Projects & Facilities
These projects all showcase our know-how
Varennes, Quebec, Canada
Varennes Carbon Recycling (VCR)
Current stage: Under construction, commissioning in 2025
Varennes Carbon Recycling (VCR) employs Enerkem's innovative process, coupled with one of the world's largest PEM electrolyzers, to produce biofuels and circular chemicals from non-recyclable waste and residual biomass.
El Morell, Tarragona, Spain
Ecoplanta
Current stage: In development
This project will be the first of its kind in Spain dedicated to the commercial production of bio and circular methanol from non recyclable waste and residual biomass. The plant will process around 360,000 tonnes of waste and produce 285 million liters of methanol.
Gulf Coast of the United States and Northwest Europe
Waste-to-DME projects
Current stage: In feasibility study phase
Enerkem and Dimeta are conducting feasibility studies for the development of two large scale projects to convert waste into renewable and recycled carbon dimethyl ether (DME).
Enerkem Alberta Biofuels
Current stage: In decomissionning
Enerkem Alberta Biofuels was the world’s first commercial-scale demonstration plant producing advanced bio and circular methanol from non-recyclable waste.
The plant was ISCC and ISCC+ certified.
Research and development facility
Enerkem's commitment to innovation through Research and Development (R&D) is a cornerstone of our competitive advantage. With our dedicated innovation center in Westbury, Quebec, Canada, our extensive R&D network sets us apart in the waste-to-biofuel industry.
Our team, consisting of dedicated employees and collaborative partnerships with universities and research institutions, has contributed to 22 patent families, over 120 international patents, and numerous groundbreaking discoveries since our founding in 2000.
Our forward-thinking researchers are continuously exploring waste management processes, as well as the future of biofuels and circular chemicals.