Date: Monday, 24 June 2024
Time: 16:15 - 17:15 CEST
Session code 2AV.3
Sustainability assessments and stakeholders inclusion in bioenergy and bioeconomy
Harnessing the Potential of Biological CO2 Capture for fhe Circular Economy
Short Introductive summary
The exploitation of CO2 capture, utilisation and storage technologies (CCUS) in industrial applications face significant challenges due to the high investment cost and the fierce international competition in the sectors concerned. Relevant sectors with high CO2 emissions are for example steel, iron and cement making, biofuel production and waste incineration plants, oil refining, gas processing, hydrogen production. The main objective of CooCE is to develop, demonstrate and validate a diverse portfolio of novel and flexible biotechnological processes for sustainable valorisation and long-term storage of CO2-rich emissions tailored to local demands. The CooCE concept includes the use of efficient and sustainable anaerobic and aerobic biological processes for the conversion of CO2 into a) clean biofuels allowing flexible on-site hybrid energy storage, and b) valuable chemical building blocks, namely biosuccinic acid (bioSA) and high-volume added value biopolymers. The sustainability assessment is also presented.
Presenter
Rocio DIAZ-CHAVEZ
Imperial College London, Centre for Environmental Policy
Presenter's biography
Dr Diaz-Chavez is a Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for Environmental Policy of Imperial College London since 2004. She was Deputy Director at SEI Think Thank in Kenya (2017-2022). She researches on sustainability assessment and deployment of bioeconomy, bioenergy, land use.
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Co-authors:
Y Evans, Imperial College London, UNITED KINGDOM
Session reference: 2AV.3.14