Anaergia and CREvolution forge renewable fuels partnership

Editors' note: This story has been updated from a previous version to reflect a revised Feb. 17 news release outlining the scope and nature of the contract and companies involved.

Anaergia Inc., through its subsidiary Anaergia S.r.l, has entered into a contract with Circular Renewable Evolution S.r.l. (CREvolution) to supply its proprietary anaerobic digestion technology for an advanced anaerobic digestion facility, valued at approximately C$13 million approximately $9.53 million U.S.), that will form part of a broader initiative dedicated to the recovery of degumming soil residues at a biorefinery site.

The project brings together CREvolution and Anaergia as strategic partners in developing an integrated, pioneering system for recovering and regenerating degumming soil while producing renewable natural gas (RNG). 

According to the companies, the initiative represents a breakthrough in the sustainable production of hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO diesel, biojet or sustainable aviation fuel, bionafta and bio liquefied petroleum gas). The new demonstration-scale facility will recover and regenerate degumming soil—a clay-based material used to purify vegetable oils during HVO production.

Spent degumming soil is treated externally before landfill disposal. By integrating anaerobic digestion with a thermal treatment process, Anaergia says its system will both recover the material for reuse and produce RNG as a clean-energy by-product. Anaergia’s scope includes the supply of an advanced anaerobic digestion system that incorporates its proprietary mixing and pumping technologies, designed to process materials with high dry-matter content and viscosity.

“Through this initiative, we are setting a new benchmark for sustainable HVO production,” says Fabrizio Lami, chief operating officer of Italy-based CREvolution. “Efficient waste reduction, cost optimization, and circularity will be essential competitive differentiators as the HVO market accelerates.”

The facility aims to serve as a blueprint for a new circular-economy model in the HVO industry. Once validated, the approach is expected to be scalable across biorefining operations and adaptable to more than 250 existing HVO plants worldwide, Anaergia says.

“This collaboration underscores Anaergia’s strength as a technology partner,” says Assaf Onn, CEO of Burlington, Ontario-based Anaergia. “This solution, which helps CREvolution to transform what was once considered waste into renewable energy and reusable material, is designed for replication globally and for building a framework that can be expanded across a rapidly growing HVO market.”