Tag: Slovakia

Slovakia opens biomethane site that will feed 4Mm3 into national gas grid

Slovakia opens biomethane site that will feed 4Mm3 into national gas grid

April 20, 2026 |

In Slovakia, a biomethane station was opened in Ožďany which represents another concrete step in the development of renewable gases in Slovakia. SPP – distribution connected it to the gas distribution network, increasing the total volume of biomethane into the network by almost 4 million meters 3 per year.  The biomethane station was created by […]

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EnviTec Biogas launches second biomethane project in Slovakia

EnviTec Biogas launches second biomethane project in Slovakia

April 15, 2026 |

In Slovakia, EnviTec Biogas is celebrating the initial feed-in from a 417 Nm³/h EnviThan gas upgrading plant, marking its second successfully finalized biomethane project in Slovakia. “Our customer, CITA VIA s.r.o., is upgrading 750 Nm³/h of biogas to biomethane with the plant in the municipality of Ožďany. In the future, the company intends to increase […]

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EnviTec Biogas’s Slovak rep says methane production of plant is 70% food waste

EnviTec Biogas’s Slovak rep says methane production of plant is 70% food waste

June 5, 2025 |

In Slovakia, the team at the Czech Service subsidiary of EnviTec Biogas AG announced the completion of the first gas upgrading plant in Slovakia. “Our EnviThan plant in Bierovce, Slovakia, has just successfully injected biomethane into the local gas grid,” reports Stefan Laumann, Head of Gas Upgrading at EnviTec Biogas.  The EnviThan gas upgrading plant, […]

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MOL Group produces HVO and SAF at Bratislava refinery

MOL Group produces HVO and SAF at Bratislava refinery

February 18, 2025 |

In Slovakia, MOL Group has produced a diesel fuel containing Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO), and Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) at the refinery of Slovnaft in Bratislava. The quality of the products has been verified by radioisotope analysis by the independent specialist laboratory of Isotoptech Zrt. The successful production test confirms that MOL Group is technologically […]

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Construction of Evonik’s biosurfactants plant is completed

Construction of Evonik’s biosurfactants plant is completed

April 1, 2024 |

In Slovakia, McDermott has completed construction of an industrial-scale biosurfactant plant it built for specialty chemicals producer Evonik. Construction was completed less than two years from contract award. Evonik had already begun initial production of rhamnolipids, a bacterial surfactant “with the potential to fundamentally transform cleaning products” and significantly reduce their environmental impact, earlier this […]

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Evonik achieves industrial scale production of biosurfactants ahead of schedule

Evonik achieves industrial scale production of biosurfactants ahead of schedule

January 31, 2024 |

In Slovakia, Evonik has manufactured the first product from its industrial-scale facility for sustainable biosurfactants that has been completed ahead of schedule at its site in Slovakia. The new plant is the first worldwide to produce sustainable rhamnolipid biosurfactants. Evonik’s rhamnolipids are exceptionally high quality and provide the company with a unique market position due […]

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Evonik starts up rhamnolipid plant in support of Unilever pact

Evonik starts up rhamnolipid plant in support of Unilever pact

January 22, 2024 |

In Slovakia, Evonik has manufactured the first volumes at its Slovenská Ľupča biobased rhamnolipids plant. The triple-digit million-euro facility will meet high demand for biobased and biodegradable surfactants for cleaning and personal care applications. It will also support an agreement with Unilever, which aims to phase out the use of ingredients based on fossil fuels […]

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