Alder Renewables, BASF, National Laboratory of the Rockies, and North Atlantic Refining co-authored a new Hydrocarbon Processing article on coprocessing Alder Renewable Crude in fluid catalytic crackers. The work highlights a practical pathway to produce renewable fuels with existing refinery assets, improved handling, better storage stability, strong yields, and biogenic carbon integration for today’s energy infrastructure at commercial scale globally.
Alder Renewables is pleased to share a new article in Hydrocarbon Processing, co-authored with BASF, National Laboratory of the Rockies, and North Atlantic Refining, focused on coprocessing Alder Renewable Crude in fluid catalytic cracking units.
Fluid catalytic crackers, or FCC units, are among the most widely deployed conversion technologies in global refining. Because these assets are already installed across the refining sector, they represent a practical pathway for integrating renewable carbon into existing fuel production systems without requiring entirely new infrastructure.
The article highlights how Alder Renewable Crude can support this approach by offering improved handling, better storage stability, and strong product yields. These attributes are important for refiners seeking to incorporate advanced biocrudes into existing operations while producing hydrocarbon products compatible with today’s vehicles, supply chains, and energy infrastructure.
For Alder Renewables, this work reflects a central part of the company’s mission: advancing renewable fuels through solutions that are not only technically innovative, but also commercially scalable. By enabling renewable carbon to move through existing refining assets, Alder’s approach can help bridge the gap between emerging low-carbon feedstocks and the fuels markets already serving aviation, transportation, and industrial demand.
The collaboration also underscores the importance of partnerships across technology development, refining, and applied research. Scaling renewable fuels requires more than breakthrough chemistry. It requires integration with the infrastructure, standards, and market systems that already support global energy supply.
We would like to thank our coauthors and collaborators Lucas Dorazio, Guillaume Vincent, Reinhard Seiser, and Mark Bassard for advancing this important work.
Building momentum with technology validation, strategic partnerships, and new projects
Alder Renewables, BASF, National Laboratory of the Rockies, and North Atlantic Refining co-authored a new Hydrocarbon Processing article on coprocessing Alder Renewable Crude in fluid catalytic crackers. The work highlights a practical pathway to produce renewable fuels with existing refinery assets, improved handling, better storage stability, strong yields, and biogenic carbon integration for today’s energy infrastructure at commercial scale globally.
Project Avance demonstrates a scalable, cost‑effective path to advanced biofuels by converting forestry residues into refinery‑ready ARC. The pilot campaign met performance targets, showing scientific and operational progress. By leveraging existing pyrolysis and refinery infrastructure, the approach reduces costs, enhances energy security, and proves abundant biomass can deliver viable low‑carbon fuels.
Together with Boeing and Bioénergie AE Côte-Nord, we are launching Project Avance to produce SAF from sawmill residues in Port-Cartier, Québec. Boeing is investing CAD $10 million in the project as part of its Industrial and Technological Benefits commitment to Canada. The project will use Alder’s technology to produce Alder Renewable Crude (ARC) for hydrotreating into SAF and other hydrocarbon fuels.
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