中國石化新聞網訊 據烴加工網站1月7日消息 殼牌將使用加拿大領先的清潔技術公司Enerkem開發的技術，在該工廠擁有40%的權益。Enerkem於2020年12月宣布了該項目，但商業協議有待最終確定。
大約8.75億加元的商業規模的設施將在魁北克省的瓦倫斯建造，並將利用Enerkem的專有技術從不可回收的廢物中生產低碳燃料和可再生化學品產品。該設施一期工程計劃於2023年投產。殼牌、Enerkem、Suncor、Proman和魁北克水電公司以及魁北克省和加拿大政府對該廠進行關鍵投資。
殼牌加拿大公司總裁兼主席Michael Crothers表示：「建設一個商業規模的低碳燃料工廠是殼牌推進清潔燃料發展的途徑之一，也是殼牌不斷發展以滿足客戶不斷變化的期望的途徑之一。由於加拿大人的聰明才智和我們合作的意願，加拿大非常適合利用能源轉型。我們非常感謝工業界和政府之間的合作，這種合作有助於實現這一項目。」
該廠建成後，每年將處理20多萬噸不可回收廢棄物和木材廢棄物，年生產低碳燃料近1.25億升。
Crothers 說：「瓦倫斯碳回收廠表明了我們的承諾和能力，利用廢物作為原料，為我們的客戶提供低碳、高質量和負擔得起的產品。」
在過去的十年裡，殼牌公司通過我們在巴西的合資企業Raízen一直是一家重要的低碳燃料乙醇生產商。生物乙醇是當今減少道路運輸排放的有效方法，無需投資於新的車輛或基礎設施，並已在幫助美洲和歐洲道路運輸脫碳方面發揮了重要作用。
吳恆磊 編譯自 烴加工
原文如下：
Shell invests in Québec’s first waste to low-carbon fuels plant
Shell will have a 40% interest in the plant using technology developed by Enerkem, a leading Canadian clean tech company. Enerkem announced the project in December 2020, subject to finalization of commercial agreements.
The approximately C$875 million commercial-scale facility will be constructed in Varennes, Québec, and will produce low-carbon fuels and renewable chemicals products from non-recyclable waste using Enerkem’s proprietary technology. Commissioning of the first phase of the facility is scheduled for 2023. Critical investment in the plant comes from Shell, Enerkem, Suncor, Proman and Hydro-Québec, as well as from the Québec and Canadian governments.
「Building a commercial-scale low-carbon fuels plant is one of the ways Shell is advancing cleaner fuels and evolving to meet the changing expectations of our customers,」 said Michael Crothers, Shell Canada President and Country Chair. 「Canada is well suited to capitalize on the energy transition thanks to the ingenuity of Canadians and our willingness to work together. We’re grateful for the collaboration between industry and government that has been instrumental in making this project a reality.」
Once completed, the plant will treat more than 200,000 tonnes of non-recyclable waste and wood waste per year with an annual production of nearly 125 million litres of low carbon fuels.
「The Varennes Carbon Recycling plant demonstrates our commitment and ability to use wastes as a feedstock to provide our customers with low carbon, high quality and affordable products,」 added Crothers.
Shell has been a significant producer of ethanol as a low carbon fuel for the last ten years through Raízen, our joint venture in Brazil. Bioethanol is an effective way to reduce road transport emissions today, without the need to invest in new vehicles or infrastructure and already play a significant role in helping to decarbonise road transport in the Americas and in Europe.