Advanced Biofuel Solutions Ltd
ABSL develops and owns plants, licenses technology and provides engineering services to projects specialising in the production of advanced biofuels. ABSL is a UK technology company dedicated to providing solutions to the challenges of Net Zero. By deploying its proprietary technology, RadGas, ABSL transforms household waste into low carbon biofuels that replace fossil fuels in parts of the economy that are hard to electrify. While producing those much needed low carbon biofuels, RadGas captures the carbon in the waste as carbon dioxide, generating negative emissions needed to reach Net Zero.
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- Business Type:
- Manufacturer
- Industry Type:
- Bioenergy
- Market Focus:
- Nationally (across the country)
Welcome
Waste as a Feedstock
Our flexible and environmentally friendly technology is designed to accept a wide range of solid, dry feedstocks like household waste. Unlike other waste technologies, RadGas emits no pollutants to air, making it considerably safer for the environment and local communities than existing approaches.
Low Carbon Biofuels
RadGas is a key technology for meeting the growing demand for low carbon biofuels in the heating and transportation sectors. We produce biomethane, biohydrogen or liquid fuels from sustainable domestic feedstocks, which enhances energy security but at costs that can match those of fossil fuels.
Carbon Capture
By capturing the carbon dioxide within our process we are able to produce biofuels that are carbon negative. We capture carbon pre-combustion, which is the lowest cost / highest efficiency way to achieve the greenhouse gas removal essential for achieving Net Zero.
Most decarbonisation solutions such as wind or solar generate small residual emissions. Net Zero can only be delivered through negative emissions that offset those residual emissions.
RadGas delivers market leading efficiencies by combining low carbon biofuel production from waste with carbon capture.
ABSL’s RadGas plant in Swindon is the first in the world to achieve this breakthrough in a 24/7 operational setting.
Who are we?
We are the owner of the RadGas technology which offers very high efficiency, reliable syngas production from waste and biomass residues. In addition, we provide design and consultancy services to engineering contractors, developers and owners of advanced biofuel facilities.
We own and operate the world’s first plant to convert household waste into bio-substitute natural gas (BioSNG). The facility, located in Swindon, UK, converts 8,000 tonnes of waste into 22GWh of gas each year.
ABSL believes that wastes should be converted to fuels such as biomethane, biohydrogen or sustainable aviation fuel to decarbonise heat and transport. Our solutions allow the carbon dioxide in waste to be captured so that it can be sequestrated. This creates negative carbon emissions essential for the world to meet its two-degree global warming target.
ABSL was established in March 2019 by commercial and technical experts in the advanced biofuel sector. We are a private company backed by investment funds and high net worth individuals.
What do we do?
- Developing, owning and operating advanced biofuel plants
- Licensing the RadGas technology
- Providing engineering design and consultancy
ABSL understands the challenges of developing advanced biofuel projects. Building a robust business case, agreeing off-take agreements, securing a contractor willing to provide appropriate guarantees and raising finance are all difficult in a developing sector.
We develop relationships with all the stakeholders that are required to move projects from concept to financial close. Our experience from the BioSNG plant has taught us what it takes to bring a vision to life. We support good quality projects with a solid business case.
Engineering Design and ConsultancyThe ABSL team have more than twenty years of combined experience solving the challenges of converting waste and biomass residues into biofuels. Our areas of expertise include:
- Characterising wastes and understanding how those characteristics will vary over time
- Waste and biomass storage and transport
- Gasification and pyrolysis
- Tar reformation
- Syngas cleaning
- Catalytic conversion of syngas into hydrogen, BioSNG, liquid fuels and propane
We will work with engineering contractors, developers and owners in the following areas:
- Business case development
- Planning and permitting applications
- Overall advanced biofuel system design
- Gasification and tar reformation system design
ABSL takes a collaborative approach to working with our partners to ensure that we have a good understanding of their requirements and focus our attention on solving their problems.
Our team has worked for major international energy corporations, large engineering consultants and speciality chemical companies.
Licensing of RadGas TechnologyThe RadGas technology offers reliable, high efficiency conversion of waste and biomass residues into a clean syngas that is free of tars and particulates. The syngas is suitable for conversion into fuels such as hydrogen, methane, dimethyl ether, kerosene or diesel.
ABSL welcomes discussions on licensing RadGas to individual projects.
Licences would incorporate engineering support for the technology and access to the extensive know-how developed through our experience on the Swindon commercial demonstration plant. Our plant provides a platform for training operations and maintenance teams.