The project will take the wood waste from an operating timber sawmill and convert it to renewable electricity and biochar through its pyrolysis system. The timber mill is providing the land for Patriot to construct the plant and has signed a long-term offtake power purchase agreement to buy the zero carbon-clean electricity, helping it reduce energy costs and emissions.
The system will produce biochar as a by-product which is a stable form of carbon and allows the project to qualify for carbon removal credits which are currently trading around the world at over US$500/t. The biochar will be sold locally to be used in farming and agriculture as a soil enhancer.
“Our mission revolves around the deployment of waste-to-energy facilities utilising biomass and other waste streams, which will play a pivotal role in breaking the chains of fossil fuel dependency and ushering in an era of clean, green, and renewable fuels, as well as zero-carbon power,” said Patriot Hydrogen Group CEO, Glenn Davies. “At the heart of our innovation lies a sophisticated pyrolysis process to generate multiple high-value revenue streams. These can include renewable electricity generation, biodiesel, biochar, and carbon credits, as well as future fuels such as green hydrogen, bio-methanol, or green ammonia.”