The global urgent need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and combat climatechange is driving a fundamental transformation in energy and industrial sectors. Biomass has emerged as a central pillar in this transition, offering pathways to replace fossil feedstocks and support a low-carbon, circular economy through the production of fuels and added-value products. However, scaling up these fuels faces several challenges.

While optimizing core conversion processes is crucial for industrial viability, true sustainability requires the development of advanced biorefineries that maximize resource efficiency by valorizing all material streams. Side streams which are often-overlooked can decrease overall efficiency, increase the carbon footprint, and impose high waste management costs. By properly valorizing these side-streams into valuable by-products, biorefineries can significantly improve their energy efficiency, environmental impact, and economic viability.

📑 Download FUEL-UP first factsheet, based on a study conducted by AristEng with the support of BTGNext, Avecom, Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST) and SINTEF, focused on the process design and holistic evaluation of alternative configurations for the valorization of side-streams, integrating thermo-economic optimization, techno-economic analysis (TEA) and preliminary greenhouse gases emissions estimation.

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