LanzaTech‑licensed Hebei Shoulang plant earns ISCC EU RCF certification for ethanol
- Hebei Shoulang in Tangshan, China, received ISCC EU Recycled Carbon Fuel (RCF) producer certification following audits by SCS Global Services and Beijing Green Forest Certification.
- The facility uses LanzaTech‑licensed gas fermentation to convert steel‑mill waste gases into ethanol eligible for RCF accounting.
- ISCC EU certification verifies compliance with RED III sustainability criteria and GHG savings methodology, enabling certified volumes to be counted in EU member‑state targets where national rules allow.
- Meo Carbon Solutions supported the certification process and LanzaTech worked with Brookfield to address renewable power requirements for the pathway.
Certification achieved
Hebei Shoulang New Energy Technology Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Beijing Shougang LanzaTech Technology Co., Ltd., has been certified under the ISCC EU scheme as a Recycled Carbon Fuel (RCF) producer after audits by SCS Global Services and Beijing Green Forest Certification.
Technology and market access
The Tangshan facility uses LanzaTech’s licensed gas‑fermentation technology to convert steel‑mill waste gases into ethanol. ISCC EU certification verifies the sustainability criteria and GHG emission savings methodology under the EU Renewable Energy Directive (RED III), allowing certified ethanol volumes to be marketed as RCF for EU marine and road markets and for aviation in the EU and UK, subject to additional regulatory requirements in those markets.
Process support and implications
Meo Carbon Solutions supported greenhouse‑gas accounting and certification work, and LanzaTech collaborated with Brookfield to address renewable power requirements in the pathway. Company and ISCC statements note the certification creates a verified supply chain and a pathway for recycled carbon ethanol to count toward regulated fuel‑decarbonization obligations where national rules permit.
Source: LanzaTech