The Research and Development Area coordinates the drafting, organization, management and implementation of trials and projects (including pilot) at European, national and regional level.
The main aims are:
- Improvement of the entire production process of biogas-biomethane;
- Increase in plant yields;
- Assessment of environmental impacts;
- Assessment of the technical and economic feasibility of possible new biomass (e.g. algae) and new processes such as liquefaction of biomethane and Carbon Capture and Storage;
- Permanent updating of the latest technologies and innovation for CIB Members;
- Development, in collaboration with the affiliated companies, of innovative ideas and products, to be implemented at industrial scale.
The R&D Area is eager to develop new collaborations with consortium affiliates, as well as with new partners.
In order to better target its activity and to involve the Members more effectively, CIB has launched a campaign aimed at:
- identifying the main problems and/or production phases with greater margin of improvement, starting from the direct experiences of biogas plant operators;
- writing a manual with the Best Available Technologies -BAT- for biogas and biomethane.
At the end of this activity, Ordinary Members will know the BATs, and Plant Makers and Supporters will have a further tool to focus their business.
Based on the indications raised in these early stages, workshops will be organized on major issues and emerging innovations. The R&D area offers its support in identifying, writing and managing research projects on these issues at European, national and regional level.
Research Centers and Universities will be invited to participate actively in the project. During Biogas Italy and via newsletter we will provide information about how to participate.
Through the R&D Area, CIB is currently participating in 3 european projects:
GOODBYO | MULTI-COMMODITIES MICROBIAL-DRIVEN BIOREFINERY BASED ON FOOD-PROCESSING INDUSTRY WASTES, BIOGENIC CO2 AND BIOPROCESS WASTEWATERS
The GoodByO project addresses this challenge by developing a next-generation multi-commodity biorefinery based on food waste, biogenic CO2, and bioprocess wastewaters to maximize resource efficiency and circularity. By applying the cascading use principle and harnessing the metabolic diversity of microbial catalysts, along with robust process integration and renewable energy utilization, GoodByO aims to enhance the environmental footprint and the cost-effectiveness of both established and innovative bio-based value chains.
VALUE4FARM
Horizon project started in September 2023. The overall objective of VALUE4FARM is to demonstrate the effectiveness, sustainability and replicability of three local renewable-based value chains that combine sustainable food production and renewable energy production with the aim of contributing to the defossilisation of the agricultural sector by meeting local needs for electricity, heat, mobility, residual by-products and land management.
GREENMEUP
Green Biomethane Market Uptake is a Horizon Europe project that aims to provide a basis for policy makers and stakeholders to develop more informed renewable energy policies tailored to individual country markets in order to improve and complement current biomethane policies in Europe. GreenMeUp’s main activity is to reduce the gap between countries with higher and lower biomethane production rates by analysing and comparing the market context and dynamics and promoting favourable policies and measures at national level. The project also aims to make society accept biomethane value chains through science-based evidence and tools.
Contact Research and Development team
Carlo Pieroni
tel. +39 (0)371/4662632
gassificazione@consorziobiogas.it
biometano@consorziobiogas.it