NextFuel: Delivering scalable biomass solutions

As the world accelerates its transition away from coal, scalable, cost-competitive biomass solutions have become critical to meeting decarbonisation targets. NextFuel, a Swedish cleantech innovator, is emerging as a key player by commercialising a torrefaction technology capable of converting a wide range of biomass feedstocks into a solid biofuel with an energy content comparable to coal.
With the recent commissioning of the first commercial facility in Finland, NextFuel is moving decisively from pilot projects into global deployment.
Bioenergy Insight spoke with Audun Sommerli Time, chief marketing officer at NextFuel, about the company’s milestones, evolving technology, business model, and growth plans.
Proving the technology at commercial scale
When Audun first introduced Bioenergy Insight to NextFuel in 2023, the company had already demonstrated its technology at a 1 tonne-per-hour pilot scale in Austria. Now, the organisation has crossed a major...
