New Sustainable Aviation Gasoline distillation unit at Koole Tankstorage Botlek.
With greater than 50 years of expertise in distilling merchandise, Koole Tankstorage Botlek continues to innovate. After a preparatory interval by which engineering, analysis and discussions with prospects got here collectively, Koole Terminals has determined to spend money on a second distillation unit within the PID the place Sustainable Aviation Gasoline (SAF) shall be produced.
Michiel Flier, Enterprise Unit Director at Koole Terminals, stated:
Now could be the time for patrons who wish to enter the SAF market to start out a dialog.
Michiel Flier explains this substantial growth of SAF distillation capacities at KTB: “We’ve got efficiently been distilling SAF with our present unit for 3 years. We’re rising our manufacturing from slightly below 200,000 tons to about 650,000 tons of feedstock per 12 months. A brand new milestone for Koole and a terrific step forwards in the direction of sustainable aviation
Distinctive place
Development of the brand new unit has already begun. “The primary driver for us, after all, is the mandate from the EU for mixing bio jet gas into common jet gas. By 2030, 6% bio jet gas should be blended into jetfuel. Proper now, installations are being constructed all around the world to fulfill that demand.”
Koole Tankstorage Botlek has a novel place on this, Michiel elaborates: “We have already got the services, data and expertise. Our new unit shall be operational in early 2025, so we will additionally scale up shortly.”
KTB affords prospects the chance to enter the renewable fuels market by way of toll-distillation, with out having to make massive investments in constructing new services. Meaning prospects may also enter on a smaller scale.
Expertise and analysis
KTB affords greater than distillation alone: “In our lab, we’ve got a miniature mock-up of our towers, which we use to research yield potential for a buyer’s particular feedstocks. In our 50 years of expertise, we’ve gained loads of data concerning the parameters of merchandise, what you may finally get out of them and what you are able to do with them.”
There may be nice curiosity amongst prospects, Michiel says: “There are already prospects who’ve dedicated to volumes. There may be nonetheless room, however the demand we see is excessive. So now’s the time to start out a dialog with us about this, if prospects additionally wish to enter this market from 2025.”
NEW SAF UNIT AT KOOLE TANKSTORAGE BOTLEK, December 1, 2023
