Demonstration of innovative integrated biomass logistics centres for the Agro-industry sector in Europe
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FEFTS Specifications
Research project
for Clean energy supply (Energy production system)
Renewable energy source
Biomass (Pellets, Agricultural residues)
Technology used
Solid biomass conversion
Special type
various: pellets and solid biofuels, 2G-bioethanol and bio-oil
Energy produced
Heat
Suitable/ideal for
Heat for buildings
Agricultural domain
Open-field agriculture
Suitable for
Farmer, Energy generator, Advisory services, Industry
Applications
Energy provision (e.g. electricity)
Especially
Solid biomass
Type of solution
Methodology, Procedure
Details
Project`s acronym: AGROinLOG
Project funding type: EU
Project funding source: H2020
Project coordinator: FUNDACION CIRCE CENTRO DE INVESTIGACION DE RECURSOS Y CONSUMOS ENERGETICOS
Coordinator location: Spain
Coordinator email / Contact form: AgroInLog@fcirce.es
Project status: Finished
Total budget: 6385661.25
Additional info
AGROinLOG tested the IBLC concept in three companies in Europe: In Spain at a fodder industry, in Greece at an olive oil industry, and in Sweden inside a grain-milling industry.
The business models designed for the three demo cases reveal that they improve temporal employment and even create full time jobs. Therefore, the implementation of the IBLC concept in agro-industries can help to attract and retain population in rural areas
1. In Spain, we have demonstrated that it is possible and profitable to develop an IBLC in the fodder sector based on the production of blend pellets with a low initial investment for the agro-industry, since they already account with the majority of the equipment necessary to carry out the new activity.
2. In Greece we performed the first ever demonstration of mechanized olive tree pruning harvesting using integrated harvesting or shredding systems; results from previous studies were only available for Spain and Italy. It provides a real example of the collaboration of several local value chain actors and serves as a model for other locations in Greece. Moreover, it serves to place these commercial technologies in action, being highly replicable to other olive grown areas.
3. In Sweden, it has been demonstrated that, from a technical point of view, advanced biofuels, 2G-bioethanol and biooil, can be produced from winter wheat straw. This is an important contribution to reach the goals in the revised renewable energy directive.
All demo cases contributed to increase the CO2 eq. emissions saving comparing to fossil-based alternatives (46-80 % savings).
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Assessment
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General
This FEFTS contributes to improve the energy profiles of farming systems:Environmental
The application of this FEFTS directly reduces fossil energy use, in terms of:- Buildings heat use
- Tractors and vehicles fuel consumption
Socioeconomic
The application of this FEFTS contributes to cost reductions of farming systems:Keep in mind that this assessment is subjective, based on publicly available information.
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