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SUSTAINABLE FEEDSTOCKS –THE INTEGRATED SEAWATER
SOLUTIONWorld Congress on Industrial Biotechnology
July 2015
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Biofuel Supply Chain
Feedstocks RefiningTransport
and distribution
Into-plane operations
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Biomass Production
• Biomass supply chain→ Cost-effective→ Scalable→ Sustainable
• Food – Water – Energy nexus
Food
Energy Water
• Optimize the use of resources
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The SBRC
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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
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The ISEAS
The flagship project of the SBRC is the Integrated Seawater Energy and Agriculture System
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Background
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Biomass trials
Nahshallah Farm
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Oilseed and lignocellulosic platform
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Plot Location
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Engineering Design
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Pilot Visualization
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Pilot Visualization
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Construction Underway…
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+ Water use
+ Food security
+ Industry synergy
+ Knowledge creation
+ Engine of innovation
More than biofuel…
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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]
Thank you!
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