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France's Technip & Enerkem partner to scale waste to fuel technology

25 Oct '24

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France's Technip & Enerkem partner to scale waste to fuel technology

(L-R) Bhaskar Patel, SVP Sustainable Fuels, Chemicals and Circularity of Technip Energies, and Michel Chornet, CEO of Enerkem. Pic: Technip Energies/LinkedIn

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Technip Energies and Enerkem have signed a collaboration agreement to scale Enerkem's waste-to-sustainable-fuel technology.
The partnership combines Enerkem's gasification expertise with Technip's engineering and modularisation capabilities to create cost-effective solutions for non-recyclable waste conversion, targeting sectors like aviation and marine fuels.

Technip Energies (Paris: TE) and Enerkem Inc. announce the official signing of their Collaboration Agreement, solidifying their commitment to accelerate the deployment of Enerkem’s technology converting non-recyclable waste and residues into sustainable fuels and circular chemical products.

Enerkem’s groundbreaking gasification technology caters to hard-to-abate sectors such as aviation and marine fuels, providing sustainable fuel and chemical pathways. Under the terms of the agreement, Technip Energies and Enerkem will provide everything from strategic plant design and modularized project delivery services to clients.

As Enerkem’s strategic partner, Technip Energies will contribute its expertise in engineering (incl. modularization), technology integration (hydrogen, carbon capture, etc.) and project delivery to support joint development of such projects. The collaboration will focus on strategic efforts to further optimize design elements and industrialize the approach to offer a cost-effective solution.

Bhaskar Patel, SVP Sustainable Fuels, Chemicals and Circularity of Technip Energies, said: “We are pleased to deepen our relationship with Enerkem for the deployment of its technology platform to convert waste into sustainable fuels and chemicals. Together, we will leverage our design and engineering expertise to provide sustainable solutions using non-recyclable wastes as feedstock.”

Michel Chornet, CEO of Enerkem, stated: “We are pleased to expand our collaboration with Technip Energies to accelerate the deployment of Enerkem’s technology in Europe, North America, and the Middle East. Technip Energies’ deep experience in developing and executing projects in the energy transition sector will benefit our clients, helping them get projects to market faster, less expensively and more efficiently.”