BornBioFuel - BioGasol's European demonstration facility
 
BioGasol is currently working on the "BornBioFuel" demonstration plant project. The plant will demonstrate BioGasol core technologies, individually as well as in a coherent process, for cellulosic bioethanol production. The technologies are developed at BioGasol in Ballerup, Denmark and the plant will be located in Aakirkeby on the island of Bornholm, Denmark.

 
A wide array of biomass will be converted into ethanol, biogas and solid fuel. The integrated BornBioFuel plant is designed to demonstrate feedstock flexibility, which means the plant will be demonstrating conversion of agricultural residues such as wood chips, garden waste in addition to wheat & barley straw, energy crops and grass from road sides.
 
The BioGasol process concept allows the plant to be energy self sufficient. The heat and power in the plant can be integrated with an external energy system. Furthermore all process water is to be re-used in the plant, thus minimizing the waste as well as water consumption.

The project has been granted 27.5 mill. DKK (3.7 mill. EUR) for phase 1, where the core technologies based on BioGasol proprietary developments are developed to scale.  This has been followed up by a second grant for the technology integration of 78.2 mill. DKK (10.5 mill. EUR) in phase 2. Furthermore BioGasol has together with scientific partner Aalborg University received a grant of 12.4 mill. DKK (1.7 mill. EUR) for supporting pilot plant activities. All grants have been awarded by the Danish Ministry of Energy and Climate under the EFP and EUDP programmes.