Greenergy, Haldor Topsoe tech turns tires to fuel

LONDON—Greenergy International Ltd. will use HydroFlex technology from Haldor Topsoe to make low-carbon fuels from waste tires.

London-based Greenergy will invest in the project to produce the transportation fuels, the company said.

An initial phase of the facility will produce up to 300 tons of shredded tires per day that then will be processed to "produce low-carbon, low-sulfur drop-in fuels that can be blended into diesel and gasoline," Greenergy said.

The new location at the Thames Enterprise Park east of London also will have the option to include a second plant to make aviation fuel using the same technology from Topsoe.

Greenergy said this project "will be the first of its kind to use waste tires as feedstock for low-carbon, low-sulfur fuel production. The tires will be pyrolyzed to produce pyrolysis oil that can be catalytically converted into fuel using Topsoe's HydroFlex technology."

Greenergy calls itself a midstream oil company that supplies and distributes transportation fuels.

Along with creating fuels, the facility also will produce carbon black that can be used to make new tires and other rubber products.

The plant, to be built at Thames Enterprise Park, still requires planning approval. Greenergy hopes to commercialize the site in 2025.

"We have been exploring innovative ways to produce liquid fuels from different waste products to continue to create new forms of development fuels and deliver further carbon savings in the years ahead," Greenergy CEO Christian Flach said in a statement. "This milestone for the project is a key part of our strategy to expand our industry-leading renewables business. Our customers will continue to benefit from our integrated approach to manufacturing and blending of renewable fuels."

Fei Chen, senior vice president of fuels and chemicals technology at Haldor Topsoe, said the facility will be "the world's first commercial plant to produce low-carbon transportation fuels from waste tires."

Haldor Topsoe, based in Lyngby, Denmark, calls itself a "global leader in energy-efficient technologies to produce clean transportation fuels as well as ammonia, methanol and hydrogen."

Today, Haldor Topsoe delivers a wide range of catalysts and process technology that is essential for producing clean fuels from crude oil and waste, removing harmful emissions from power plants, and raising the efficiency of industrial processes.

The company uses catalysts and process technology to produce clean fuel from crude oil and waste. The company technology also is involved in the creation of fertilizers and fuels.