- Pilot / demonstration
Company / lead organisation
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Ethanol Technologies (Ethtec)
Status
- Operating
Location
Muswellbrook, New South Wales
Fuel / pathway
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Cellulosic ethanol
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Concentrated acid hydrolysis, chromatographic acid and sugar separation, fermentation and non-distillation ethanol recovery (the Ethtec Process), from non-food lignocellulosic biomass
Capacity / output
About 270,000 litres/year ethanol
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Funding source & support
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$11.96 million
ARENA
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Project partners: Apace Research and University of Newcastle
Estimated investment
$31.98 million
pilot plant project cost
Brief description
Pilot plant demonstrating Ethtec’s approach to producing cellulosic ethanol and other renewable chemicals from non-food lignocellulosic biomass such as sugarcane bagasse, crop stubbles and forest material. Expected ethanol production capacity of about 270,000 litres per annum, intended as a scalable demonstration facility and research and development centre to support commercial-scale cellulosic ethanol production. Project runs to December 2026.