Carbon Direct and C2X partner on Beaver Lake Biofuels project
In Louisiana, Carbon Direct and C2X have announced a new collaboration to advance the Beaver Lake Biofuels project in Louisiana. This project presents a pioneering approach to biomass carbon removal and storage (BiCRS), transforming forestry residues and by-products into both clean fuel and high-quality carbon dioxide removal (CDR) credits.
The downturn of the U.S. pulp and paper industry has left Louisiana with closed mills, lost jobs, and a mounting wood surplus: an oversupply of forestry and sawmill byproducts, residues, and a backlog of thinnings, including wood, tree-tops, and bark. The Beaver Lake project utilizes this abundant, sustainably sourced biomass while creating additional climate benefits: it transforms biomass into biomethanol—a clean fuel—and achieves carbon removal with geological storage for 1,000+ years.
The Beaver Lake project is expected to produce approximately 550,000 tons of bio-methanol annually and durably store approximately 1 million tons of CO₂ per year. The project has already secured long-term commitments from leading buyers, including a CDR offtake agreement with Microsoft for 3.6 million metric tons of carbon removal over 12 years.
The project will soon complete the front-end engineering design (FEED) phase and is expected to reach final investment decision (FID) in 2026, positioning it for delivery starting in 2029. The project utilizes three SunGas Renewables S1000 gasifier systems to make biogenic syngas and further integrates other commercially proven technologies from worldwide industry leaders to produce bio-methanol.
Category: Fuels
