Project Development
Terranova Bioenergy is developing a world-class portfolio of biofuel and renewable energy assets. Our approach is to build integrated plantation and plant operations that offer the ideal combination of lowest price and highest quality. We do this by focusing on feedstocks that produce the best production yields per hectare and by developing processing plants using leading edge technologies and processes.
Because of these advantages we focus on countries that offer optimal conditions for the growth of these feedstocks. Most of these countries lie in the tropical belt.
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Ethanol
Sugar cane is by far the most effective feedstock for producing ethanol. Not only is sugar cane cost effective, but the crop also replenishes the land in which it is grown and can be developed using environmentally sound practices. Recent research demonstrates that sugar cane has a much better net energy balance compared to other feedstocks such as corn.
Biodiesel
Although there are many feedstocks that can be used to produce biodiesel ranging from soy to restaurant grease, the African Palm provides the highest yielding feedstock.
Jatropha is also a plant with strong potential. Even though the yields are lower than palm, there are some advantages such as lower water requirements and the opportunity to grow the plant on marginal land.
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