History of Synova

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1999
1999

MILENA invented

First MILENA conceptual design at ECN.
2000-2004
2000

OLGA invented

OLGA invented by ECN and realized on small scale downstream a 5 kW BFB gasifier.MILENA concept cold-flow tests.
2001

Commercialization starts

Dahlman starts the cooperation with ECN for the development of the OLGA technology.
2003

Large PDU built

The large industrial OLGA pilot is installed at ECNdownstream a 500 kW CFB gasifier.
2004

Long duration testing

Long duration tests at the industrial pilot prove OLGA’s success.MILENA is realized on a small pilot scale 30kW.
2005-2008
2005

OLGA enters the market

OLGA technology is selected to clean the product gas for a 4 MW commercial demonstration in France, upstream the first Caterpillar engine operating on gasification product gas.
2006

Formal OLGA commercialization starts

Dahlman and ECN decide to formalize their cooperation to bring the OLGA technology to the market.
2007

Commercialization accelerates

Dahlman Renewable Technology BV (DRT), a subsidiary of the Dahlman Industrial Group, is founded. DRT meets the later founders of Synova. ECN realizes MILENA on a large 800 kW pilot scale.
2008

MILENA commercialization begins

OLGA is selected to clean the product gas of a 4 MW chicken-manure/wood gasification installation in Portugal. DRT starts the cooperation with ECN for the optimization and further development of the MILENA gasification technology with the optimization of the 800kW industrial pilot.
2009-2012
2009

MILENA-OLGA integration

The existing large OLGA pilot at ECN is slightly modified to remove tars downstream the new MILENA 800kW pilot gasifier.
2010

Expanded feedstock testing

Successful duration tests with demolition wood as fuel at the 800 kW MILENA pilot.
2012

Commercialization avenues expand

Synova formalizes its cooperation by acquiring a minority share in Royal Dahlman. MILENA-OLGA technology is selected for a 5 MW soya stalk gasification project in India.
2011

Sparks, new and old

Dahlman honourably receives a “Royal” designation from the Former Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands at its 125-year birthday.The Synova company is founded.
2013-2014
2013

MILENA-OLGA merit recognition

The Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) in the UK selects DRT as one of three companies to design the most cost-effective, economically viable and efficient waste to energy plant possible. At the end of this two-year project, comprising a FEED and extensive gasification tests with British waste, MILENA-OLGA technology proved to be most efficient...
2014

Demonstration testing campaigns

runs, witnessed by 200+ persons in several campaigns.
2015-2018
2017

Laying solid foundations

MILENA OLGA Joint Innovation BV (MOJI) is founded, a joint venture of ECN and DRT. MOJI’s subsidiary MOJIA owns all IP and knowhow and is the technology licensor from that moment on. DRT is fully acquired by Synova and hence becomes and subsidiary of Synova.
2018

Expanding resources

ECN joins TNO and becomes “ECN-part-of-TNO”.
2019-2020
2019

Stepping into the ring

Synova commences execution of the M6 SUT Project in Thailand to demonstrate the modular MILENA-OLGA system ideal for remote locations where stick-built construction is not feasible. Project placed on hold due to funding freeze.
2020

Pivot to new horizons

Arrival of new leadership at Synova pivots the company to focus almost exclusively on plastic circularity via waste to chemicals solutions.