Sludge2Fuel

The Project is a 3-year demonstration project on integrated Municipal wastewater sludge conversion via a modular Hydro Thermal Liquefaction (HTL) package unit and upgrading of bio-Crude in an Oil Refinery to green fuels in Co-Processing mode. The project covers the full value chain.

The project covers the below Work Packages (WP) in an activity plan:

WP1: Management and Administration. Regular steering meetings. Semi-annual financial statements status reports to EUDP and final project report.

WP2: Integration of HTL and Wastewater Treatment at the FRSE Municipal wastewater Treatment plant

WP3: Design Construction and Commissioning of an HTL modular plant.

WP4: Process Optimization and demonstration runs

WP5: Bio-Crude logistics & Processing

WP6: Final system evaluation

WP7: Communication and dissemination

Above activities are embedded in an overall Project plan. Initially work results in the laboratory are implemented in a modular package unit design and construction at the Municipal Wastewater Plant site. The plant is commissioned and initial optimization runs are performed. The produced bio-Oil is transported by truck to the Refinery and Co-Processed in the existing units to final products. During the first trials products are field tested or tested at the Alfa Laval motor test Centre.

The Project is completed by communicating a series of reports and publications together with a Life Cycle Report (LCA Report) and a final Techno-Economic Report.