
BIOSKOH
BIOSKOH’s Innovation Stepping Stones for a novel European Second Generation BioEconomy
BIOSKOH’s Innovation Stepping Stones for a novel European Second Generation BioEconomy
The BIOSKOH project has the general ambition to demonstrate the first of a series of new second generation bio-refineries for Europe. These will be sustainable and financially sound. It has identified four ‘Innovation Stepping Stones’ that will allow a breakthrough in the techno-economic viability of lignocellulosic bio-refineries. These four stepping stones will deliver Superior Bio-refinery Technology, delivering a biomass to ethanol yield 15 – 20% higher than current state of the art processing.
The project will use a brownfield site, specifically abandoned infrastructure in Slovakia, thus minimising capital expenditures over greenfield sites. In addition, it will seek energy autonomy, converting sidestreams into renewable energy that will make the bio-refinery self-sufficient in energy. Feedstock will be abundant, secure, ILUC (indirect land use change impacts of biofuels)-free, low-cost biomass.
Ultimately, BIOSKOH seeks to demonstrate that second generation bio-ethanol can be produced at a lower and more economically viable price with additional potential for further cost reduction in the current market context.
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