BioMates, a project funded by European Union (EU), enters the next round: Experts from the eight-partner-project have developed a pilot plant recently, which is able to process in trial mode up to five kilograms of straw and non-food biomass (Miscanthus) and turn it into a new-generation bio-oil. In parallel, the international research team has identified the ideal refinery entry points for co-processing of such oil within conventional refineries. In a workshop organised and lead by ifeu, the foundation was laid for the integrated sustainability assessment. Amongst other things, specific system descriptions comprising all major life cycle stages along the value chain have been developed.
The project is funded by the European Framework Program for Research and Innovation Horizon 2020 and coordinated by the Fraunhofer Institute for Environmental, Safety and Energy Technology UMSICHT in Oberhausen.
Read the details about the first results available now (pdf, 150 kb).
