Low-cost, carbon positive bioethanol production with innovative Green Floating Filters in multiple water bodies
LIFE Biomass C+ aims to demonstrate improvements in climate mitigation strategies through the production of sustainable biofuel. It will utilise existing and underused infrastructure and water resources (i.e. irrigation channels, ponds, lakes, river arms) to produce zero-input biomass, with high starch content that will then be converted into bioethanol and eventually biofuel.
To do this, the project proposes an innovative green technology of Green Floating Filters (GFF), where aquatic macrophyte plants (Typha domingensis) will be grown in multiple water bodies.
Here you can read the official summary of the project "BIOMASS C+" (LIFE16 CCM/GR/000044).
This project is carried out with the contribution of the European Union’s LIFE financial instrument
The LIFE Biomass C+ project has concluded, achieving significant milestones in the realm of sustainable biofuel production. Utilizing existing infrastructure and underused water resources, the project successfully demonstrated a novel approach to producing bioethanol from zero-input biomass high in starch and lignocellulose content, specifically employing Green Floating Filters (GFFs) featuring Typha domingensis plants in various water bodies.
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The Layman's report of LIFE Biomass C+ is available from today for all those interested in having an overview of the work carried out over these years to produce bioethanol from biomass of aquatic origin.
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After almost five years of hard work, experiments, studying, cultivating, harvesting and processing of the cattails, and despite all the difficulties that occurred (COVID-19, harsh weather conditions) our struggles have rewarded. The roots and...
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In 2017, we had the vision of biofuel production that would not emit additional carbon to the atmosphere, would not compete with food production and would not create waste. That is how Biomass C+ started. After 5 years of works, the project is concluded. All Biomass C+ partners will gather...
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The Agro-Energy Group of the Technical University of Madrid (GA-UPM) presented a new contribution on Typha domingensis at the 30th European Biomass Conference and Exhibition (EUBCE 2022) on 10th May 2022
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The LIFE Biomass C+ project has been mentioned in a featured box in the article "Agroenergía", written by journalist Laura Chaparro, in issue 494 of Muy Interesante magazine.
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Last week Volterra team delivered to CARTIF all the biomass collected during the last weeks. This biomass had been left drying in a chicken farm that is filtering successfully chicken manure and urine with the Green Floating Filters.
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A new challenge has been met by the Technical University of Madrid (Spain, UPM) within the production implementation activities of 2021/2022 of the Life Biomass C+ Project. In order to ensure the supply of biomass for bioconversion activities, UPM has been implemented a contingency plan since the Covid-19 crisis.
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