In Spain, Repsol said its Board of Directors gave the green light to invest in the Ecoplant, a pioneering project in Europe to transform urban waste into renewable fuels and circular products.
Located in Tarragona, this facility will become the first plant in Europe to produce renewable and circular methanol from waste through gasification.
This cutting-edge technology, developed by Enerkem – a technology company in which Repsol is a partner – gives a second life to waste that would otherwise end up in landfills or be incinerated, the Spanish energy firm said.
The new plant will have the capacity to process up to 400,000 tons of municipal solid waste per year and turn them into 240,000 tons of renewable fuels and circular products.
The start-up of the plant, scheduled for 2029, will result in the creation of 340 direct, indirect, and induced jobs, as well as some 2,800 jobs during the construction phase. The Ecoplant will be integrated into Repsol’s industrial complex in Tarragona to take advantage of existing infrastructures.
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Tags: Ecoplant, municipal solid waste, Repsol, Spain
Category: Fuels
