Enerkem's Edmonton biofuel facility obtains ISCC certification
Enerkem Inc., a waste-to-biofuels and chemicals producer, obtained certification from the International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC) system for the biomethanol production of its Enerkem Alberta Biofuels full-scale facility in Edmonton, Canada. The biorefinery becomes the first ISCC certified plant in the world to convert municipal solid waste into biomethanol.
Biofuels used in Europe, such as biomethanol and ethanol, must prove, through third-party certification under an approved certification scheme such as ISCC EU, that they comply with stringent criteria in terms of greenhouse gas savings, sustainability and traceability of the entire supply chain and are compliant with the European Renewable Energy Directive (RED). Under the RED Directive, all EU countries must ensure that at least 10% of their transport fuels come from renewable sources by 2020. The RED Directive also gives waste-based biofuels such as Enerkem's methanol and ethanol the advantage to count double towards this 10% requirement.
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