The aim is to demonstrate, at Technology Readiness Level 7, the production of improved intermediate biofuels followed by processing in existing refinery infrastructure to deliver climate-positive drop-in biofuels for maritime transport. The feedstock (biogenic waste residues) will be converted into biofuels by intermediate pyrolysis-based reactor (VINTER) units.
The project will process 3 different residual biomass feedstocks: rice husk from the Valencia region, Spain; biowaste sieving material from Bavaria in Germany; agave bagasse from southern Mexico. The planned comprehensive study of characteristics of the produced biofuels will be followed by a demonstration sailing of a ship running on the biofuels.