COSEC

Start date: 1 October, 2024

End date: 31 September, 2027

Code: HORIZON EUROPE (Energy) HORIZON-CL5-2024-D3-01

Proyect Cordintator: CYANOCAPTURE LTD (CC).

Beneficiaries:

• CENTRO DE CIENCIAS DO MAR DO ALGARVE (CCMAR).
• FUNDACION CENER (CENER).
• CENTITVC - CENTRO DE NANOTECNOLOGIAE MATERIAIS TECNICOS FUNCIONAIS EINTELIGENTES (CENTI).
• ETHNIKO KENTRO EREVNAS KAI TECHNOLOGIKIS ANAPTYXIS (CERTH).
• ASSOCIACAO OCEANO VERDE LABORATORIO COLABORATIVO PARA O DESENVOLVIMENTO DE TECNOLOGIAS E PRODUTOS VERDES DO OCEANO (GCL).
• NECTON-COMPANHIA PORTUGUESA DE CULTURAS MARINHAS SA (NECTON).
• QUBE RENEWABLES LTD (QUBE).
• RINA CONSULTING SPA (RINA-C).
• TECH2MARKET SPOLKA Z OGRANICZONA ODPOWIEDZIALNOSCIA (T2M).
• UNIVERSIDAD DE ALMERIA (UAL).
• UNIVERSIDAD DE LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA (ULPGC).
• UNIVERSIDAD DE VALLADOLID (UVA).

UAL Contact:

• Tomas Valentín Lafarga Poyo (tomas.lafarga@ual.es).

Funding: HORIZON EUROPE.

Status: In progress.

ABSTRACT:

This research project aims to pioneer a biological solution for mitigating carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from effluent gases produced by bioenergy combustion systems. The primary focus is on converting the captured CO2 into carbon-negative energy carriers, specifically emphasizing the photosynthetic conversion of biogenic CO2 into energy-rich biomass. The transformation of this biomass into widely used renewable energy carriers, such as biocrude and biogas, is targeted, with an additional emphasis on enriching these carriers with renewable hydrogen to achieve carbon circularity.

The project is structured to address key aspects, including; efficient biogenic CO2 capture from effluent systems, development of resilient microalgae strains to enhance resistance to flue gas toxicity, novel biomass pre-treatment methods for cell disruption and nitrogen removal (concurrent production of biostimulants), and improvements in the efficiency and sustainability of hydrothermal liquefaction (biocrude), anaerobic digestion (biogas) and hydrogenotropic conversion of CO2 to biomethane. The ultimate goal is to validate the viability of the developed direct CO2 fixation methods through integration with effluent systems at a pilot scale, reaching TRL5.

This multifaceted approach underscores the project's commitment to advancing sustainable and efficient methods for biogenic CO2 fixation and subsequent conversion into renewable energy carriers. To assess the economic viability, a detailed techno-economic analysis of the proposed carbon capture and use solution will be conducted. Furthermore, sustainability and social impact assessments will be performed, taking into account circular economy principles and addressing social, economic, and environmental aspects in alignment with the priorities outlined in the European Green Deal.

Website: https://cosec-project.eu/