Project description
Turning CO2 into clean energy
Bioenergy combustion systems release significant amounts of CO2, contributing to climate change. Capturing and repurposing this CO2 remains a major challenge. Traditional methods of CO2 capture often lack efficiency and sustainability, creating a need for innovative solutions. In this context, the EU-funded COSEC project aims to harness the power of photosynthesis to transform CO2 into valuable energy sources. With the aid of robust microalgae and cyanobacteria, CO2 will be directly captured from the combustion systems and turned into renewable energy carriers like biocrude and biogas enriched with renewable hydrogen. The project focuses on improving CO2 capture, developing resilient microalgae, and creating biomass conversion processes like hydrothermal liquefaction and anaerobic digestion. Moreover, it will upgrade biocrude and biogas for improving efficiency, all while ensuring sustainability and economic viability.
Objective
This research project endeavours to pioneer a biological solution for mitigating carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from effluent gases produced by bioenergy combustion systems. The primary focus is on converting the captured CO2 into carbon-negative energy carriers, specifically emphasizing the photosynthetic conversion of biogenic CO2 into energy-rich biomass. The transformation of this biomass into widely used renewable energy carriers, such as biocrude and biogas, is targeted, with an additional emphasis on enriching these carriers with renewable hydrogen to achieve carbon circularity.
The project is structured to address key aspects, including; efficient biogenic CO2 capture from effluent systems, development of resilient microalgae strains to enhance resistance to flue gas toxicity, novel biomass pre-treatment methods for cell disruption and nitrogen removal (concurrent production of biostimulants), and improvements in the efficiency and sustainability of hydrothermal liquefaction (biocrude), anaerobic digestion (biogas) and hydrogenotropic conversion of CO2 to biomethane. The ultimate goal is to validate the viability of the developed direct CO2 fixation methods through integration with effluent systems at a pilot scale, reaching TRL5.
This multifaceted approach underscores the project's commitment to advancing sustainable and efficient methods for biogenic CO2 fixation and subsequent conversion into renewable energy carriers. To assess the economic viability, a detailed techno-economic analysis of the proposed carbon capture and use solution will be conducted. Furthermore, sustainability and social impact assessments will be performed, taking into account circular economy principles and addressing social, economic, and environmental aspects in alignment with the priorities outlined in the European Green Deal.
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Programme(s)
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HORIZON.2.5 - Climate, Energy and Mobility
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HORIZON.2.5.2 - Energy Supply
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Funding Scheme
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HORIZON-RIA - HORIZON Research and Innovation Actions
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Call for proposal
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(opens in new window) HORIZON-CL5-2024-D3-01
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United Kingdom
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