Objective According to many international studies, world population growth and climate change will end in a reduction of food, energy and pharmaceutical resources. One possible solution is an increase in the production of microalgae. The business opportunity consists in the construction of a production plant integrating algae cultivation in photobioreactors with a syngas CHP as a source of carbon, required for the photosynthetic process of microalgae. Market application deriving from algae include: biomass for combustion and organic matrix for anaerobic digestion plants; food supplements for human/animal use; pharmaceutical/cosmetics products; fertilizers; complete pilot line for cultivation. Other applications include licensing of concept, technology and brand and experimental photobioreactors for bio-lighting algae research. It is a growing market with a world potential estimated at +30% each year and a global size of 150M€ in 2016. Key reasons explaining its novelty are: reduced need of land; use in low-quality agricultural land; no emissions of greenhouse gases/pollutants; absence of aggressive waters; significant amount of carbon dioxide captured and stored; pure product with high Ω3 content. Potential customers include: food supplement producers and retailers; livestock and poultry producers; pharmaceutical and cosmetics industry; agricultural product retailers and farmers; bio-fuel refineries; agricultural and processing companies interested in market replication or in becoming licensees; research institutions; general public, families and young people. The structure of the work plan starts with the management (WP1), includes one WP devoted to a pilot line for microalgae production, including PBRs for research on bio-lighting algae (WP2) and continues with a WP dealing with pilot production, performance verification and market replication (WP3). WP4 will take care of dissemination, exploitation and marketing. Communication will be covered by WP5. Fields of science engineering and technologyenvironmental biotechnologybioremediationbioreactorsnatural sciencesbiological sciencesmicrobiologyphycologyengineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectrical engineeringpower engineeringelectric power generationcombined heat and powerengineering and technologyindustrial biotechnologybiomaterialsbiofuelsagricultural sciencesagriculture, forestry, and fisheriesforestry Programme(s) H2020-EU.3.2. - SOCIETAL CHALLENGES - Food security, sustainable agriculture and forestry, marine, maritime and inland water research, and the bioeconomy Main Programme H2020-EU.2.3.1. - Mainstreaming SME support, especially through a dedicated instrument Topic(s) SFS-08-2015 - Resource-efficient eco-innovative food production and processing Call for proposal H2020-SMEInst-2014-2015 See other projects for this call Sub call H2020-SMEINST-2-2015 Funding Scheme SME-2 - SME instrument phase 2 Coordinator SOCIETA' AGRICOLA SERENISSIMA S.S. Net EU contribution € 2 488 150,00 Address Q.re della Fornace 7/1 35026 Conselve (PD) Italy See on map SME The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed. Yes Region Nord-Est Veneto Padova Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 3 554 500,00
