Objetivo 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. Ámbito científico 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 Programa(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. Tema(s) SME-1 - Co-operative Research (all areas of science and technology) Convocatoria de propuestas FP6-2003-SME-1 Consulte otros proyectos de esta convocatoria Régimen de financiación COOPERATIVE - Coordinador BTG BIOMASS TECHNOLOGY GROUP BV Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección Colosseum 11, 7521 PV 217 ENSCHEDE Países Bajos Ver en el mapa Enlaces Sitio web Opens in new window Coste total Sin datos Participantes (7) Ordenar alfabéticamente Ordenar por aportación de la UE Ampliar todo Contraer todo AS ENER EA Estonia Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección Turba 3 PÄRNU Ver en el mapa Enlaces Sitio web Opens in new window Coste total Sin datos GREENCOAL B.V. Países Bajos Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección Odensestraat 17 HENGELO Ver en el mapa Enlaces Sitio web Opens in new window Coste total Sin datos INSULCON B.V. Países Bajos Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección Zilverhoek 4 134 STEENBERGEN NB Ver en el mapa Enlaces Sitio web Opens in new window Coste total Sin datos PRZEDSIEBIORSTWO PRODUKCYJNO HANDLOWE CENTROPOL JERZY CICHON Polonia Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección Hoza 65 KIELCE Ver en el mapa Enlaces Sitio web Opens in new window Coste total Sin datos UNIVERSITAET KASSEL Alemania Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección Moenchebergstrasse 19 KASSEL Ver en el mapa Enlaces Sitio web Opens in new window Coste total Sin datos SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES Suecia Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección Arrheniusplan 2C 7070 UPPSALA Ver en el mapa Enlaces Sitio web Opens in new window Coste total Sin datos ELECTRABEL NEDERLAND N.V. Países Bajos Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección Dokter Stolteweg 92, 8025 AZ 10087 ZWOLLE Ver en el mapa Enlaces Sitio web Opens in new window Coste total Sin datos
