VTTI and Connex intend to develop renewable feedstock pretreatment facility in Amsterdam.
VTTI, an business chief in power infrastructure, and Connex, a renewable feedstocks dealer, are becoming a member of forces to develop a renewable feedstock or ‘greenstock’ pretreatment facility at VTTI’s terminal in Amsterdam (ETA). When full, the ability will have the ability to course of over 400,000 tons of renewable feedstock per 12 months to allow the manufacturing of sustainable fuels, giving clients extra choices for pretreatment companies in Northern Europe.
Renewable feedstocks will be saved, blended, and pre-treated on the Greenstock Pretreatment Facility (GPF) in preparation for the transport and eventual manufacturing of renewable diesel and sustainable aviation gasoline (SAF) by clients. The ability intends to be operational by 2027.
Combining two areas of experience to higher serve clients
The undertaking combines the market and expertise capabilities of Connex with the power infrastructure improvement, logistics and storage expertise of VTTI.
Connex, headquartered in Rotterdam, trades renewable feedstocks reminiscent of animal fat, Used Cooking Oil (UCO), brown grease and different superior waste and residue streams. These sustainable feedstocks are processed into parts wanted for biofuel manufacturing, reminiscent of renewable diesel and sustainable aviation gasoline (SAF).
VTTI, additionally headquartered in Rotterdam, develops and operates power infrastructure, together with power storage terminals, Renewable Pure Fuel (RNG) amenities and Liquefied Pure Fuel (LNG) regasification terminals. The corporate is a number one supplier of liquid bulk power gasoline storage and dealing with companies all over the world. Within the Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp (ARA) area, VTTI operates an power storage terminal at every location. For the undertaking, VTTI’s terminal in Amsterdam will supply 70,000 m3 of devoted tank storage on website, providing flexibility in loading and discharging, infrastructure, and state-of-the-art high quality management.
Collectively, they may supply clients flexibility in aggregating, mixing, and full pretreatment companies for a variety of renewable feedstocks, reminiscent of used cooking oil, animal fat (CAT 1,2 and three) and different superior waste and residues.
United for a extra sustainable future
Bram van Santen, Company Director of Connex, says:
It’s implausible to affix forces on our mission to speed up the transition to a sustainable and cleaner future. The demand for feedstocks to make SAF and HVO will triple within the coming years.
“The Greenstock Pretreatment Facility’s strategic location near refineries and main transport and inhabitants facilities will make it ideally positioned to fulfill this rising demand. Efficient pretreatment can be a big enabler of cleaner gasoline sooner or later.”
Jaap Koomen, Senior Vice President and Head of Nation for VTTI within the Netherlands says:
At VTTI, we’re dedicated to having half of our earnings come from transitional and sustainable power sources by 2028.
“The addition of a Greenstock Pretreatment Facility to the ARA area, with refineries within the neighborhood, will put us even nearer to that objective. In Amsterdam, this facility, together with the efforts we’ve already made to make sure the terminal shops at the very least 50% renewable power by 2025, can be a big contributor in direction of serving to the Port of Amsterdam attain its objective to be some of the sustainable ports in Europe by 2030. Collaboration and partnership are important to speed up the power transition.”
Along with storage and processing of sustainable feedstocks, the brand new facility will function utilizing the most recent applied sciences for power effectivity and sustainability. Presently, the location is being ready for allowing and building.
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