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Biorefining in Wales
Adam Charlton
BioComposites Centre, Bangor University
BEACON Conference, Llandudno, 24-25 May 2017
• Background
• Impact
• Future
What is a biorefinery?
A facility that integrates biomass conversion processes and equipment to produce fuels, power, and chemicals from biomass. The biorefinery concept is analogous to today's petroleum refineries, which produce multiple
fuels and products from petroleum (National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Colorado)
Biorefining: From Plants to Multiple Products
• Forestry residues
• Ryegrass
• Miscanthus
• Straw
• Oats
• Macroalgae
• Food waste/ processing residues
• Chemicals
• Fuels
• Materials
• Natural Products
British Sugar -Wissington
BEACON Feasibility study (2008)- The Biorefining Opportunities in
Wales
• Establish a Welsh Centre of Excellence for Biorefining
• Develop supply chains within Wales and the UK
• Invest in infrastructure (equipment and transport links)
• Commission full life cycle assessment for biobased materials
A £32 Million partnership between the Universities of
Aberystwyth, Bangor and Swansea to establish a Biorefining
Centre of Excellence. Supported by the European Regional
Development Fund (2010-2019)
IMPACT and INNOVATION
• Collaborating with SMEs to create new jobs in the
bioeconomy, support inward investment and
promote science excellence in Wales
• Capacity building for H2020
The supply chain
Swansea
Aberystwyth
Bangor
Institute of Life Sciences
Full Commercialisation
Commercial demonstration
Demonstration - Large Pilot Scale
Demonstration - Small Pilot Scale
Proof of Concept - Large Pilot Scale
Proof of Concept - Small Pilot Scale
Proof of Concept - Bench Scale
Technology Concept or Application
Formulated
Basic Technology Observation
Technology Readiness
Levels
- Impact (2010-2015)
• 125 companies assisted/ 42 collaborative R&D projects- fermentation technology, biopolymers, marine biomass, platform chemicals, biomass pre-treatment, packaging and biocomposites, natural products, LCA
• 52 new jobs
• £7.5 million additional research income
• 16 new products, processes, services launched
Distribution of companies interacting with BEACON based on their SIC codes
Agriculture 6% Forestry
4%
Food & feeds 10%
Wood products 5%
Pharmaceuticals & chemicals
6%
Food & beverage processing
13%
Waste management 5%
Wholesale products 5%
Warehousing & storage
1%
Knowledge transfer 3%
Scientific consulting 3%
Biotechnology R&D 23%
Environmental consulting
11%
Educational 5%
http://beaconwales.org/en/case-studies
-Networks and Collaborations
• UK -BBSRC NIBBS, BioPilots UK
• Europe- COST Actions, H2020, BBI-JU
• International- Innovate UK (Newton Fund)/ BBSRC- China, Malaysia, Brazil, Canada, USA
Regiostars Winners (2014)
• EC’s “Regions for Economic Change” initiative- highlighting best practice in urban and regional development
• Over 80 nominations in four categories from funding regions throughout the EU member states
• BEACON won the ‘Sustainable growth- Green growth and jobs through Bio-economy’ category
- Future
• Wales- Innovation Centres: M-SPARC, Swansea Innovation Campus, AIEC
• UK- BioPilots UK (NIBBS, Innovate UK), Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund
• Europe- H2020, BBI-JU
Ed Galley Associates
Thanks to: • Research and project support teams- Aberystwyth,
Bangor and Swansea
• Welsh European Funding Office
• More information:
beaconwales.org
twitter.com/beaconwales
www.linkedin.com/company/beacon-wales