Synterra to launch next generation integrated bio-refineries

Synterra Energy, Inc. announced that it is merging the key intellectual property and assets for waste biomass conversion from both Pacific Renewable Fuels and Chemicals and Red Lion Bio-Energy. The merger will allow Synterra to launch a commercialization of next generation integrated bio-refineries to produce renewable fuels, chemicals and power from waste biomass. Robert Schuetzle of Synterra Energy said, “The Red Lion thermochemical conversion system and the Pacific Renewable Fuels and Chemicals catalytic synthesis processes are industry leading technologies in their own right. The integration of our two technologies creates a seamless proprietary biomass conversion system under a single commercial provider. The resultant innovative process integration is a design that provides process efficiencies, lowers unit capital cost, reduces the risk of securing adequate feedstock supplies, and mitigates technology risk of mixing and matching multiple platforms from separate process vendors.” (July 27, 2011)