Project description
Sustainable biofuels for aviation and shipping
The goal of the EU-funded FLEXI-GREEN FUELS project is to advance the production of next-generation biofuels for aviation and shipping, by developing improved technologies for converting lignocellulosic biomass residues and the organic fraction of municipal waste. The project plans to develop and optimise three methods of converting sugars into lipids. These lipids will be further converted towards aviation fuels (C8-C17) and/or bunker type shipping fuels (>C18). Techno-economic and life-cycle assessment analyses are conducted to benchmark the new biofuels against conventional aviation and shipping fuels to quantify their capabilities.
Fields of science
- natural sciencesbiological sciencesmicrobiologyphycology
- natural sciencesbiological sciencesbiochemistrybiomoleculeslipids
- engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringenergy and fuels
- engineering and technologyindustrial biotechnologybiomaterialsbiofuels
- engineering and technologyindustrial biotechnologybioprocessing technologiesfermentation
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RIA - Research and Innovation actionCoordinator
27568 Bremerhaven
Germany
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Participants (12)
971 87 Lulea
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9220 Aalborg
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546 36 Thessaloniki
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76131 Karlsruhe
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18055 Rostock
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51147 Koln
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44227 Dortmund
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The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed.
8762 Flemming
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The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed.
655 92 Karlstad
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The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed.
21873 Tygelsjo
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The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed.
7860 Spottrup
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7330 Brande
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