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BIOCELL

 Output characterisation
OUTPUT SENTENCE

Hydrogen fuel cells, technology processes to fill them on wastewater treament plants

 
OUTPUT TYPEmethodology 
KEYWORDSwastewater, treatment plants, fuel cells, hydrogen 
MARKET NEED TAILORED

Lowering of energy costs for wastewater treatment

 
OUTPUT DESCRIPTION
  • Operation and optimisation of pilot plants energy production on WWTP from biogas via PEMFC and SOFC fuel cells.
  • Recommendations on choice, implementation, operation and optimization of energy production from biogas via fuel cells adapted to WWTP.
  • Assessment of energy, economic and environmental balance of WWTP using biogas recycling via fuel cells.
  • Assessment of the application field of fuel cells on WWTP. 
 
STATE OF DEVELOPMENT

Complete

 
INNOVATIVE ASPECTS AND ADVANTAGES

- reduction of energy costs on wastewater treatment plants (WWTP)

- 10 key challenges for fuel cell deployment in WWTP by 2020 identified

 
INTELLECTUAL/INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY RIGHTS

Unknown. The website mentions copyrights to CETaqua, without specifying what is copyrighted.

 
TRANSFERABILITY

The knowledge can be used on a variety of wastewater treament plants.

 
POTENTIAL USERS/CLIENTS

Wastewater treament plant operators : utility companies, local authorities.

 
 Estimation of risks
INNOVATIVE DISADVANTAGE

There are currently challenges to the implementation of fuel cells in wastewater treatment plants. 10 of them have been identified in the project.

EVALUATION OF RISKS FOR OUTPUT USERS

The output is as of yet too far from the market to know if there are economical and/or market risks. Given that major operators (Degrémont, Suez) are interested, the market risk should be low.

The economical risk would be the cost of research needed to achieve full implementation capability.

As some hydrogen fuel cells have been known to explode on very rare occurences, and as hydrogen is a highly explosive gas, there is a low risk on a technical point of view.

ECONOMICAL RISKSUnknown
TECHNICAL RISKSLow risk
MARKET RISKSLow risk
SOCIAL RISKSAbsence of risk
 Steps ahead
NEXT STEPS TO ACHIEVE THE STATUS 'READY TO USE'

Overcome the 10 key challenges identified by the project by 2020.

INVOLVEMENT OF THE OWNER FOR THE NEXT STEPSUnknown
TYPE OF PARTNER FOR THE NEXT DEVELOPMENTSResearch organisation/utility companies
TASKS TO BE PERFORMED

Overcoming the 10 key challenges, experimentation on how to implement a new system once those theorical challenges are met, and case studies before industrialization.

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 Contact
COUNTRYSPAIN 
WEBSITEhttp://www.life-biocell.eu 
WATER RTOM CONTACTNatacha Jacquin 
 Background
PROJECT NAMEEnergy self-sustaining and environmental footprint reduction on wastewater treatment plants via fuel cells (BIOCELL) 
PROJECT ACRONYMBIOCELL 
PROJECT DESCRIPTIONThe goal of the BIOCELL project is to demonstrate the feasibility and economic viability of energy production from biogas via both PEMFC and SOFC fuel cells adapted to WWTP, and develop the adequate tools for its industrial implementation and the assessment of its environmental impact.  
LEADERCETaqua 
TEAMS INVOLVEDCETAQUA, Aguas de Murcia, Suez Environnement, Degrémont, Agencia Catalana de l’Aigua, Metropolitan Water Services and Waste Treatment Authority, ESAMUR - Regional Entity for Drainage and Wastewater treatment in Murcia, Consell Comarcal del Maresme, AQUALOGY, AQUAGEST MEDIO AMBIENTE 
COUNTRIES INVOLVEDSpain 
FUNDING ORGANISATIONLIFE 

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