ABATE - Advanced bio-based refinery intermediates
Commercially available thermochemical technologies such as fast pyrolysis and hydrotreated vegetable oil are currently limited either by their increased process costs and energy requirements and/or availability of raw materials.
The ABATE project aims to demonstrate combined thermochemical and biochemical technologies to valorise biomass residues into cost-competitive, carbon-neutral advanced bio-based intermediates. These will directly substitute fossil fuel hydrocarbons in conventional oil refineries.
The ABATE consortium will build on existing research conducted in the BioMates project, which validated at TRL5 a two-step valorisation process for lignocellulosic biomass. This provides a solid foundation for further technology scale-up and demonstration in ABATE. For more details, please visit the project’s website.
Within ABATE, ifeu is leading the work package on "Integrated Sustainability Assessment" and is responsible in particular for the environmental assessment including LCA.
Runtime
September 2024 – August 2028
Funding
This project has received funding from the European Union's Horizon Europe research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 101172958.
Partner
Centre for Research & Technology Hellas (CERTH), Griechenland
University of Chemistry and Technology Prague, Tschechische Republik
BP Europa SE, Deutschland
Topsoe AS, Dänemark
Fraunhofer-Institut für Umwelt-, Sicherheits- und Energietechnik UMSICHT, Deutschland
ifeu - Institut für Energie- und Umweltforschung Heidelberg gGmbH, Deutschland
Imperial College London, Vereinigtes Königreich
Greenovate ! Europe, Belgien
RISE Research Institutes of Sweden AB, Schweden
Pyrocell AB, Schweden
Vinci Technologies, Frankreich
RE-CORD – Renewable Energy Consortium for Research and Demonstration, Italien
Centro Nacional de Energías Renovables (CENER), Spanien
Info
Offical project page: https://abate-project.eu/
Further content:
Biomass