New building at Tiller, Trondheim, approved by SINTEF board!
35 MNOK to enable research-based piloting and scale-up for faster testing and validation of new green processes.
SINTEF Industry has for some time considered an expansion of the test facilities at Tiller to address a growing market for piloting new green processes. An urgent need in the EU Green Deal project PYROCO2 to establish the project's demonstrator plant for biotechnology-based CCU outside Herøya Industrial Park has been the trigger for the concretization of plans for a new piloting building of 1000 m2 at Tiller, which is now scheduled to be ready around the turn of 2025/2026.
Tiller Sustainable Process Lab offers unique opportunities with heavy expertise and infrastructure that has supported the industry's need for research-based piloting and scale-up for over 40 years. A new building will increase the area capacity and meet growth in the market. The vision of the Tiller Sustainable Process Lab covers the entire value chain for green technologies, from CO2 capture (CO2Lab) to the production of chemicals, materials and fuels (Prosesslaben).
The establishment of the PYROCO2 demonstrator at Tiller will clarify SINTEF's ambitions to become a leading player in the scale-up of CCUS using gas fermentation, as well as piloting biotechnological processes that can help meet national needs in several different markets, including feed ingredients for aquaculture and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).
The working group that made it possible from SINTEF Industry is Duncan Akporiaye, Eli Aamot, Håvard Sletta, Andrea Shmueli, Tor Erling Unander, Torbjørn Pettersen, Bernd Wittgens, Carlos Dinamarca, Alexander Wentzel and Francesca Di Bartolomeo.
PYROCO2 is planned to move into the new building as the first user in 2026.
