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If you're producing renewable fuel, shouldn't you power the process with renewable electricity too?

That was the logic behind installing solar at our facility in San Pedro de Macorís.

The system is now fully operational and is expected to generate around 567,000 kWh of electricity each year, enough to cover approximately 100% of the site's current annual consumption.

For us, this isn't a standalone solar project.

It's part of building an energy system where the production process is as renewable as the fuel itself.

An added benefit is that the installation is expected to avoid around 340 tonnes of CO₂ emissions each year, while reducing our dependence on grid electricity.

A big thank you to the team at ENSO for delivering the installation, and to everyone who helped bring the San Pedro facility to this stage.

As more industrial facilities electrify, do you think on-site generation will become the norm rather than the exception?

The obvious feedstock for biomass is wood. We chose grass instead.

Not because wood doesn't work. Because we were trying to solve a different problem. We needed a feedstock that could be produced quickly, harvested several times a year, and grown on marginal land without competing with food production or productive forestry.

High-yield C4 grasses, ticked those boxes.

That decision shaped everything that followed, from how we think about land use to how we build our supply chain.

Choosing a feedstock isn't just a technical decision. It's a strategic one. The best answer isn't always the material the market knows best. It's the one that best fits the system you're trying to build.

If you were designing a renewable fuel system today, what would be your first criterion for choosing a feedstock?

First batch of pressed caña energética out of our Dominican Republic operation. 🇩🇴

A few hundred kg run through the press for our test batch, bringing moisture down to 50%.

Pressing gives you two products.
The fiber, what you see here, is built for combustion, usable in industrial boilers and process heat. The liquid that comes out of the press has its own value too: usable in biogas production and as an agricultural input.

If you're evaluating alternative biomass or biogas feedstocks, we'd like to talk, in the DR or in Europe.

Curious to hear from the industry: what other uses would you give this fiber?

The pellet market isn't facing a demand problem. It's starting to face a supply question.

Global pellet production reached 53.5 million tonnes in 2025, up 10% year-on-year, with Europe accounting for around 70% of consumption.

Much of that market is built on forestry residues and by-products, an efficient use of existing resources.

But if demand continues to grow, future supply won't come from simply producing more of the same. It will depend on expanding the pool of sustainable feedstocks.

That's one of the reasons we're working with fast-growing C4 grasses.

Not to replace wood.

To complement it.

Different feedstocks. Different supply chains. More options for industrial users.

As demand for renewable fuels grows, supply security may become just as important as price or performance.

What do you think will be the biggest constraint on the pellet market over the next decade: demand, feedstock availability, or something else?

First pellet samples out of our Senegal operation 🇸🇳

These are made from Bana grass, a fast-growing C4 hybrid (Napier x pearl millet) that can be cut 3-4 times a year and thrives on marginal land, no competition with food crops. That's the whole point for us: a fast-growing grass that doesn't compete with food crops, turned into a real energy feedstock.

The process: grass is pressed first to remove excess moisture, then converted into pellets. What you're looking at is the result, compacted, dense, low-moisture material, exactly the physical properties you want for handling, storage and combustion consistency.

Good sign this early in the process. Samples are off to the lab now. We'll share the results as soon as they're in, stay tuned.

Our team in the Dominican Republic sat down a few weeks ago for a hands-on PPE training, covering the why, not just the how. Real questions, real scenarios, real practice putting gear on right.
Because safety gear only works if people actually know how to use it. And that's on us to make sure they do.

Big thank you to everyone who showed up, asked questions, and took it seriously. Every session like this makes the whole team sharper, and safer.

🇩🇴 Team Jord, Dominican Republic

As part of our continued engagement in the Dominican Republic, our Managing Director in the Dominican Republic, Charles Hefner, recently attended a business lunch in Santo Domingo with Anna Craenen, who assumed her role in August of last year as Sweden’s Ambassador to Cuba.

The meeting provided a valuable opportunity to strengthen relationships and continue fostering ties between Swedish representatives in the Caribbean and the local business community.

We remain committed to supporting long-term growth in the Dominican Republic through strong institutional relationships, active market engagement, and partnerships.