Technical expertise in bioenergy

Industrial and field analysis equipment Natural resources and territories
Are you planning to implement bioenergy recovery projects for the production of charcoal, heat or electricity from biomass ? We support you in the development and implementation of projects involving carbonisation, combustion, gasification, biofuels, torrefaction and flash pyrolysis.
Plateforme biomasse énergie © Charline Lanvin, Cirad

Biomass energy platform © Charline Lanvin, CIRAD

Support for your bioenergy projects

From the idea to the implementation, we offer services that can be mobilized at the different stages of your project in France or internationally :

  •  Biomass characterisation
  • Local context evaluation
  • Analysis of optimal solutions and projects feasibility
  • Adaptation and optimization of technologies, reactors and related systems
  • Implementation of bioenergy systems
  • In situ evaluation of technologies and processes
  • Characterization of solid, liquid or gaseous by-products
  • Environmental impact assessment
  • Modular and tailored training programs

Stage Development

TLR9 - Technology Readiness Level

TLR9 - Technology Readiness Level

Sustainable bioenergy: our strengths

Our expertise is internationally recognised. It is supported by a team of specialists in bioenergy production in tropical and Mediterranean environments. With over 30 years of collaboration in Africa, South America, Southeast Asia and Europe, our team brings extensive field experience.

We adopt a comprehensive value chain approach, from biomass resources including wood, forest resources, agricultural residues and agro-industrial by-products, through to energy production for optimal system performance.

We have strong expertise in tropical biomass and its bioenergy valorisation, supported by advanced technological facilities including :

  • Laboratories for physico-chemical characterisation of solids, liquids, gases and conversion by-products ;
  • A 600 m² experimental platform equipped with reactors ranging from laboratory to pilot and pre-industrial scale, dedicated to gasification, pyrolysis, torrefaction and combustion, as well as engine testing facilities ;
  • A mobile sampling line for in situ analysis of permanent gases and collection of condensable products.

Expertise supporting stakeholders across the bioenergy value chain

For economic operators and public authorities

Support for the implementation of high-performance solutions with low environmental impact.

For bioenergy equipment manufacturers

Scientific and technical support to improve technologies and adapt them to the contexts of tropical and Mediterranean regions.

For renewable energy companies

Advisory services ranging from feasibility studies in tropical and Mediterranean environments to the co-design of installations and resource strategies with local stakeholders.

Partnership offer

Depending on the stage and needs of your project, you may mobilise the scientific advisory expertise of our teams or develop collaborative projects, particularly in tropical and Mediterranean regions. Contact us to discuss your project. We guarantee full confidentiality of exchanges, with the support of our Private Partnerships and Innovation Valorisation Unit.

The research team
The biomass-to-energy experts of the BioWooEB Research Unit conduct studies on the alignment between feedstock resources, reactor and applications, with the aim of optimising conversion processes according to the characteristics of the input resource and the intended final use. Their work also focuses on the multi-criteria assessment of bioenergy production systems, including environmental, economic and social evaluation.

References and intellectual property

Technical guide

Guide technique pour l'utilisation d'huile végétale carburant dans les moteurs diesel stationnaires (2014)
Guide technique pour une utilisation énergétique des huiles végétales de la Cedeao (2011)

Publications

Blin J., Villeneuve P., Baréa B., Moussavou R.W. 2016. Procédé écologique de production d'esters éthanoliques par transestérification éthanolique en catalyse enzymatique. Yaoundé : OAPI, 17 p. 16814. 

Dumas C., Barakat A., Commandre J.M., Leboeuf A., Rouau X., Carrere H. 2016. Procédé de prétraitement thermo-chimique d'une biomasse ligno-cellulosique en voie sèche. Munich : Office européen des brevets, 28 p. numero_inter_brevet: WO2016/1208.

Piriou B., Barakat A., Rouau X., Vaitilingom G. 2016. Procédé de fractionnement par voie sèche de biomasse lignocellulosique. Paris : INPI, 34 p. FR3015312 B1; numero inter brevet: WO2015/097298 A1

Blin J., Ouedraogo W.K.I. 2015. Procédé de fabrication d'un composé chimique en phase solide destiné à être utilisé comme catalyseur dans une réaction de transestérification. Yaoundé : OAPI, 21 p. 16744.

Nocquet Timothée, Commandre Jean-Michel, Dupont Capucine. 2014. Procédé et dispositif de torréfaction rapide de biomasse. Paris : INPI, 44 p.  FR2985043 B, numéro inter brevet : WO2013/092912 A1

Piriou Bruno, Rouau Xavier, Vaitilingom Gilles. 2014. Carburant solide sous forme d'une poudre comprenant un constituant lignocellulosique. Paris : INPI, 40 p. FR2985735 B1, numéro inter brevet : WO2013/108177 A1

 

 

 

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