Renewable fuels

Add full feedstock flexibility to your biorefinery with our proven solutions.

Our tried-and-tested technologies for producing renewable fuels with low carbon intensity from a wide selection of feedstocks are based on decades of experience and science.

More than 1/3 of the world’s renewable diesel and SAF operating capacity is based on Topsoe technology.

HydroFlex® technology was developed in 2004, commercially deployed in 2010, and is continuously updated to ensure that it is state-of-the-art.

Full feedstock and end-product flexibility.

Adding H2bridge™ technology to HydroFlex brings additional GHG emissions reductions - up to 95% in total.

Increase flexibility to increase production

As the demand for renewable fuels like renewable diesel (including HVO-100), Sustainable Marine Fuel (SMF) and Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) grows, refineries will increasingly need the ability to process more demanding renewable feedstocks.

We are the main licensor and vendor of technologies and catalysts for producing low carbon intensity fuels. Our solutions offer full feedstock flexibility, with running references for co-processing advanced feedstocks such as cashew nutshell liquid (CNSL) and crude tall oil (CTO), in addition to well-established, but increasingly in-demand, renewable feedstocks.

HydroFlex® – prepare your plant for the net-zero future

We developed HydroFlex, a groundbreaking hydrotreating technology, in 2004. Today, HydroFlex is a tried and tested technology, with operating experience since 2010 and more than 20 HydroFlex units installed all over the world, operating alongside conventional units.

HydroFlex technology lets you turn nearly any renewable feedstock into on-spec renewable fuel. Furthermore, by integrating our HydroFlex and H2bridge™ technologies you can produce renewable fuels achieving cradle to gate greenhouse gas (GHG) reductions of up to 95%, compared to fuel production based on fossil fuel with no CO₂ abatement.¹

The setup and requirements for hydroprocessing renewable feedstocks differ from the processes used for refining conventional feedstocks. On top of this, the range of renewable feedstocks is wide, and they can pose different challenges. This makes unit design crucial, as well as selecting and loading the right catalysts and internals for the job. In short: feedstock flexibility is key to success. 

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Feedstock flexibility – from waste to fuels with commercial technology

As a leading global provider of advanced technology and solutions for the energy transition, we have extensive experience with various feedstocks such as biocrudes from biomass and waste, sewage sludge and algae. Our commercial operating experience includes Topsoe-designed plants processing waste oils like CNSL and CTO – with the latter in operation for over a decade.

HydroFlex technology gives you complete feedstock flexibility and allows you to design the unit to achieve optimal performance. This helps future-proof your business against challenges related to varying feedstock issues, such as supply and price fluctuations. It also helps you keep up with the latest developments and innovation on the feedstock side.

Topsoe pathway overview

Lower your carbon footprint with H2bridge™

Processing renewable feedstocks requires extra hydrogen compared to non-renewable feedstocks. This increased hydrogen consumption can cause significant GHG emissions.

Our H2bridge technology lets you generate hydrogen directly in the process and produce renewable fuels with very low carbon intensity in a self-sustaining solution. This is achieved by replacing external conventional feedstocks for hydrogen production with renewable liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) or naphtha generated in HydroFlex.

H2bridge and HydroFlex were designed to combine, giving you the benefit of a seamless feed-in to product-out process. This significantly lowers both GHG emissions and production costs. Depending on the plant’s requirements, it is possible to become self-sufficient and eliminate the consumption of natural gas.

No one knows hydrogen production like we do. Together, we can find the hydrogen solution that is right for your refinery.

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A simple first step?

Choose co-processing for your renewable fuels production

By replacing even low amounts of conventional feedstock with renewable feedstock in your diesel or kerosene hydrotreater, your refinery can produce renewable fuel – and take the first step towards becoming a biorefinery.

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Dive deeper into renewable fuels

Naphtha from renewable feedstocks

Make the most of the renewable naphtha you have from your fuel production process. Bionaphtha can be used as a fuel and feedstock source or used to make plastic.

Highlights

Customer case

HydroFlex in action

Montana Renewables is leading North America’s sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) industry, using our HydroFlex® technology to produce 30 million gallons per year—with plans to scale up to 300 MGY.

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Podcast

The Fuel for Thought Podcast

The world’s first podcast about renewable fuels. Together with a series of key industry players, experts, we look into some of the most pressing topics about renewable fuels, covering the whole value chain of renewable fuel production, including feedstock supply, conversion technology, legislation, sustainable aviation fuel and much more.

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Brochure

From ambition to action?

One compiled overview of our solutions for renewable fuels production. Explore details on our hydrotreating unit HydroFlex®, which as an option can be complemented by the hydrogen unit H2bridge™. Together these technologies allow you to future-proof your refinery and produce renewable fuels with almost zero emissions – from a wide variety of feedstock.

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¹ Disclaimer: the result may vary depending on the configuration, feedstock, process, etc.

Our tried-and-tested technologies for producing renewable fuels with low carbon intensity from a wide selection of feedstocks are based on decades of experience and science.

More than 1/3 of the world’s renewable diesel and SAF operating capacity is based on Topsoe technology.

HydroFlex® technology was developed in 2004, commercially deployed in 2010, and is continuously updated to ensure that it is state-of-the-art.

Full feedstock and end-product flexibility.

Adding H2bridge™ technology to HydroFlex brings additional GHG emissions reductions - up to 95% in total.

Increase flexibility to increase production

HydroFlex® – prepare your plant for the net-zero future

Feedstock flexibility – from waste to fuels with commercial technology

Topsoe pathway overview

Lower your carbon footprint with H2bridge™

A simple first step?

Choose co-processing for your renewable fuels production

Dive deeper into renewable fuels

Naphtha from renewable feedstocks

Highlights

HydroFlex in action

The Fuel for Thought Podcast

From ambition to action?

Related solutions

Sustainable aviation fuel (SAF)

Circular plastic

Conventional fuels

e-Fuels

Hydrogen

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