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SUSTAINABLE FEEDSTOCKS –THE INTEGRATED SEAWATER
SOLUTIONWorld Congress on Industrial Biotechnology
July 2015
Biofuel Supply Chain
Feedstocks RefiningTransport
and distribution
Into-plane operations
Biomass Production
• Biomass supply chain→ Cost-effective→ Scalable→ Sustainable
• Food – Water – Energy nexus
Food
Energy Water
• Optimize the use of resources
The SBRC
Why is SBRC research important?
Our concept for bioenergy production could be applied to the UAE and many other arid regions of the world
Source: USGS
97% of the Earth’s water is
in the oceans
About 20% of the Earth’s land mass is desert
~25.5 million km2
The ISEAS
The flagship project of the SBRC is the Integrated Seawater Energy and Agriculture System
Background
Biomass trials
Nahshallah Farm
Oilseed and lignocellulosic platform
Plot Location
Engineering Design
Pilot Visualization
Pilot Visualization
Construction Underway…
+ Water use
+ Food security
+ Industry synergy
+ Knowledge creation
+ Engine of innovation
More than biofuel…
Contact:Alejandro Ríos G., Ph. D.Director – Sustainable Bioenergy Research ConsortiumProfessor of PracticeMasdar Institute of Science and TechnologyAbu Dhabi, United Arab EmiratesDirect +971 2 810 9238Mobile +971 56 302 6514Email [email protected]
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