across multiple production
sites in Europe and the US.
The blueprint
integrates torrefaction, gasification, and methanol synthesis technologies and
is designed to enable rapid, serial scale-up to commercial scale biomethanol
production for the global market.
“Bio-methanol is a key
building block in the transition to low-carbon fuels for shipping, chemicals
and industry,” said Rene Buwalda, CEO at Perpetual Next. “Given the
availability of feedstock and the related infrastructure which is very strong,
we see a strong opportunity to accelerate responsible bio-methanol deployment
in the southeastern United States through the roll-out of our Biomethanol
Blueprint. It enables us to advance biomethanol as a practical, scalable
solution for the energy and material transition.”
Perpetual Next is
already working with a strong group of US-based partners to support this
rollout, including TSI, a recognized company in the feedstock handling
industry, and Fluor, acting as Owner’s Engineer.
“We will continue to work closely with
selected regional and national partners during the rollout across the U.S.”, Buwalda
added. -TradeArabia News Service