The Biochar Clean Tech Accelerator - Empowering Regional Clusters

Biochar 清洁技术加速器 - 赋能区域集群

• 批准号: 10055261
• 金额: $ 232.21万
• 依托单位: ASTON UNIVERSITY
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Collaborative R&D
• 财政年份: 2023
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2023 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=10055261
• 关键词: Biochar; Clean; Tech; Accelerator; Empowering

The project is based on the strengths of the national and internationally recognised centre of expertise in thermal processes at the Energy and Bioproducts Research Institute (EBRI), and the Centre for the Circular Economy and Advanced Sustainability (CEAS) at Aston Business School.The centres will provide access to the results of research and academic knowledge to an established network of manufacturing and services companies. The companies will provide their expertise in practical implementation of technologies, and capabilities to produce products and access markets. Together, they will work collaboratively to develop new clean tech low carbon opportunities and accelerate green business growth in the region.The project will build on a technology demonstrator, funded by the Greater Birmingham and Solihull Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) and Birmingham City Council, which is able to take wood that is harvested from sustainable management of parks and roadside trees to produce heat for greenhouses, and a type of charcoal which can be used to promote growth in newly planted trees.The technology can produce a range of other products such as low carbon weed killer, material that can be used to clean up contaminated land, surface coatings and even an additive that can reduce the environmental impact of concrete. The project will support development of the technologies behind these new products, use the expertise of Aston Business School to create business propositions, and work with regional companies to bring them to market.The project will accelerate the level and speed of innovations resulting from previous projects which developed applied use of thermal process technologies and cluster development at the University. Strong partnerships have been created with high quality engineering and manufacturing companies in the region and aligned with the low carbon strategies of local councils. The projects and partnerships have created a basic set of technologies which have stimulated strong market interest and demand for the technologies to be developed into products.The Biochar Innovation Accelerator project will strengthen the supply chains and also expand participation in the cluster of companies investigating market opportunities for applications of the technology. These include productive use of waste and residues to replace the need for fossil fuel based resources in applications such as renewable heat and power, planting materials for green roofs, green walls, urban trees and plant growth enhancers. New, lower Technology Readiness Level (TRL) products could include use as advanced building materials and protective coatings.

该项目基于能源和生物制品研究所(EBRI)和阿斯顿商学院(Aston Business School)的循环经济和高级可持续发展中心(CEAS)在热加工方面的国家和国际公认的专业知识中心的优势。这些中心将为现有的制造和服务公司网络提供获取研究成果和学术知识的途径。这些公司将提供他们在实际实施技术方面的专业知识，以及生产产品和进入市场的能力。他们将合作开发新的清洁技术低碳机会，并加速该地区的绿色业务增长。该项目将建立在一个技术示范的基础上，该技术示范由大伯明翰和索利赫尔地方企业伙伴关系(LEP)和伯明翰市议会资助，能够利用公园和行道树的可持续管理收获的木材为温室提供热量，以及一种可用于促进新种植树木生长的木炭。该技术可以生产一系列其他产品，如低碳除草剂、可用于清理受污染土地的材料、表面涂层，甚至可以减少混凝土对环境影响的添加剂。该项目将支持这些新产品背后的技术开发，利用阿斯顿商学院的专业知识创建商业主张，并与地区公司合作将其推向市场。该项目将加快先前项目产生的创新水平和速度，这些项目开发了热加工技术的应用和该大学的集群发展。与该地区的高质量工程和制造公司建立了牢固的伙伴关系，并与当地议会的低碳战略保持一致。这些项目和伙伴关系创造了一套基本的技术，激发了市场对要开发成产品的技术的强烈兴趣和需求。Biochar创新加速器项目将加强供应链，并扩大对公司集群的参与，这些公司正在为技术的应用寻找市场机会。这些措施包括生产性利用废物和残渣，以取代在可再生热能和电力、绿化屋顶、绿化墙、城市树木和植物生长促进剂等应用中对基于化石燃料的资源的需求。新的、较低的技术准备水平(TRL)产品可能包括用作高级建筑材料和防护涂料。