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Thermic energy valorization from biogas for feed and food integrated protein production

Description

Valorization of thermal energy from biogas for the integrated production of feed and food proteins.

Sector

A2.3Gathering of wild growing non-wood products

Needs/ Problem statement

valorize the waste thermal energy produced by biogas plants.

Objective

Validation in the Piedmont region of protein biomass production technologies (algae and insects), utilizing thermal energy, carbon dioxide (CO₂), and digestate from existing anaerobic digestion plants, followed by the construction of pilot plants at farms in Piedmont.

Bioeconomy fields

Crop residues and perennial plantsnull

Designer crops for optimised biomass contentnull

Algae biomassx

Waste or recycled materialx

Microbial assisted processingnull

Biorefineries null

Feedstock

Wastes

Outcomes and final product

Production of spirulina algae using a system powered by residual thermal energy from a biogas plant.

Mobility

Static

Value chains

1
2
3

2 - Medium potential - Significant availability of feedstocks available by 2035.

C Sink

1
2
3

1 - Low potential - low potential for carbon sequestration

Intended user

farmers, feed producer

Complexity of the process

1
2
3

3 -complex application

Final user

Farmerx

Foresternull

Researchernull

Advisornull

NGOnull

Training organizationnull

Processor or retailernull

Consumerx

Public Authority + LAGnull

Othernull

Economic sustainability

1
2
3

2 - Medium potential - Expected to bring 2 or 1 economic benefits.

Social sustainability

1
2
3

2 - Medium potential -Expected to bring 2 or 1 social benefits.

Environmental sustainability

1
2
3

2 - Medium potential - Expected to bring 2 or 1 environmental benefits.

Added value

Very low
Low
Intermediate
High
Very high

Food/Feed = High

Equipment maintenance costs (€/year)

8914

Investment cost (€)

null

Operational costs (€)

271083

Return of investment (€)

null

Return of investment (Year)

null

Coherence with BBioNets

1
2
3

3-green

Country

IT

Official website

http://power-food.eu/

OG Region

ITC1Piemonte

Geographic Scope

Local

Focus Area

FA 5C: Facilitating the supply and use of renewable sources of energy

Key words

Fodder and feed

Main source of funding

Rural development 2014-2020 for Operational Groups (in the sense of Art 56 of Reg.1305/2013)

Period

2020-2023

Duration (months)

30

Number of partners by type

Farmer:

3

Forester:

null

Advisor:

null

Researcher:

2

NGO:

null

Processor or retailer:

null

Training orgaznization:

null

Consumer:

null

Public Authority:

1

Other:

null

Status

Completed

TRL

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9

TRL 9 – actual system proven in operational environment (competitive manufacturing in the case of key enabling technologies; or in space)

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