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René Wijffels en Brenda IsraelIdeeën over en vragen aan INTERREG

AlgaePARC for aquafeed

René Wijffels, Brenda Israël

Wageningen University, AlgaePARC, The Netherlands

University of Nordland, Bodø, Norway

Rene.Wijffels@wur.nl

AlgaePARC Innovation Centre (2015-2020)

SINGULARITY:

• Whole chain approach

- Full production chain

• Multidisciplinary approach

- Different expertise

• Bridge from fundamental research to applications

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AlgaePARC InnovationCentre

Biomass Production costs: Model

NetherlandsSaudi ArabiaCanary IslandsTurkish RivieraSouth SpainCuracao

Culture temperatureDaily Dilution

Mixing day/night)Operation days per year

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Light IntensityElectricity costs

TaxesLabor

€ / Kg biomass

CAPEX & OPEX

NER

Sensitivity Analysis

Areas to focus

Output

Location

CultivationSystem

Empirical data

Specificparameters

Input

Product Selling price € /ton

BiofuelBiokerosene 500

Biochar 150

Biochemical

Biopolymer 2,500

Biolubricant 2,000

Biopolymer additivies 3,000

Coating 5,000

Paint 10,000

Bulk Chemical 1,000

Food/Feed

Protein 1,000

Lipids 950

Carbohydrates 750

Food aditives

Poly-unsaturated fatty acids 75,000

Functional Protein 3,000

Pigments 1,100,000

CosmeticsAntioxidants 30,000

Glycolipids, Phospholipids 6,000

Market Analysis

Market combinations vs costs

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production and biorefinery

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AlgaePARC Innovation Centre (2015-2020)

OBJECTIVES

REDUCTION OF PRODUCTION

COSTS

SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION

CHAIN

MARKET DEVELOPMENT

Production < 1€/kgBiorefinery < 1€/kg

More sustainable thanexisting alternatives 2 microalgal products

Composition fish feed produced in Norway

Source: Norwegian Seafood Federation

Atlantic cod

12 % Nanofrustulum sp. (Defatted biomass)

Kiron et al., unpublished / US DoE study

INDUSTRIAL PARTNERS

Industrial activities will develop in 3 different sectors:

1. Production

2. Technology supply

3. End users

Objectives

1. to develop production chain for 2 products coming 5

years

Partnership and project funding

Industrial partnersArke, Avantium, BAM, BASF, BAS, Biogas Fuel Cell, BioOils, Biotopic, Bodec, Caglar Dogal Urunler, Cellulac, Cropeye, Desah, Drie Wilgen, DSM, Dyadic, Eco Treasures, Evodos, EWOS, ExxonMobil, Feyecon, Fitoplancton Marino, Fotosintetica & Microbiologica, GEA-Westfalia, Heliae, IDConsortium, Imenz, Infors, Lankhorst, LifeGlimmer, MFKK, NATAC, Neste Oil, Holcim, Nijhuis, Omega Algae, ONVIDA, OTEC, OWS, Paques, POS Bioscience, PNO, Prominent, Proviron, Rhodia, Rodenburg Biopolymers, Roquette, Sabic, Simris Alg, SPAROS, Suriname Staatsolie, SyntheticGenomics, Total, Umwelt-Technie, Unilever, VFT

Academic partners

Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Cambridge University, Centre for Research and Technology Hellas, Cranfield University, CSIC, ECN, Ege University, Frauenhofer, INRA, Joanneum Research, Qingdao Institute of BioEnergy and Bioprocess Technology, Rijksuniversiteit Groningen,Technical University Delft, Thomas Moore Kempen, Uni Research, UniversitätBielefeld, Universidad de Antofagasta, University of Bergen, University of Huelva, University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, University of Utrecht, VITO, VU Amsterdam, Westfälische Wilhelms-UniversitätMünster