SECTOR - Production of Solid Sustainable Energy Carriers from Biomass by Means of Torrefaction

The SECTOR project is funded by the European Union through the 7th Framework Programme.

Within SECTOR, 21 partners from 9 European countries are working jointly together to advance the state of the art of torrefaction as one of the major technologies to achieve the EU renewable energy targets.

Project description:

The SECTOR project is focused on the further development of torrefaction-based technologies for the production of solid bioenergy carriers up to pilot-plant scale and beyond, and on supporting the market introduction of torrefaction-based bioenergy carriers as a commodity renewable solid fuel.

The main objectives of the project are:

• Support the market introduction of torrefaction-based bioenergy carriers as a commodity renewable solid fuel
• Further development of torrefaction-based technologies (up to pilot-plant scale and beyond)
• Development of specific production recipes, validated through extensive lab-to-industrial-scale logistics and end-use performance testing
• Development and standardisation of dedicated analysis and testing methods for assessment of transport, storage, handling logistics and end-use performance
• Assessment of the role of torrefaction-based solid bioenergy carriers in the bioenergy value chains and their contribution to the development of the bioenergy market in Europe
• Full sustainability assessment of the major torrefaction-based biomass-to-end-use value chains
• Dissemination of project results to industry and into international forums (e.g. EIBI, EERA, CEN/ISO, IEA and sustainability round tables)

For more information visit the website of the project (SECTOR).