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.
News
Aalborg University contributed to the new Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda (SRIA) of EERA Bioenergy JP
Researchers from 36 organisations in 18 countries, organised in the Joint Programme on Bioenergy within the European Energy Research Alliance (EERA), have
Upcoming expert workshop in Brussels, 19th November 2019
Aim and purpose: To create a working arena for stakeholders from science and industry working on
implementation and commercialization of HTL to join
NGRF Technical tour video
This video is about the technical tour of 13th November 2018 that the NextGenRoadFuels (NGRF) consortium did at I/S Reno-Nord, a waste
NextGenRoadFuels press release
The Horizon 2020 NextGenRoadFuels project will convert biogenic urban resources into liquid drop-in fuels for road transport by means of Hydrothermal
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