South Dakota-based KL Process Design Group has signed an agreement with O2 Diesel Europe to market their cellulosic process globally.

According to the companies, the agreement secures O2Diesel’s rights to expand KL’s cellulosic to ethanol fuel production technology in Europe, India, Russia and other rapidly developing global markets.

KL announced the start up of the first commercial small scale wood waste ethanol plant in August 2007. The plant, located in Wyoming, was engineered and constructed by KL Process Design Group, which also operates it and recently began supplying cellulosic ethanol for the E85 used by some cars in the American LeMans Series.

According to Alan Rae, CEO of O2Diesel Corporation, “We believe KL has developed a commercially ready and environmentally friendly process and has a business model that can be easily replicated, which will provide the opportunity for rapid, wide-scale distribution of affordable fuel grade ethanol on a carbon positive basis. Additionally, the KL process provides the potential for multiple natural waste feedstocks, which supports global efforts to move renewable fuel production away from traditional agricultural feedstocks. Access to competitively priced ethanol from second generation production will further enhance the environmental benefits of O2Diesel as we expand our European and other markets.”