Enerkem has signed an agreement with Qingdao City Construction Investment to develop a project partnership for building a municipal solid waste-to-biofuels facility in Qingdao.
Enerkem is a waste-to-biofuels and chemicals producer and the agreement was signed by Luzheng Xing, director general, Qingdao City Construction Investment and Vincent Chornet, president and CEO of Enerkem.
The partnership was announced in presence of the governor of Shandong, Guo Shuqing, and the premier of Quebec, Philippe Couillard.
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In addition, Enerkem confirmed two project partnerships, during the Quebec government’s trade mission in China yesterday.
Combining forces with esteemed partner in Qingdao to address local waste challenges and transform garbage into clean transportation fuels is an achievement, said, Chornet.
The modular waste-to-biofuels facilities can be replicated in any community as a competitive and sustainable alternative to incineration or landfilling. Export of this game-changing technology to China will be an asset, he added.
According to this partnership, Enerkem will use its technology to convert local urban waste from China into biofuels and chemicals.
Discussions on the final business design and sites are going on, which will be announced later.
Sabeena Wahid