Project description
Low-cost biofuels could replace fossil fuel use in road transport
Drop-in fuels are renewable fuels blended with petroleum products, such as gasoline, that are compatible with existing petroleum infrastructure. The EU-funded REDIFUEL project aims to demonstrate a process for the production of 100 % drop-in and biogenic diesel fuels from a wide variety of biomass feedstocks. The new biofuels will be enriched in high-cetane oxygenate compounds. This composition is expected to endow them with unique combustion properties that should enable a significant reduction in the soot and NOx emissions from road transport. To prove the technoeconomic potential of the proposed biofuels, the project will target a production cost level of EUR 0.90–1 per litre (depending on the biomass source) at moderate production plant sizes (10–25 kt/a).
Objective
The overall objective of REDIFUEL is to enable the utilization of various biomass feedstock for an ultimate renewable EN590 diesel biofuel (drop-in capable at any ratio) in a sustainable manner. REDIFUEL’S ambition is to develop new technologies, solutions and processes to be integrated to reach high conversion efficiencies for renewable fuel production. And, to proof the techno-economic potential to reach a highly competing production cost level of € 0.90 - 1.00 per litre (depending on biomass source) at moderate production plant sizes, e.g. 10-25 kt/a. The proposed drop-in biofuel contains high-cetane C11+ bio-hydrocarbons and C6-C11 bio-alcohols which has exceptional performance with respect to combustion and soot-inhibition properties. The environmental and the society aspects are taken into account by a comprehensive Biomass-to-Wheel performance check of the developed technologies.
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RIA - Research and Innovation actionCoordinator
52078 Aachen
Germany