Objectif The overall goal is to develop a new process for large-scale production of charcoal for use as sustainable fuel in coal-fired power plants. To comply with power sector quality standards and price levels charcoal production costs will need to be reduced drastically. This will be achieved by developing an innovative process design, with optimised extent of carbonisation, higher conversion yields (30% increase), and significant economies of scale (scale-up factor 10). Specific aim is to reduce production costs by 30%, from 200 to 140 EUR per tonne. Main project activities include: 1) determining charcoal specifications; 2) lab and pilot scale carbonisation experiments, including process modelling & conceptual design; 3) research on feedstock drying & charcoal densification; 4) full-scale co-firing experiments; and 5) engineering of a large-scale carbonisation retort and plant. The 4 SME project partners jointly represent the complete charcoal production and supply chain, whereas the 3 RTD Performers are experts in selected bioenergy fields. Power company Electrabel completes the partnership. If the targeted price level is achieved a large market emerges for the SME Partners.Kyoto targets (minus 6% greenhouse gas emissions in 2008-2012) and the EU renewable electricity directive (22% renewable by 2010) force energy companies to look for low-carbon technologies and fuels. Co-firing biomass is an efficient and cost-effective method to comply with these objectives, but the use of raw biomass is technically complicated and not always viable. Using wood charcoal as co-firing fuel can overcome these hurdles. Interest of the energy sector in the concept is demonstrated by the participation of end user Electrabel who will perform a full-scale experiment (500 t of charcoal) in its CG-13 coal plant. Electrabel aims to co-fire 240,000 tonnes of biomass (charcoal) per annum by 2008. Other power producers have adopted similar targets. Champ scientifique engineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectrical engineeringelectric energyengineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringenergy and fuelsfossil energycoalengineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectrical engineeringpower engineeringelectric power generationcombined heat and poweragricultural sciencesagricultural biotechnologybiomassagricultural sciencesagriculture, forestry, and fisheriesforestry Programme(s) FP6-SME - Horizontal research activities involving SMEs: Specific activities covering wider field of research under the Focusing and Integrating Community Research programme 2002-2006. Thème(s) SME-1 - Co-operative Research (all areas of science and technology) Appel à propositions FP6-2003-SME-1 Voir d’autres projets de cet appel Régime de financement COOPERATIVE - Coordinateur BTG BIOMASS TECHNOLOGY GROUP BV Contribution de l’UE Aucune donnée Adresse Colosseum 11, 7521 PV 217 ENSCHEDE Pays-Bas Voir sur la carte Liens Site web Opens in new window Coût total Aucune donnée Participants (7) Trier par ordre alphabétique Trier par contribution de l’UE Tout développer Tout réduire AS ENER EA Estonie Contribution de l’UE Aucune donnée Adresse Turba 3 PÄRNU Voir sur la carte Liens Site web Opens in new window Coût total Aucune donnée GREENCOAL B.V. Pays-Bas Contribution de l’UE Aucune donnée Adresse Odensestraat 17 HENGELO Voir sur la carte Liens Site web Opens in new window Coût total Aucune donnée INSULCON B.V. Pays-Bas Contribution de l’UE Aucune donnée Adresse Zilverhoek 4 134 STEENBERGEN NB Voir sur la carte Liens Site web Opens in new window Coût total Aucune donnée PRZEDSIEBIORSTWO PRODUKCYJNO HANDLOWE CENTROPOL JERZY CICHON Pologne Contribution de l’UE Aucune donnée Adresse Hoza 65 KIELCE Voir sur la carte Liens Site web Opens in new window Coût total Aucune donnée UNIVERSITAET KASSEL Allemagne Contribution de l’UE Aucune donnée Adresse Moenchebergstrasse 19 KASSEL Voir sur la carte Liens Site web Opens in new window Coût total Aucune donnée SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES Suède Contribution de l’UE Aucune donnée Adresse Arrheniusplan 2C 7070 UPPSALA Voir sur la carte Liens Site web Opens in new window Coût total Aucune donnée ELECTRABEL NEDERLAND N.V. Pays-Bas Contribution de l’UE Aucune donnée Adresse Dokter Stolteweg 92, 8025 AZ 10087 ZWOLLE Voir sur la carte Liens Site web Opens in new window Coût total Aucune donnée