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Blackwood Technology

Duiven, Netherlands

BiomassPrivate
Founded 2008

About

Founded in 2008, Blackwood Technology is a private headquartered in Duiven, Netherlands specializing in Biomass.

Blackwood Technology is a renewable energy technology company focused on biomass torrefaction and carbonization. The company developed the proprietary FlashTor technology, which transforms biomass into high-grade solid biofuels suitable as drop-in replacements for thermal and metallurgical coal. The technology heats biomass to 250-320°C in low-oxygen conditions, improving fuel characteristics including calorific value, grindability, and biological stability. Blackwood's torrefaction process typically results in 20-30% mass loss but 10-15% energy loss, with the energy released from volatiles used to power the process auto-thermally at higher moisture content. The company operates through a licensing and partnership model, having signed agreements with South African utility Eskom for Southern Africa deployment and partnering with Thai EPC company TTCL, which became majority shareholder in September 2020. Commercial-scale demonstration occurred at Duiven, Netherlands, with successful co-firing tests conducted at major European power stations (Amer 8 & 9, Hanasaari, Salmisaari) and testing in South Africa and Japan. Two operational plants exist in Thailand, producing black pellets for power stations and SuperBlack biocarbon pellets for steel plants and metallurgical processes.

biomasstorrefactioncarbonizationcoal replacementbiofueltechnology licensingdecarbonization

Headquarters

Duiven, Netherlands

Founded

2008

Company Type

Private

Business Models

B2B

Value Chain

R&DManufacturingDevelopmentEngineeringConsulting

Products

FlashTor Torrefaction Technology

Black Pellets

SuperBlack Biocarbon Pellets

Projects

Topell Energy Demo Plant

NTBC Commercial Black Pellet Plant

Demo Plant Thailand

Amer 8 & 9 Co-firing Test

Certifications & Awards

Certifications

Cleantech Group Recognition

World Economic Forum Recognition

Bloomberg New Energy Finance Recognition

World Wildlife Fund Recognition

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