Improving the sustainability of bioenergy production with a Robot for Biomass Quality Management

Información del proyecto

ROBIOT

Identificador del acuerdo de subvención: 782319

DOI

10.3030/782319

Proyecto cerrado

Fecha de la firma de la CE 3 Julio 2017

Fecha de inicio 1 Agosto 2017

Fecha de finalización 31 Enero 2018

Financiado con arreglo a

• SOCIETAL CHALLENGES - Secure, clean and efficient energy

Coste total

€ 71 429,00

Aportación de la UE

€ 50 000,00

Coordinado por

PROMETEC TOOLS OY
Finland

Periodic Reporting for period 1 - ROBIOT (Improving the sustainability of bioenergy production with a Robot for Biomass Quality Management)

Período documentado: 2017-08-01 hasta 2018-01-31

Resumen del contexto y de los objetivos generales del proyecto

Biomass is a heterogeneous feedstock. The varying biomass feedstock quality causes 5-10% of extra operating costs at a typical power plant. Due to the following shortcomings, conventional quality measurement practices are not able to solve this issue:

• Manual sampling is the major source of error in the quality data
• Quality data is not available from each incoming feedstock load
• Quality data is not available in real time

Prometec’s Q-Robot, a fully automated sampler for solid biofuels, makes feedstock quality management at biomass power plants, biorefineries and pulp mills efficient and intelligent.

The aim of this SME1 project was to develop a sustainable plan for scaling up the business. The feasibility study included creating a thorough understanding of the market and customer needs, scouting for partners and business development based on the market analysis.

Trabajo realizado desde el comienzo del proyecto hasta el final del período abarcado por el informe y los principales resultados hasta la fecha

The main tasks and outcomes were a) a comprehensive market analysis (market potential, target customers, potential partners, local sampling and quality management practices, competitors) in selected countries in Europe, Asia and the Americas, b) identification and contacts with possible piloting partners in Sweden, c) identification of sales channels and formulation of a sales strategy, and d) creation of a market entry strategy for the identified primary target markets.

Avances que van más allá del estado de la técnica e impacto potencial esperado (incluida la repercusión socioeconómica y las implicaciones sociales más amplias del proyecto hasta la fecha)

This innovation addresses and solves a major challenge that still limits the optimal and efficient use of biomass for energy and other bioeconomy applications: It eliminates the error caused by conventional sampling procedures and provides reliable information of each biomass delivery before it is unloaded from the truck. Moreover, since it makes load-specific information available also to the feedstock supplier, Prometec’s solution enables a completely new level of intelligent biomass quality management across the whole supply chain. This benefits the end user (plant), feedstock supplier as well as the consumer and the society at large by improving the resource and cost efficiency (and therefore also the sustainability) of biomass supply and use. Furthermore, it improves work safety at biomass plants and enables transparency throughout the biomass supply chain.

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