The Strategic Product: Ethanol
Island Two is where the long-term energy value is created. It is not a heat engine. It is a fermentation platform, turning syngas into food-free, second-generation ethanol. Ethanol is the perfect energy vector: it stores indefinitely, travels easily, combusts cleanly, and holds its value.
Unlike electricity, which must be used instantly or stored in expensive batteries, ethanol can sit in tanks – at a TITAN site or anywhere else in Poland – waiting to be used when needed. It offers energy security without volatility. In a world of grid instability and fossil fuel exposure, that is no small thing.
Containerised CHP Engines: Mobile Power, Mobile Heat
What makes the TITAN model even more flexible is the use of containerised stationary engines. These aren’t large, immobile turbines. They are modular CHP units that run on ethanol, designed to be relocated by road or rail.
This means TITAN can not only store and ship its ethanol – it can also ship the generator. Wherever there is demand for clean heat or power, TITAN can respond. This is a unique model in the Polish context: dispatchable fuel and dispatchable generation. It’s no longer necessary to build a plant where the heat is needed. You move the energy to the point of use – or move the engine to the storage site.
More Than Heat: A Platform with Value Stacks
TITAN and ASMARA generate value through multiple pathways. Heat is one. Electricity is another. Ethanol is a third. Biochar – a carbon-negative soil amendment – is a fourth. Each stream contributes to overall project viability, meaning no single market needs to carry the weight.
That’s why TITAN can afford to sell heat into a broken pricing model. It’s not because heat is cheap to make – it’s because the system around it is rich in other outputs. This de-risks the investment, stabilises the business case, and makes the entire platform more resilient to market shocks.
Conclusion: Don’t Just Heat the Future – Own It
Poland’s heating network is not obsolete. It’s misaligned. TITAN and ASMARA don’t replace DHN systems – they give them a reason to exist again.
By making heat a by-product of a broader energy platform, and by storing surplus energy as ethanol, TITAN solves two problems at once: how to affordably feed DHNs, and how to flexibly store and dispatch clean power. And by containerising both the fuel and the generator, it becomes an infrastructure tool – not a fixed asset.
This is the heat we can afford – and the technology Poland cannot afford to miss.
Why This Matters Now
The timing is critical. Poland is under pressure to meet EU climate targets while modernising aging infrastructure. At the same time, municipalities are facing rising energy costs, declining heat quality, and pressure to decarbonise without bankrupting the system. TITAN meets these challenges head-on. It provides reliable, renewable heat without relying on unrealistic price models. It supports grid flexibility, offers exportable fuels, and strengthens energy sovereignty in a time of geopolitical instability. This is not just a project – it is a model for Poland’s next-generation energy economy.