NextGenRoadFuels is a Horizon 2020 project to develop a competitive European technology platform for sustainable liquid fuel production.
The project will prove the Hydrothermal Liquefaction pathway (HTL) as an efficient route to produce high-volume, cost-competitive, drop-in synthetic gasoline and diesel fuels, as well as other hydrocarbon compounds.
The project supports the SET-Plan Key Action 8 on renewable fuels and bioenergy, contributing to the renewable-energy-in-transport target and to the GHG emissions reduction objectives, in line with the Renewable Energy Directive (RED II) and the European Energy Roadmap 2050.
Final Project Publication!
Four years of research and pilot trials carried out by the NextGenRoadFuels project has led to numerous findings in the field of hydrothermal liquefaction (HTL), not only as an efficient route to produce drop-in synthetic fuels, but also as a core technology for urban waste valorisation.
This final project publication summaries and presents the key findings from each aspect of the research:
- Improving the HTL value chain from the start.
- HTL as core technology for urban waste valorisation.
- Turning challenging waste-derived biocrude into fuels.
- The market situation for HTL.
- Environmental assessment, sustainability and economics.
- The future for HTL.
Download the full publication here.
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HTL Developers Perspective: Main Demos in EU and Worldwide
One of the main challenges for the Hydrothermal Liquefaction (HTL) technology is to prove that it can perform better than an already established technologies such as Anaerobic Digestion (AD). This quest is a long process as HTL is a recent technology which is still in...
Business Opportunities and a Change Management Process
Photo by Cameron Venti on Unsplash In order to introduce the Hydrothermal Liquefaction (HTL) technology on large scale there is a need to fully understand the value network and comprehend what is its road to commercialization. There are several stakeholders along the...
Global Policy Market Scenario relevant for HTL in the Energy Transition
With the HTL technology as focal technology, it may result legit asking which are the factors that are influencing its development in the energy transition. When considering the production of advanced biofuels from solid waste, five elements are necessary to be...
EU Research & Innovation for Renewable Energy Carriers
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Press Release N.2 – Hydrothermal Liquefaction of biomass is a fast-developing technology for the green energy transition
After a successful virtual dissemination conference, the attention on the future of the potential of Hydrothermal Liquefaction is increasing as more demos and pilot projects are
Hydrothermal Liquefaction in the Green Energy Transition (Slides & Recordings)
On the 28th of January 2021, the NextGenRoadFuels held a dissemination conference with great affluence and engagement of participants. In fact, at the first session 282 unique viewers were present and in the second session 258 unique viewers
Circular economy approach
The project will develop a cost-effective valorisation pathway for multiple urban waste streams such as sewage sludge, organic waste and construction wood waste.
These streams will be converted into renewable fuels, fertilizers and proteins, thus fostering the urban transition towards a circular economy.
Cost-effective and scalable technology
At the basis of the NextGenRoadFuels process there are different combinations of thermo-catalytic, electro-catalytic and biochemical technologies.
This will permit to have a full scalable process, easy to integrate into existing supply infrastructures, and competitive final costs placing NextGenRoadFuels at the forefront in realising sustainable transport biofuels.
Flexible model
The consortium will use available state-of-the-art pilot facilities in 2 main scenarios:
- a standalone model where a full production pathway from urban feedstock to drop-in fuels can be managed at a central facility;
- a hub-and-spoke model, with several HTL plants close to the sources of feedstock and serving a single upgrading facility.
Activities
Collection
Upgrading
Market
Pre-treatment
LCA
Business strategies
HTL
Integrated assessment
Knowledge sharing
Partners
Coordinator
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This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020
Research and Innovation Programme under Grant Agreement No. 818413