Blackwood, TTCL inaugurate torrefaction demonstration plant in Thailand

Blackwood Technology B.V. and TTCL Public Company Ltd announce the inauguration of a torrefaction demonstration plant in the Lampang province of Thailand.

Hironobu Iriya, president and CEO of TTCL, commented: “We are delighted to launch this biomass torrefaction plant today in the presence of the Japanese ambassador to Thailand, his excellency Mr. NASHIDA Kazuya, and of representatives of the local government, our industrial partners and customers.”

The demo plant is using Blackwood’s proprietary FlashTor torrefaction technology and turns low grade plant biomass into a high grade solid biofuel, commonly referred to as torrefied pellets, black pellets, or bio-coal.

The purpose of the demo plant is twofold:

1. to showcase the FlashTor torrefaction technology to prospective customers and project developers;
2. to produce test volumes for potential offtakers of…