Scandinavian Biofuel

EU 7th Framework Programme

The European Union has financed a specific project based on the SBC2 microwave assisted pyrolysis technology. The coordinator of the project is the Norwegian Forest Owners Federation. The Confederation of European Forest owners together with 9 other European partners participates in the supply chain.

SBC2 microwave technology is the key technology in the project, financing granted by the Commission of the European Communities, Research Directorate General

The project is scheduled to be finalized in Q4 2011; with a semi-industrial facility to be built at Notodden, Norway. The feedstock will be pine wood chips. The major scientific partner is the University of Nottingham, National Centre for Industrial Microwave Processing (NCIMP), the foremost R&D institution on applied microwave technologies.

To view the project website, please click here