La “rivoluzione del green” parte da Crescentino, nel Vercellese, dove è stata inaugurata la bioraffineria «Beta Renewables» del gruppo alessandrino Mossi Ghisolfi

The world’s largest bioethanol plant using agricultural residue opened in northern Italy on Wednesday, announced by Beta Renewables, a joint venture by Italian chemical company Mossi Ghisolfi Group and Danish biochemical company Novozymes, the world’s largest producer of industrial enzymes.

Beta Renewables and Novozymes, the producer of industrial enzymes, on Wednesday marked the official opening in Northern Italy of the world’s largest advanced biofuels plant, outside the city of Crescentino.  It is the first plant in the world to be designed and built to produce bioethanol from agricultural residues and energy crops at commercial scale using enzymatic conversion, the companies said.

The world's largest 'advanced' biofuel facility opened today in northern Italy, with bioethanol to be produced from agricultural residues and energy crops at commercial scale using enzymatic conversion.

Beta Renewables, a cellulosic biofuels business and part of the Mossi Ghisolfi Group, and Novozymes, a producer of industrial enzymes, marked the official opening in Northern Italy of the world’s largest advanced biofuels facility this October.

Beta Renewables, a global leader in cellulosic biofuels and part of the Mossi Ghisolfi Group, and Novozymes, the world’s largest producer of industrial enzymes, today marked the official opening in Northern Italy of the world’s largest advanced biofuels facility