Objetivo
The fundamental goal of the project is to increase the output of biogas as a renewable energy source through anaerobic digestion of homogenised biomass in an optimised anaerobic digestion system. This improvement of biological digestion would be achieved b y the introduction of a biomass pre-treatment process. The process based on the disruption of organic materials and cell structures of the biomass to increase the concentration of solved nutrients as feed for the micro-organisms involved in the anaerobic digestion process. The fundamental aim of BIOWELL is to demonstrate the most efficient pre-treatment process for maximal energy recovery from biomass.
The BIOWELL project consortium consists of five SME proposers that have defined a common need for external RTD support (by the three RTD providers) in order to develop a new pre-treatment technology system to be utilized at biogas plants. The results of the project shall help to strengthen the competitiveness of the partners and to enter new growing markets with new products and services, e.g. remote condition monitoring and process optimisation services (C-L), manufacturing of BIOWELL system (GHM), adaptation of homogenizer technology to biomass or sludge disruption (DMS). Europe should play a key and dominant role in the exploitation of renewable energy sources for the benefits of mankind and nature.
A market survey carried out on energy recovery from biomass and anaerobic digestion industry has shown that there is a substantial need for compact and cost efficient biological digestion system suitable for optimal exploitation of biomass as sustainable source of energy. A target of about 12% of EU's total energy consumption from renewable sources by 2010 has been set by the Union. This would lead to min. 5.000 additional biogas-plants in the next few years.
Ámbito científico
- engineering and technologyenvironmental biotechnologybioremediationbioreactors
- engineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringcontrol systems
- engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringenergy and fuelsrenewable energy
- agricultural sciencesagricultural biotechnologybiomass
- natural sciencesphysical sciencesacousticsultrasound
Convocatoria de propuestas
FP6-2004-SME-COOP
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Régimen de financiación
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CLAUSTHAL-ZELLERFELD
Alemania