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The Demonstration of Waste Biomass to Synthetic Fuels and Green Hydrogen

Project

TO-SYN-FUEL - The Demonstration of Waste Biomass to Synthetic Fuels and Green Hydrogen


Funding origin:
European
European Union
Funding sources:
H2020-LCE-2016-RES-IA
STRIA Roadmaps:
Low-emission alternative energy for transport (ALT)
Low-emission alternative energy for transport
Transport mode:
Multimodal
Multimodal
Transport sectors:
Passenger transport
Passenger transport
Freight transport
Freight transport
Project website:
Duration:
Start date: 01/05/2017,
End date: 01/04/2021

Status: Finished
Funding details:
Total cost:
€14 511 923
EU Contribution:
€12 250 528

Overview

Objectives:

TO-SYN-FUEL will demonstrate the conversion of organic waste biomass (Sewage Sludge) into biofuels. The project is implementing a new integrated process combining Thermo-Catalytic Reforming (TCR©), with hydrogen separation through pressure swing adsorption, and hydro deoxygenation, to produce a fully equivalent gasoline and diesel substitute (compliant with EN228 and EN590 European Standards) and green hydrogen for use in transport.

TO-SYN-FUEL will be the platform for deployment of a subsequent commercial scale facility, which will be the first of its kind in the world processing organic industrial wastes directly into transportation grade biofuels. This project will mark the first pre-commercial scale deployment of the technology processing up to 2100 tonnes per year of dried sewage sludge into 210,000 litres per year of liquid biofuels and up to 30,000 kg of green hydrogen. The scale up of 100 of such plants installed throughout Europe would be sufficient to convert up to 32 million tonnes per year of organic wastes into sustainable biofuels, contributing towards 35 million tonnes of GHG savings and diversion of organic wastes from landfill.

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