"Circular Economy", via renewable energy and resource recovery

通过可再生能源和资源回收实现“循环经济”

• 批准号: IE230100385
• 负责人: Dr Andrew Ward
• 金额: $ 31.56万
• 依托单位: The University of Queensland
• 依托单位国家: 澳大利亚
• 项目类别: Early Career Industry Fellowships
• 财政年份: 2023
• 资助国家: 澳大利亚
• 起止时间: 2023-07-01 至 2026-06-30
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://dataportal.arc.gov.au/RGS/Web/Grants/IE230100385
• 关键词: Circular; Economy; via; renewable; energy

In a circular economy context, wastewater utilities are well placed to exploit the commercial potential of microalgae. Sewage treatment plants have an abundance of key nutrients required for algae growth, existing dewatering infrastructure that is suitable for harvesting algae and in some cases, existing anaerobic digestion infrastructure suitable for the conversion of microalgae to renewable energy in the form of biogas. This project aims to upscale wastewater-based algae production that will enable increased renewable energy production via anaerobic digestion, for onsite thermal, electrical energy and upgraded liquefied natural gas.

在循环经济背景下，废水处理厂处于有利地位，可以开发微藻的商业潜力。污水处理厂拥有丰富的藻类生长所需的关键营养物质，现有的脱水基础设施适合收获藻类，在某些情况下，现有的厌氧消化基础设施适合将微藻转化为沼气形式的可再生能源。该项目旨在扩大基于废水的藻类生产规模，通过厌氧消化增加可再生能源产量，用于现场热能、电能和升级液化天然气。