Objective This project aims at development of cost effective and sustainable production methods for ethanol based on lignocellulosic waste materials or dedicated crops. The raw materials are among the potential ones in Southern, Eastern and Northern Europe, comprising forest and agricultural residues as well as a energy crop. The project focuses on the key issues, essential for improvement of the process steps in the conversion of lignocellulosics to ethanol. Novel technologies will be developed for pre-treatment and enzymatic hydrolysis steps, which comprise up to 50% of the present production costs. The aim is to increase the yield of ethanol, is well as to decrease the energy consumption in the production process. The production costs of ethanol would expectedly be reduced by 10-20% in medium-to-long term. A techno-economic analysis of the new process concept will be carried out. Fields of science natural scienceschemical sciencesorganic chemistryalcoholsagricultural sciencesagriculture, forestry, and fisheriesagriculturesocial scienceseconomics and businesseconomicssustainable economy Programme(s) FP5-EESD - Programme for research, technological development and demonstration on "Energy, environment and sustainable development, 1998-2002" Topic(s) 1.1.4.-6. - Key action Economic and Efficient Energy for a Competitive Europe Call for proposal Data not available Funding Scheme CSC - Cost-sharing contracts Coordinator TECHNICAL RESEARCH CENTRE OF FINLAND EU contribution No data Address Tietotie 2 02044 ESPOO Finland See on map Total cost No data Participants (6) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all BUDAPEST UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY AND ECONOMICS Hungary EU contribution No data Address szt. Gellert ter 4 1521 BUDAPEST See on map Total cost No data ITALIAN AGENCY FOR NEW TECHNOLOGY, ENERGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT Italy EU contribution No data Address S.S.106 Jonica Km. 419.500 75025 POLICORO See on map Total cost No data LUND UNIVERSITY Sweden EU contribution No data Address GETINGEVÄGEN, 60 LUND See on map Total cost No data RISOE NATIONAL LABORATORY Denmark EU contribution No data Address Frederiksborgvej 399 4000 ROSKILDE See on map Total cost No data ROAL OY Finland EU contribution No data Address Tykkimaentie 15 05200 RAJAMAKI See on map Total cost No data ROYAL NEDALCO B.V. Netherlands EU contribution No data Address Van Konijnenburgweg 100 4600AA BERGEN OP ZOOM See on map Total cost No data