Global Biofuel Leaders View Dynamotive’s Biofuel Production Process in Guelph, Ontario
September 18, 2007
Dynamotive Energy Systems Corporation (OTCBB: DYMTF), a leader in biomass-to-biofuel technology, today announced it hosted a tour of its Guelph, Ontario BioOil® plant – the first facility of its kind – on Friday, September 14 with over seventy-five global biofuel experts attending.
The plant was operational and for the first time the full cycle of production from wood chips to BioOil was demonstrated publicly. The plant had previously undergone testing and inspection processes by regulatory and technical authorities in readiness for continuous operation. Previous tests conducted demonstrated the capacity of the plant to operate at its nominal design capacity of 200 tonnes per day biomass input.
Dynamotive and Evolution Biofuels (Dynamotive’s partner in the venture) based on the successful start up will now proceed with the final commissioning and synchronization of all systems task that is expected to be completed within two weeks. The plant will be then operated by Dynamotive’s and Tecna’s staff for 60 days before handing over the plant operations to Evolution Biofuels.
The tour was part of a two-day conference in Toronto sponsored by the IEA (International Energy Association) Bioenergy Task 40-Biotrade, Bioenergy Focus Ontario and the Canadian Bioenergy Association, a national non-profit organization whose mission is to promote utilization of sustainable biomass for the production of biofuels, heat and power.
The Guelph plant, with a capacity to convert 200 tonnes of biomass into BioOil per day, was developed in partnership with MegaCity Recycling Inc. and operates under the name Evolution Biofuels Inc. This Dynamotive flagship pyrolysis plant was constructed using modules that minimize on-site activities and allow for rapid deployment. It comprises eight fully assembled modules and when fully operational will process 66,000 dry tons of biomass per year with an energy output equivalent to 130,000 barrels of oil.
Prior to the tour, Dynamotive’s Vice President Anton Kuipers presented the company’s strategic initiatives to conference attendees on Wednesday, September 12.
Mr. Kuipers commented during the presentation, “With two BioOil plants completed in Canada and plans underway for additional plants in Latin America and in the United States, Dynamotive is moving ahead in its global initiative to increase production of fuels from biomass.”