Project description
Setting a course for sustainable aviation and maritime fuels
Aviation and maritime transport have a direct impact on global greenhouse gas emissions and air quality. One solution to mitigate this issue is sustainable fuels. The EU-funded BioSFerA project will develop a cost-effective technology that will gasify biogenic residues and wastes. The produced syngas will be fermented to produce bio-based triacylglycerides (microbial oil) which, in turn, will be hydrotreated, resulting in drop-in biofuels for aviation and maritime transport. The project will conduct both lab and pilot tests to optimise and validate the process and increase its overall performance with regard to the feedstock flexibility, the final product yield and production cost. It will also carry out an assessment of the related environmental, social, health and safety risks.
Field of science
- /engineering and technology/industrial biotechnology/bioprocessing technologies/fermentation
- /engineering and technology/industrial biotechnology/biomaterials/biofuels
- /natural sciences/biological sciences/biochemistry/biomolecules/lipids
Call for proposal
H2020-LC-SC3-2019-NZE-RES-CC
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Funding Scheme
RIA - Research and Innovation actionCoordinator
57001 Thermi Thessaloniki
Greece
Participants (10)
02150 Espoo
47151 Boecillo
9042 Desteldonk Gent
28006 Madrid
3198 LS Europoort Rotterdam
16129 Genova
02131 Espoo
1075HM Amsterdam
15780 Athina
10100 Torino