Innovasjon Norge: Reiselivsåret 2015 og forventinger 2016
AgroNova : From Wet Organic Waste to Liquid Bio Energy
1. The AgroNova Process
From Wet Organic Waste To Liquid Bio Energy
22.11.2012 - Elham Abbasi - AgroNova AS
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2. Oslo•
•Moss
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• Norwegian clean tech company
• The AgroNova Process since 2005
• Sunk cost R&D - €20M
• In vessel composting technology
Norwegian Prime Minister , Jens
• Validated and patented method Stoltenberg, opening the AgroNova
factory in Moss, Norway 2001.
3. The AgroNova Process
✤ Turns wet organic waste into high value biomass in just 5-7 days
✤ We use Fibral® (recycled newsprint and hydrogel) as the bulking
agent for the efficient composting process
✤ The method is validated and is according to the EU standards.
✤ Energy input as low as 100 kWh per ton biomass
✤ Energy output as high as 4-5 mWh per ton biomass
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4. Wet organic waste is a resource
✤ We treat all wet organic waste streams
✤ The biomass can be used for several purposes
✤ Fertilizer and energy
✤ Ash-recovering to fertilizer
✤ Nothing goes to landfill
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5. AgroNova Heating Plant
✤ Local food waste
✤ Production of biopellets at AgroNova
✤ District heating plant in Moss
✤ Ash to local farmers
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6. Liquid Renewable Energy - Gasification
✤ Biomass from The AgroNova Process -
the perfect input - dry and homogenous
✤ Gasification - known technology
✤ Gas to fuel - known technology from
Scand Green Energy AB
✤ World demand for green fuel - unlimited
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8. The AgroNova Team
Partner GTF-Technology
Scand Green Energy AB
Kjell Aanerød Lars Falch
CEO Senior Advisor
Erik Fareid Henrik Selstam
M. Sc. Chem. Eng. CEO SGE
Elham Abbasi Rune Stafne
M. Sc. Biotech. Technical Manager
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9. Developing program 2013 - 2014
✤ Funded by Innovation Norway
✤ Fully financed developing program
✤ Full scale pilot-plant in Norway 2015
✤ Low technologic risk
✤ Unique patented methods
✤ Sustainable triple recycling
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