Objective A strong complementary team with more than 70 years' experience has come together to upgrade, scale-up and market launch an urgently needed affordable integrated solution for emission reduction for biomass combustion plants (CYCLOMB), which will generate 26.54M€ of cumulative profit and 97 new direct jobs by 2023. All EU countries will have to abide by new regulations (already implemented in Germany, Denmark and UK, other EU member states have to follow until 2030) which fix particulate matter (PM) emission limits under 20 mg/m3. Today no cost effective solutions exist that comply with the legislation. The CYCLOMB system achieves a 96-99% PM emission reduction, combining flue gas recycling and cyclone variable geometry. Recirculation of flue gases provides the biomass boiler with a high combustion efficiency (up to 95%) and reduces boiler emissions from 150 mg/m3 of typical automatic boilers to 80 mg/m3. By using a variable-geometry design of the attached PM abatement device a ≥96-99% particulate matter reduction is achieved. Final emission levels are always lower than 20 mg/m3 while investing only an additional 26% in PM abatement technology with respect to boiler price. It thus provides a comparative performance to the most advanced electrostatic precipitators and bag filters but at a 66% lower cost. The total annual operation and maintenance cost of biomass power plants is typically 5%-6.5% of the capital cost of small and medium capacity power plants. The implementation of CYCLOMB can reduce these maintenance costs at least 80% The PM abatement cyclone-technology solution will be optimized for the CYCLOMB integrated solution medium-scale range (200kW-5MW) ideal for medium scale district heating plants and applications in the primary sector (farms, greenhouses) and the tertiary sector (office buildings, schools, hospitals and hotels). Fields of science engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringwaste managementwaste treatment processesrecyclingengineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringcontrol systemsengineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringenergy and fuelsrenewable energyengineering and technologymechanical engineeringthermodynamic engineeringagricultural sciencesagricultural biotechnologybiomass Programme(s) H2020-EC - Horizon 2020 Framework Programme Main Programme H2020-EU.3. - PRIORITY 'Societal challenges H2020-EU.2. - PRIORITY 'Industrial leadership' Topic(s) FTIPilot-01-2016 - Fast Track to Innovation Pilot Call for proposal H2020-FTIPilot-2016 See other projects for this call Sub call H2020-FTIPilot-2016-1 Funding Scheme IA - Innovation action Coordinator KSM STOKER AS Net EU contribution € 652 019,94 Address NAESSUNDVEJ 440 7960 KARBY Denmark See on map SME The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed. Yes Region Danmark Nordjylland Nordjylland Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 931 457,05 Participants (3) Sort alphabetically Sort by Net EU contribution Expand all Collapse all SOLARBOX SOLAR SOLUTIONS SL Participation ended Spain Net EU contribution € 22 045,07 Address CALLE ESQUILADORES 3 POLIGONO EL CAMPILLO 26580 ARNEDO LA RIOJA See on map SME The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed. Yes Region Noreste La Rioja La Rioja Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 31 492,96 UNIVERSIDAD DE VIGO Spain Net EU contribution € 310 948,75 Address LG CAMPUS LAGOAS MARCOSENDE 36310 Vigo Pontevedra See on map Region Noroeste Galicia Pontevedra Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 310 948,75 T.A.M.A. AERNOVA SPA Italy Net EU contribution € 256 812,50 Address VIA DELL'INDUSTRIA 11 38012 PREDAIA See on map Region Nord-Est Provincia Autonoma di Trento Trento Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 366 875,00