Shell will have a 40% interest in the plant producing low-carbon fuels and renewable chemicals products from non-recyclable waste in Varennes, Quebec, Canada.
The Varennes Carbon Recycling plant will worth CAD875 million (USD689.3 million). Upon completion, it will treat more than 200,000 tonnes of non-recyclable waste and wood waste per year with an annual production of close to 125 million liters of low carbon fuels.
The project was being announced in December 2020 with commissioning scheduled in 2023. A Canadian clean technology firm Energkem developed the proprietary technology for the plant.
Other than Shell, Enerkem, Suncor, Proman, and Hydro-Québec, along with the Québec and Canadian governments will provide critical investment for the plant. The facility will be Quebec’s first of its kind.
Other than diverting waste from landfill sites, the plant will expand the overall supply of alternative fuels and increase low-carbon fuel output in Quebec and accelerate greenhouse gas reduction in the transportation sector.
