BIOCELL
Output characterisation | |
OUTPUT SENTENCE | Hydrogen fuel cells, technology processes to fill them on wastewater treament plants |
OUTPUT TYPE | methodology |
KEYWORDS | wastewater, treatment plants, fuel cells, hydrogen |
MARKET NEED TAILORED | Lowering of energy costs for wastewater treatment |
OUTPUT DESCRIPTION |
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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 RISKS | Unknown |
TECHNICAL RISKS | Low risk |
MARKET RISKS | Low risk |
SOCIAL RISKS | Absence 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 STEPS | Unknown |
TYPE OF PARTNER FOR THE NEXT DEVELOPMENTS | Research 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. |
Estimation of ressources | |
Contact | |
COUNTRY | SPAIN |
WEBSITE | http://www.life-biocell.eu |
WATER RTOM CONTACT | Natacha Jacquin |
Background | |
PROJECT NAME | Energy self-sustaining and environmental footprint reduction on wastewater treatment plants via fuel cells (BIOCELL) |
PROJECT ACRONYM | BIOCELL |
PROJECT DESCRIPTION | The 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. |
LEADER | CETaqua |
TEAMS INVOLVED | CETAQUA, 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 INVOLVED | Spain |
FUNDING ORGANISATION | LIFE |