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INCREASING MICROALGAE BIOMASS FEEDSTOCK BY VALORIZING WINE GASEOUS AND LIQUID RESIDUES

Descrizione del progetto

Vinificazione per un pianeta più sano

Il settore vinicolo può contribuire agli sforzi tesi a mitigare i cambiamenti climatici e limitare le emissioni di gas serra. Il progetto REDWine, finanziato dall’UE, propone un modello aziendale circolare innovativo che permette ai produttori di vino di trattare gli effluenti liquidi e gassosi prodotti dalle loro aziende in maniera efficiente e redditizia. Il concetto del progetto è il risultato di una potente sinergia tra bioindustrie ed è incentrato sull’utilizzo di CO2 biogenica, derivante dal processo di fermentazione del vino, per la produzione e la valorizzazione della biomassa delle microalghe. REDWine costruirà una bioraffineria semplice in un’azienda vinicola che genererà ingredienti sostenibili e dal prezzo competitivo destinati a formulazioni alimentari, cosmetici, agricoltura e produzioni vinicola. Il progetto è guidato dall’associazione AVIPE, in collaborazione con 11 enti correlati.

Obiettivo

Motivated by an urgent need to mitigate climate change and, particularly, to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from food value chains, REDWine focuses on the utilization of biogenic carbon dioxide (CO2) from the wine fermentation process for microalgae biomass production and valorisation. A powerful synergy across bio-based industries results in REDWine’s innovative circular business model, which allows wine manufacturers to efficiently treat their liquid and gaseous effluents while profitably diversifying their revenues through the valorisation of Chlorella biomass into multiple high-value ingredients. The REDWine concept will be realized through the establishment of an integrated ‘Living Lab’ demonstrating the technical and economic viability of a system for collection and storage of the off-gas and liquid effluents of a 20,000L wine fermenter and its adaptation to microalgae cultivation and energy efficient harvesting technologies, in order to use 90% of the CO2 collected, to produce biomass. REDWine will demonstrate a circular concept through the development of a simple biorefinery to be deployed in the winery which will yield sustainable and cost competitive ingredients for food formulations (protein and fatty acids), cosmetics (peptides, carotenoid rich oils and active polysaccharides), agriculture (carbohydrates as vine biostimulants) and wine production (proteins for wine clarification). The proposed REDWine solution is expected to reduce the GHG emissions of the entire wine production value chain by at least 31% while potentially generating over €15M in revenues and creating 45 new jobs for a 7ML size winery on a 3-year time horizon. REDWine is led by primary producers, the AVIPE wine producers’ association, in partnership with 11 other very committed entities, including 7 SMEs, 1 LE, 2 RTOs and 1 UNI. The proposed consortium assures the all the needed multidisciplinary knowledge and a level of redundancy required for effective implementation of the project.

Meccanismo di finanziamento

IA - Innovation action

Coordinatore

AVIPE-ASSOCIACAO DE VITICULTORES DO CONCELHO DE PALMELA
Contribution nette de l'UE
€ 748 905,63
Indirizzo
RUA D JOAO DE CASTRO 12
2950-206 Palmela
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Regione
Continente Área Metropolitana de Lisboa Área Metropolitana de Lisboa
Tipo di attività
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Costo totale
€ 795 500,61

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