Next advanced biofuels from algae biomass and organic biogenic wastes for electricity generation through fuel cells application
Our project
Welcome to NIAGARA, a 4-year Horizon EU project leading the way in sustainable energy innovation. Our mission is to produce advanced biofuels from biogenic waste and microalgae sourced across the EU. We aim to achieve this through a fully circular approach, ensuring the sustainability of the entire value chain.
Technology
To produce advanced biofuels, NIAGARA aims to develop a sustainable process chain using biogenic wastes from the EU and producing carbohydrate-rich microalgae. The process involves:
Applying an innovative continuous HTC process to convert the mix of biogenic wastes and microalgae into a solid fraction (hydrochar) and an aqueous phase.
Processing the solid outputs from HTC in gasification and the liquid outputs in aqueous phase reforming.
Extracting CO2 from the produced gas using CO2 capture with innovative sorbents.
Using the biofuel, e.g., for efficiently producing electricity with solid oxide fuel cells.
This process is designed to have a very low carbon footprint and has the potential to become carbon-negative over time with further optimization.
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