Environmental Impact Assessment for new pyrolysis plant

BTG Bioliquids BV is going to conduct an Environmental Impact Assessment for their planned pyrolysis factory at the premises of AkzoNobel in Hengelo (The Netherlands). The pyrolysis plant will convert wood into oil. The factory will also deliver excess steam to AkzoNobel and generate electricity that will be supplied to the Dutch grid. Condcuting an Environmental Impact Assessment ("MER" in Dutch) is mandatory by law.

The factory will process 5 tons of wood per hour, which will be converted to oil, steam and electricity. The installation will be constructed on a commercial basis. BTG has built a pyrolysis unit in Malaysia in 2005, and is already operating a pilot unit in their laboratory for more than 10 years. The new plant in Hengelo is going to be the largest pyrolysis unit in Europe and the largest functioning plant in the world.

At this moment BTG-BTL is negotiating with suppliers, financing parties and authorities. Expected start of construction is the first quarter of 2010.

BTG Bioliquids, trade name BTG-BTL, is part of the BTG Biomass Technology Group BV located in Enschede, the Netherlands. BTG-BTL is responsible for the activities concerning Biomass To Liquid. Together with the University of Twente, BTG started developing a unique technology that converts biomass into pyrolysis oil in the nineteen-eighties. The technology is now ready to be implemented on a commercial basis.

For more information:

BTG Bioliquids BV
www.btg-btl.com  
Gerhard Muggen
gerhard.muggen@btg-btl.com  
+31 6 20739802