In a significant move towards sustainable energy, **Holborn Europa Raffinerie GMBH**, a renowned oil refinery in Hamburg, Germany, has entered into a technology supply agreement with **Topsoe AS**. This partnership will enable the production of renewable fuels at Holborn’s existing 5-million tonne/year refinery.
**Topsoe** will be delivering its proprietary **HydroFlex technology**, which is specifically designed to convert waste and residue feedstocks into sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and renewable diesel. This innovative technology is crucial for processing various organic fats, oils, and greases into drop-in renewable jet fuel and diesel, meeting all global specifications for these fuels.
The new renewable fuels production complex, slated to begin operations in early 2027, is part of Holborn’s broader strategy to reduce emissions and increase the supply of sustainable fuels such as renewable diesel and SAF. This commitment aligns with both the company’s efforts to support the energy transition and the European Union’s Renewable Energy Directive (RED III).
The planned hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) complex will produce approximately 220,000 tonnes per year of high-quality HVO, also known as green diesel, and SAF using biomass-based waste and residue feedstocks sourced from the agribusiness industry.
**Lars Bergmann**, Managing Director of Holborn’s Hamburg refinery, emphasized the importance of this technology in meeting the specific feedstock requirements of the proposed complex. “The selection of HydroFlex was vital for accommodating the complex’s specific feedstock needs,” he said, highlighting the company’s focus on renewable and circular solutions.
This latest contract follows Holborn’s June 2024 award to Maire SPA’s Rome-based subsidiaries, KT-Kinetics Technology SPA and NextChem SPA, to jointly provide engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) services on the complex.