Utilising (previously) unused biogenic residues and CO2 with new technologies

The binding of previously unused biogenic carbon in energy and recyclable materials using renewable energy can make a significant contribution to improving the carbon footprint. The CO2 produced during biomass processing is a sustainable raw material for the energy transition, for example as a starting material for the production of green synthetic fuels or for petroleum substitutes in the chemical industry, which can also serve as chemical energy storage.

The biogeniV alliance, funded by the BMBF as part of the ‘Change through Innovation in the Region’ (WIR!) programme, combines the use of renewable energy with the bioeconomy, paving the way for a climate-neutral future. The technologies selected by our alliance for the production of green fuels and recyclable materials are diverse. The primary goal is to increase the biogenic carbon potential of the alliance region in eastern Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and to support regional structural change thanks to new recycling chains.

With partners from science, industry and the public sector, biogeniV focuses on various areas of innovation: technologies for biomethane production, technologies for greater resource efficiency in biogas production and technologies for the utilisation of previously unused residues such as manure and fermentation residues, tailored to regional conditions. The economic use of these technologies is expected to lead to a new type of networking between energy production, heat supply and mobility in the Anklam Energy Region.

The alliance was initiated and founded by the Hanseatic City of Anklam, the Cosun Beet Company and the Leibniz Institute for Plasma Science and Technology.

The INP contributes its expertise in plasma technology for new processes for CO2 conversion and plasma-catalytic synthesis of green energy and valuable materials.

Further information on the biogeniV alliance can be found at

www.biogeniv.de