Lignocellulosic Ethanol Demonstration (LED)

Framework: FP7 — Cooperation
Programme: Energy
Destination: Renewable fuel production
Action type: Collaborative project
Countries involved: Spain,France,Netherlands,Switzerland
Call:  (FP7-ENERGY-2008-TREN-1, 2008)
Start date: 2010-03-01
End date: 2015-08-31
Duration (months): 66.0
Total project cost (EUR): 13927305.35
EU funding (EUR): 8011924.24
Participants: 6
Project status: CLOSED

The Lignocellulosic Ethanol Demonstration project (LED) proposed by Abengoa Bioenergy to design, construct and operate the first commercial facility using second generation technology, consisting of a lignocellulosic biomass to ethanol plant with an integrated, co-located biomass cogeneration (cogen) plant. This project is an important breakthrough for the industry and will position Abengoa in a leadership position in comparison to other global ethanol producers. Furthermore, this technology is a combination of some breakthrough technologies, a thorough understanding of existing technologies in related industries, starch ethanol and pulp processing for example and a complete understanding of the feedstock and product markets and logistics. All of this knowledge has come together to make this a feasible project. The expected capacity of the facility will be 25 MM gal/yr. of un-denatured anhydrous fuel grade ethanol with an input of approximately 1000 dry tonne/day and a nominal 20-MWe gross electrical power production. This enzymatic hydrolysis plant of the project is integrated in a complex, which includes the following areas: - Biomass handling (not included in this proposal) - Enzymatic hydrolysis (object of the proposal) - Saccharification (not included in this proposal) - Fermentation (not included in this project) - Distillation & Stillage (not included in this proposal) - Cogeneration (not included in this proposal) A description of this complex where the enzymatic hydrolysis plant is integrated is given as follows: Abengoa Bioenergy Biomass of Kansas facility is a first of its kind cellulosic biomass enzymatic hydrolysis biorefinery (Biorefinery) with an integrated, co-located biomass cogeneration (cogen) plant. The facility is to be located near the City of Hugoton, Stevens County, State of Kansas, on approximately 400 acres of property. The expected capacity of the ABBK facility will be 25 million gallons per year of un-denatured anhydrous fuel grade ethanol on a 300 operating day per year basis and nominal 20-MWe gross electrical power production. Biomass feedstock is supplied to the facility through the plant’s off-site harvesting, collection, storage, transport, and logistics management operation. A rail and truck unloading and loading systems will be provided to accommodate biomass feedstock receiving, chemicals receiving, ash product shipping and ethanol product shipping. A biomass handling system receives, handles, grinds, cleans, and transfers feedstock to the enzymatic hydrolysis (EH) plant and the cogeneration plant in the form of baled material. The cogeneration system will also be fed by solids from the stillage area of the plant. Trucks will deliver the feedstock bales either into short-term storage or onto a conveyor system. Grinders reduce particle size to specification. A dust collection and bag house system maintains dust levels below allowable limits

Keywords: lignocellulosic,ethanol