METHAREN - Innovative system integration to boost bioMETHAne production while managing Renewables intermittENcy (METHAREN)
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Abstract
Gathering 17 partners from 7 countries, METHAREN aims to demonstrate a cost-effective, innovative, more sustainable and circular biomethane production system enabling renewable energy sources intermittency management. To do so, METHAREN is providing improvements beyond the state-of-the art along four main axes related to: i) the biogas plant efficiency; ii) flexibility and energy management for RES integration; iii) the circularity approach for sustainable production and iv) innovative business models and adapted policies. The consortium will use the results of the engineering specifications (WP1) to develop the technologies related to the gasification plant (WP2), the methanation plant (WP3) and the development of the circularity (WP4) in the various processes as METHAREN will reuse water, O2 from the electrolysis, and heat to foster overall efficiency and sustainability. All individually developed and tested systems will then be integrated and tested in a pilot site (WP5) before being operated and optimised for more than a year (WP6). In parallel, the market uptake and exploitation of solutions will be carried out all along the project to ensure that the technologies develop will answer market needs (WP7) while dedicated communication and dissemination activities (WP8) will ensure that the results of the project are known and used by relevant stakeholders. Coordinated by a European industrial engineering world leader, the management of the project (WP9) will also be ensured by WP leaders, who all have strong experience and excellent expertise in their fields as research and technical centres, engineering development companies, or industrials. This combined expertise will allow METHAREN to demonstrate an increase of cost effectiveness by at least 20% while reaching a carbon conversion rate from biowaste to methane higher than 80%, a reduction of GHG emission compared to current process by 50% and the potential of replication on at least 30 other sites in Europe.
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Partners
- ACEA PINEROLESE INDUSTRIALE SPA
- ASSOCIACAO FRAUNHOFER PORTUGAL RESEARCH
- Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives
- DBI GAS UND UMWELTTECHNIK GMBH
- DELAUNAY et Fils
- ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE FEDERALE DE LAUSANNE
- ENAGAS TRANSPORTE SA
- ENVIRONMENT PARK S.P.A. - PARCO SCIENT.TEC. PER AMBIENTE
- EUROPEAN RENEWABLE GAS REGISTRY
- Euroquality
- FRAUNHOFER GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FORDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG EV
- Gazotech
- HYSYTECH S.R.L.
- Lomartov
- POLITECNICO DI TORINO - AMMINISTRAZIONE CENTRALE
- T.EN NETHERLANDS B V - Coordinator
- TECHNIP ENERGIES FRANCE
- Technip Energies Italy S.p.A.
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Sustainable Development Goals
Budget
Total cost: | € 13,758,322.25 |
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Total contribution: | € 10,361,053.13 |
PoliTo total cost: | € 366,375.00 |
PoliTo contribution: | € 366,375.00 |
Communication activities
- https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101084288
Project website link.