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Another step forward for sustainable aviation fuels.
The Genopole company Global Bioenergies uses fermentation technology to convert plant biomass into compounds of interest for the energy, cosmetics and materials fields. It seeks to create sustainable aviation fuels (SAVs) through its process for creating isobutylene from plant-derived sources. Global Bioenergies is the 10th company worldwide to have acquired American Society for Testing And Materials (ASTM) certification, a sine qua non for participating in the SAV market. The company’s innovations will contribute to the Europe-funded goal of 6% SAV deployment by 2030.
To accelerate its activities and finance its R&D for biofuels, Global Bioenergies raised €7.5 million in early 2023. In partnership with Shell, Global Bioenergies also intends to develop new low-carbon road fuels from its biosourced isobutylene obtained from the fermentation of plant biomass sugars.
Testifying to its success, the company was a laureate of the “First Factory” call for proposals within France 2030’s “Industrial and Deeptech Start-ups” plan. The French State provided €16.4 million for the construction of the world’s first biosourced isobutylene production facility for a yearly production capacity of 10,000 metric tons of isobutylene and its derivatives. The facility, to be built in France, will contribute to the valorization of abundant local resources, to French reindustrialization and to the creation of a totally new industrial sector.
