Objective
NILE is a 4-year integrated project addressing the topic "New and advanced concepts in renewable energies - Biomass". Its overall objective is to develop cost effective production of clean bioethanol from lignocellulosic biomass (LCB), enabling its use as a transport biofuel. NILE will develop, investigate and evaluate new technologies for efficient conversion of lignocellulose to bioethanol. These technologies will be verified using a unique and fully integrated pilot plant providing reliable data for glob al socio-economic and environmental assessments and for the design of a future demonstration unit. The activities of NILE aim at overcoming critical hurdles in process development. Key issues are: - decreasing the cost of enzymatic hydrolysis of lignocell ulose to fermentable sugars using new engineered enzyme systems; - removing current intrinsic limitations in the conversion of fermentable sugars to ethanol by i) constructing inhibitor-tolerant pentose-fermenting industrial yeast strains, and ii) combinin g fermentation and saccharification; validating the engineered enzyme systems and yeast strains in a fully integrated pilot plant using softwood and wheat straw as model feedstock. Validation includes all process steps and recycling of process streams; - analysing socio-economic and global environmental impacts of the production and use of bioethanol from LCB based on the new data obtained; - dissemination and training of target groups. The project mobilizes the critical mass of end-users and world-leadi ng expertise necessary to improve the whole bioethanol from LCB chain. By its integrated structure, NILE supports the development of research activities in close connection with industrial processes, their validation, their technical and socio-economic ass essments, their dissemination as well as training activities. This development ensures a real industrial and societal impact of the developed technology thus strengthening European competitiveness.
Fields of science (EuroSciVoc)
- engineering and technology environmental engineering energy and fuels liquid fuels
- natural sciences chemical sciences organic chemistry alcohols
- engineering and technology industrial biotechnology biomaterials biofuels
- natural sciences biological sciences biochemistry biomolecules proteins enzymes
- engineering and technology industrial biotechnology bioprocessing technologies fermentation
Programme(s)
Multi-annual funding programmes that define the EU’s priorities for research and innovation.
Multi-annual funding programmes that define the EU’s priorities for research and innovation.
Topic(s)
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Call for proposal
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FP6-2004-ENERGY-3
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Coordinator
RUEIL-MALMAISON
France
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Participants (21)
ROMA
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RAJAMAKI
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SOUSTONS
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286 ORNSKOLDSVIK
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COLOGNE (KOLN)
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286 ORNSKOLDSVIK
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ORNSKOLDSVIK
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BRUSSELS
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PARIS
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ORBASSANO (TORINO)
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PARIS
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RIGA
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1000 ESPOO
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ZURICH
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FRANKFURT AM MAIN
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LONDON
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CAPARICA
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P.O.Box 117 LUND
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REHOVOT
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ULMERFELD-HAUSMENING
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LAUSANNE
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