Project Details
Description
The BIOFIT project will support and initiate bioenergy retrofitting opportunities in five industry sectors, namely first-generation biofuels, pulp and paper, fossil refineries, fossil firing power and Combined Heat and Power (CHP) plants.
| Acronym | BIOFIT |
|---|---|
| Status | Finished |
| Effective start/end date | 1/10/18 → 31/03/22 |
Collaborative partners
- VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland
- BTG Biomass Technology Group BV (Project partner) (lead)
- Biocarburantes de Castilla y León SA (Project partner)
- Hellenic Petroleum S.A. (Project partner)
- Swedish Biofuels AB (Project partner)
- Stichting Wageningen Research (Project partner)
- Technip Benelux B.V. (Project partner)
- Elektroprivreda BiH d.d. (Project partner)
- Energikontor Sydost AB (Project partner)
- Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas, Medioambientales y Tecnológicas (CIEMAT) (Project partner)
- Centre for Research and Technology Hellas (CERTH) (Project partner)
- German Biomass Research Center gGmbH (DBFZ) (Project partner)
- BIOENERGY 2020+ GmbH (Project partner)
- WIP Renewable Energies (Project partner)
UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This project contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 6 Clean Water and Sanitation -
SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy -
SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure -
SDG 13 Climate Action
Funding category
- EU-H2020
Keywords
- bioenergy
- retrofit
- industry
- renewable energy
Research output
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BIOFIT Policy Recommendations: D5.3 Policy paper
Saastamoinen, H., Pihkola, H. & Similä, L., 19 Jan 2022, BIOFIT project. 9 p.Research output: Book/Report › Report
Open Access -
Drivers and barriers in retrofitting pulp and paper industry with bioenergy for more efficient production of liquid, solid and gaseous biofuels: A review
Mäki, E., Saastamoinen, H., Melin, K., Matschegg, D. & Pihkola, H., May 2021, In: Biomass and Bioenergy. 148, 106036.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile56 Link opens in a new tab Citations (Scopus)835 Downloads (Pure) -
Innovative Hydrothermal Carbonization (HTC) Process for a Nordic Pulp and Paper Mill
Mäki, E., Saastamoinen, H., Melin, K., Matschegg, D., Davidis, B., Spekreijse, J., Tselepi, V., Kourkoumpas, D.-S. & Axegård, P., 29 Apr 2021, 29th European Biomass Conference: Setting the course for a biobased economy: Proceedings of the International conference held online. Scarlat, N. & Grassi, A. (eds.). ETA-Florence Renewable Energies, p. 954-960 7 p. (European Biomass Conference and Exhibition Proceedings).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference article in proceedings › Scientific
3 Link opens in a new tab Citations (Scopus)