The plant, which began operations last August, converts discarded wood into a clean burning, sustainable alternate motor fuel.
Last week, KL Process Design Group signed a technology license and services agreement with O2 Diesel Europe Plc. to develop the next generation of ethanol production known as cellulosed-based ethanol or CBE. The agreement secures O2 Diesel’s rights to expand KL’s CBE production technology to Europe, India, Russia and other rapidly developing global markets.
As reported by the Wyoming Business Report last January, KL projects that its cellulosic technology, coupled with new applied-design concepts, will allow new plants to be built to match the amount and type of feed stock available near large cities, further lessening the fuel's carbon footprint.
"In Europe, the focus is on new CO2 reduction directives and regulations, which we believe will lead to far tighter scrutiny of all biofuel origins and production methods,” said Alan Rae, CEO of O2 Diesel Europe’s parent company, O2Diesel Corp. “These actions will, in our opinion, provide a significant advantage for O2Diesel when blended with ethanol produced from second generation technologies. This is especially true as these renewable fuel directives take effect, since the additional demand created cannot be met by the current technologies which use increasingly more expensive agriculturally based products. We believe KL has developed a commercially ready and environmentally friendly process and has a business model that can be easily replicated, which will provide the opportunity for rapid, wide-scale distribution of affordable fuel grade ethanol on a carbon positive basis.”
Rae added that the KL process’ potential for multiple natural waste feedstocks supports global efforts to move renewable fuel production away from traditional agricultural feedstocks like corn.
"We are very happy to be working with O2Diesel and their partners to take our technology and process into other advanced markets," said Randy Kramer, president and CEO of KL Process Design Group. "We hope our initial plant in Upton, Wyoming, will be the first of many and we see our agreement with O2Diesel as an important global extension of our commercialization program here in the US. We have worked with O2Diesel for over 18 months supporting their clean school bus program and having seen the benefits in the US, are hoping to see much more ethanol coming from the KL CBE process in O2Diesel's clean burning fuel on a global basis."
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