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BIOFIT Final Policy Conference, January 2022 - Presentations and Stream available
BIOFIT Project Meeting - Main Results, 19-20 October 2021
BIOFIT peer-reviewed publication on "Public Acceptance", October 2021
BIOFIT Sectoral Recommendation Papers published, August 2021
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BIOFIT Industry Forum on Bioenergy Retrofitting of Refineries, 17 June 2021
BIOFIT Report on Public Acceptance published, May 2021
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BIOFIT offers virtual Business Mission to Brazil, 24-26 May 2021
BIOFIT Industry Forum on CHP and heat only sector, 19 April 2021
BIOFIT Sponsorship at Fuels of the Future Conference, 18-22.01.2021
BIOFIT Online Seminar on Retrofitting approaches in the field of Lignocellulosic Ethanol, 25.11.2020 – Presentations available
Press Release – Summary for Policymakers published
Press release - 17 September 2020
BIOFIT Sponsorship at European Bioenergy Future Conference, 18-20.11.20
BIOFIT at e-EUBCE 2020
Interview with Dr Edgar Ahn, BioEnergy International (BDI)
New publication in the framework of BIOFIT
BIOFIT Industry Form - H2020 Project on Bioenergy Retrofits for Europe’s Industry, 9 July 2020
Hellenic Petroleum, Greece (fossil refineries)
BIOFIT Case Study: Integration of HVO production in the Thessaloniki refinery of Hellenic Petroleum in Greece
- Summary of Hellenic Petroleum Case Study, Greece (fossil refineries)
- Public Report of Hellenic Petroleum Case Study, Greece (fossil refineries)
Project partners Hellenic Petroleum, CERTH and TFMC will investigate the technical challenges associated with co-processing of UCO (Used Cooking Oil) along with conventional straight run LGO (Light Gas Oil) into an existing Diesel Hydrotreater Unit at HELPE’s Thessaloniki refinery in Northern Greece.
The unit is currently used to desulfurize the LGO stream coming from the CDU (Crude Distillation Unit) stripper column. UCO will consist of 5% volume of the processing mixture. As a result, an annual production of 22,000 tonnes HVO (Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil) is expected, which will be an integral part of the final diesel product. HVO is characterized as a premium “drop-in fuel” that can replace diesel without modifications to existing refueling systems and/or vehicles.
The study aims to identify modifications to the existing equipment and new items that need to be installed, in order to ensure reliable operations and conformance to product specifications. Furthermore, other aspects, such as supply chain, security of supply & market analysis and environmental benefits, will provide better understanding of the environmental and economic viability of the proposed retrofit.