Title and acronym
An integrated platform of novel cost and energy-efficient conversion technologies producing liquid and gaseous bioFUELS from sustainable biogenic residues validated for direct use in fuel Cells (FUELS-C)
Programme and call
HORIZON-CL5-2023-D3-02. (Sustainable, secure and competitive energy supply)
Reference
101147442
Principal investigator
Sonia Martel
Project coordinator
ACONDICIONAMIENTO TARRASENSE ASSOCIACION (ES)
Partners
- VLAAMSE INSTELLING VOOR TECHNOLOGISCH ONDERZO (BE)
- COMMISSARIAT A L ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES (France)
- BLUENERGY REVOLUTION SCRL (Italy)
- UNIVERSITAT DE GIRONA (Spain)
- UNIVERSIDAD DE BURGOS (Spain)
- GOODFUELS BV (Netherlands)
- CONSIGLIO NAZIONALE DELLE RICERCHE (Italy)
- SOCIEDAD DE FOMENTO AGRICOLA CASTELLONENSE S A (Spain)
- MAGELLAN CIRCLE - EUROPEAN AFFAIRS CONSULTANCY, (Portugal)
- ISLE UTILITIES LIMITED (United Kingdom)
Overall project budget
4.017.348,25 €
Contribution of the Funding agency
4.017.348,25 €
UBU´s budget
34.736,25€
EC contribution
34.736,25€
Project duration
42 months (1/06/2024 -30/11/2027)
Contact
Project website
In progres
Description
Advanced biofuels represent an important piece of the puzzle in the EU’s quest for climate neutrality to be achieved by 2050. They can significantly contribute to decarbonising transport sectors such as aviation, maritime and light and heavy-road, and decrease the EU’s dependence on fossil fuels. The Fuels-C project aims to address the challenges of developing advanced biofuels by developing an integrated platform of innovative energy-efficient conversion technologies. The project will focus on two liquid and two gaseous biofuels, produced from sustainable and low-cost organic wastes and biogenic CO2. The technologies will be validated at TRL5, and the project will also develop a techno-economic and environmental assessment of the integrated process and stand-alone technologies.
The overall methodology of Fuels-C is comprised of five pillars that define the main stages of project development. These pillars include the main non-technological and technological drivers that the project will employ to execute the activities described in the implementation section in order to fulfil the project objectives and maximize the impact of the project. Fuels-C methodology takes advantage of the technical capacities of the partners, enabling proper project implementation and a roadmap for its replication beyond the project itself with the aim to accelerate the readiness of the four biofuels use in Fuel Cells for transport and thus contribute to the expected outcomes.
The Fuels-C project has the potential to make a significant contribution to the development of advanced biofuels and the decarbonisation of the transport sector. The project is expected to create new jobs and businesses, and it will help to strengthen the European Union's leadership in science and technology.
Funded by the European Union under GA number 101147442.