News, insights, and resources to help you navigate the bio oil market

Project Development Agreement with Quadrise Plc & Euthenia Energy

Signing of a Project Development Agreement with Quadrise Plc and Euthenia Energy to consolidate a biofuel value chain contributing to the production of commercially viable net-zero biofuel by 2030.

Mark Richters

It is with deep sadness that we inform you that our dear colleague Mark Richters passed away on Saturday the 21st of October at his home surrounded by his loving family after a courageous battle with cancer.

Pyrocell achieves ISCC certification.

Low carbon footprint of fast pyrolysis bio-oil verified.

BTG Bioliquids 15 year anniversary study trip

As BTG Bioliquids’ 15th birthday was last December it was time to celebrate by going on a journey together: From Forest to Refinery!

BTG Bioliquids Fast Pyrolysis Technology Chosen by Alder Fuels as Part of Pioneering Southeast Facility

Great news! We are proud to share the news that Alder Fuels in the USA selected our BTG Bioliquids Fast Pyrolysis Technology in producing Sustainable Aviation Fuels.

Whitepapers

Effect of Various Green Carbon Tracking Methods on Life Cycle Assessment Results for FCC Co-processing of Fast Pyrolysis Bio-oil

Co-processing fast pyrolysis bio-oil (FPBO) in a fluid catalytic cracker (FCC) units is one of the most cost-effective and least capexintensive…

BTG BioLiquids: We Replace Fossil Fuels!

Watch our corporate video telling the story of our origins. From lab scale to commercial scale biomass fast pyrolysis plants. Converting residues to biofuels using our unique proprietary technology.

BTG Bioliquids Operator Training Simulator

An Operator Training Simulator (OTS) provides a virtual plant on a computer, allowing operators to train plant operations ahead of plant start-up and throughout plant lifecycle.

Press release – Green Fuel Nordic Oy: Lieksa refinery begins bio-oil deleveries to customers

Green Fuel Nordic Oy’s Lieksa refinery, which refines raw materials from the forest into bio-oil, is set to begin bio-oil deliveries to its customers.

Brochures

Pyrolysis based biorefinery

Pyrolysis oil is the product of heating of biomass without oxygen. Pyrolysis technology in its most traditional and simple form is heat oak or beech resulting in a dense smoke for smoking fish or meat.

Brochures

BTG Bioliquids pyrolysis

Pyrolysis oil is a uniform liquid that can be used as a sustainable alternative to fossil fuels for the production of renewable energy and chemicals. It is obtained through a process called fast pyrolysis, which transforms biomass into a liquid.

Articles

BTG Papers Research and Technology Development

The Research & Technology Development business unit has written multiple papers on bio-energy, biofuels and bio-materials. Most of these papers have been published in well known journals.

Whitepapers

What you need to know about using FPBO on your FCC unit

TechnipFMC and BTG Bioliquids prepared a whitepaper on the principle of FCC co-processing, an overview of the FPBO properties and FAQ on both the technical and the commercial aspects

Whitepapers

Biocarbon tracing on your FCC unit

This paper describes the different methodologies that are available for tracing biogenic carbon when a renewable feedstock is co-processed with conventional (fossil) feedstock in a refinery

BTG-BTL hands over Empyro to Twence

Empyro, a unique plant for the production of sustainable pyrolysis oil, to remain in the hands of Twente

Technip signs agreement with BTG Bioliquids

Technip announced today that it has signed an exclusive cooperation agreement with BTG BioLiquids B.V. (BTL) to provide EPC(1) services for its modular pyrolysis plants. The plants will be based on BTL’s Fast Pyrolysis Oil(2) (FPO) technology which converts biomass to oil through a rapid pyrolysis process.

Construction of Empyro

This video is about how we built our biomass fast pyrolysis plant Empyro in just 8 days by using the modular building approach.

Biomass to pyrolysis oil: Demonstration on a commercial scale in The Netherlands

This short movie describes how we developed our own biomass pyrolysis technology and worked at taking it to a commercial scale.

BTG vehicle on upgraded pyrolysis oil

June 2013 BTG demonstrated the latest development in its proprietary process to produce second generation biofuels through pyrolysis oil upgrading.

Combustion of pyrolysis oil in a 9 MWth water tube boiler

The combustion of pyrolysis oil made from pine wood was compared to a reference case of heavy fuel oil (HFO) in an industrial, 9 MWth boiler (figure 1). The water tube steam boiler generates steam at a pressure of 40 bar(g).

Small scale heat and power from biomass

A comparison has been made between four options to produce power (electricity) and heat from biomass. These options are; Direct firing of biomass, Flash pyrolysis – diesel engine, Flash pyrolysis – Gas Turbine with, Flash pyrolysis – Gas Turbine with steam turbine.

Comparison Fast Pyrolysis Technologies

RED Greenhouse gas emission savings of pyrolysis oil produced by the Empyro pyrolysis plant

The directive 2009/28/EC on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources (RED) contains requirements to the minimum greenhouse gas emission saving from the use of biofuels and bioliquids.

Bioliquids-CHP main results 2011

This brochure presents an overview of the main project achievements and highlights some conclusions and perspectives towards future development. The full title of this collaborative project was : Engine and turbine combustion for combined heat and power production.

Largest 2nd generation biofuel plant

While much of the world’s attention is currently focused on electric cars, the development of 2nd generation biofuels is moving ahead significantly as well.

Empyro and district heating

Follow-up of the news that was already published in the beginning of April 2010: BTG Bioliquids officially signed the agreement for the development of a mutual project with the Municipality of Hengelo (the Netherlands) and Opra Turbines.