Profitable and sustainable biomethane production in rural areas

WP1 – Coordination and Project management

Objectives

Define and create a strong and real project management body capable of an efficient management that will ensure smooth project execution by tackling administrative, financial, and legal issues.
Plan and participate in periodic coordination meetings to ensure effective project plan implementation.
Implement quality control on deliverables and periodic review of the project from a management perspective.
Guarantee a constant and fluid interaction with the EC.
Enable dynamic communication between partners and guide the consortium as a team towards the successful completion of each milestone throughout the whole project.
Minimise project risks through the periodical revision and implementation (if needed) of the corresponding mitigation actions.
Define a clear Data Management Plan (DMP) and IPR policies allowing for a joint exploitation of the results while avoiding conflicts among partners and potential collaborators.
Ensure that the project is not hampered by ethical issues and equal opportunities for participation are given.

Objectives

Design, construction and implementation of a novel bioextrusion pretreatment (2.2-3.4 tons/h) for lignocellulosic waste coupled to anaerobic digestion modules to increase further degradation rate and biogas productivity by 10-35%
Assessment of the optimal anaerobic digestion diets based on pretreated lignocellulosic waste, slaughterhouse waste and pig slurry towards maximum and stable biogas production rates (up to 7 m³/h for 100m³ demonstrator)
Scale-up and demonstration of the proposed technology at the current anaerobic digesters of Valderrobres’ site (3000 m³ working volume, minimum of 400 m³/h).

Objectives

Design, construct and integrate a modular and compact hydrophobic-based membrane upgrading technology at the Valderrobres demo site.
Demonstrate the operational versatility and robustness of the selected hydrophobic membranes processing biogas produced at small- and medium-scale with variable compositions.
Validate the quality of purified biomethane as vehicular fuel according to the official standards and technical requirements in GUCO’s truck fleet.

Objectives

Provide a tool for the final user to perform a preliminary optimization of the operating conditions for biogas/biomethane production at small- and medium-scale.
Generation of a novel simplified analytical model for thermoextruders to be executed in real-time over the digital platform. The model will guide clients in the optimization of the operational conditions at small- and medium-scale plants.
Improvement in the generation of biogas from the innovative co-digestion diets, including the detailed description of the fluid flow and chemical reactions inside of the digestor.
Implementation of retrofitted and calibrated diagnosis CHANDELIER tools to describe the fluid flow and biochemical reactions inside of the demo digesters sites aimed at improving biogas generation from innovative lignocellulosic diets.
Implementation of a simple and easy-to-use biogas upgrading model based on membrane separation for further use by clients.

Objectives

Demonstrate the environmental feasibility and the potential of decarbonisation of LIFE CHANDELIER technology at small-medium scale biogas plants using a Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment (LCSA) approach.
Assure the biomethane traceability of the biomethane along all the process and guarantee the sustainability as a green and renewable biofuel avoiding fraud.
Development of Blockchain based-ecosystem to facilitate real-time shared information, visibility and credibility on data.
Fulfilment of the green gas certification requirements.
Provide producers, distributors, regulators, and consumers up-to-date information about the production process, quality, and availability of biomethane, leading to better decision-making and resource optimization.

Objectives

Develop and implement an effective D&C strategy, raising awareness among the target audiences about project’s objectives and results.
Engage stakeholders using social innovation to foster LIFE CHANDELIER technology transfer.
Enhance project visibility and credibility among relevant sectors (industry experts, policymakers, potential collaborators and general public)
Foster connections with other European initiatives and projects in related domains to amplify the impact of the project.
Implement webinars and training sessions to provide stakeholders with valuable know-how and skills on sustainable waste management practises related to biomethane production and, more specifically, CHANDELIER technology.
Promote the deployment of project policy-related solutions towards the implementation of EU legislation on the transition to a circular bio-based economy.

Objectives

Development of a business model towards technology replicability, defining the best configurations for the biorefinery at small and medium scales and techno-economics.
Definition and agreement on an exploitation and business plan to further replicate project technology after LIFE, considering IPR issues.