About the project
This project compares forest raw-material value chains for conversion to transportation biofuels, with respect to energy efficiency, climate impact and costs. The focus is on the comparison between a value chain with an added process step to produce an intermediate biofuel product, and a scenario in which the entire conversion from raw material to product is handled in one integrated step at one place. Conversion to an intermediate product with higher energy density has benefits for transportation and handling of biomass when final conversion takes place at a large central unit, but could also be a disadvantage in terms of for instance lower overall yield of transportation fuel. It is therefore important to study the whole chain from raw material to product to investigate how factors such as transport, possibilities to integration, yields and size affect the overall outcome.
Results
Value chains for production of renewable transportation fuels using intermediates - Case studies for bio-oils in refinery applications and bio-SNG Summary (English)Facts
Manager
Marie Anheden, earlier at Innventia
Contact
marie.anheden@vattenfall.com
Participants
Christian Ehn and Valiera Lundberg, Innventia // Karin Pettersson, Chalmers // Malin Fuglesang and Carl-Johan Hjerpe, ÅF Industri AB // Åsa Håkansson, Preem AB // Ingemar Gunnarsson, Göteborg Energi AB
Time plan
December 2014 - March 2016
Total project cost
1 491 000 SEK
Funding
Swedish Energy Agency, the f3 partners, Innventia, ÅF Industri AB, Göteborg Energi AB and Preem AB
Swedish Energy Agency's project number within the collaborative research program
39587-1