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Panoramic view of VCR
Current stage: Under construction, commissioning of the first phase in 2025
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Varennes, Quebec, Canada

Varennes Carbon Recycling (VCR)

Current stage: Under construction, commissioning in 2026

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.

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Shell-New
Suncor
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Current stage: In development, pending Final Investment Decision (FID)
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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.

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Repsol
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Enerkem Alberta Biofuels is the world’s first commercial scale biorefinery producing advanced bio-methanol and circular methanol from non-recyclable waste.
Commercial-scale demonstration plant

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. 

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Edmonton
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Varennes, Canada

Varennes Carbon Recycling

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Tarragona, Spain

Ecoplanta

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Edmonton, Canada

Enerkem Alberta Biofuels

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Westbury, Quebec, Canada
Innovation is our key

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. 

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