Zero Fossil Fuel is a subproject that focuses on the optimization of the fuel transfer processes and on the definition of the location of the fuel inlet, with the purpose of developing and implementing an optimized system that includes the main burner, kiln, cyclone tower and pre-calcination.
The optimisation of this equipment will increase the thermal exchanges between the crude oil and the solid CA aiming at maximising the substitution rate and energy efficiency, leading to a consequent decrease in energy needs and the target reduction of CO2 emissions. Namely the introduction of a pre-calciner to maximise the consumption of alternative fuels allowing to increase in the current consumption rates.
On the other hand, the consequent improvement in the firing conditions facilitates the percolation of gases by altering the architecture of the system, leading to a reduction in the materials causing blockages, rings and other clogging which reduce the flow in circulation, with consequences in terms of productivity and energy efficiency.
This is a scale-up to the industrial scale of the Energreen technology to produce an advanced biofuel (bio-oil by liquefaction) produced from the direct liquefaction of biomass. With this scale-up, it will be possible to meet the thermal needs to eliminate the use of fossil fuels.
In this same subproject, a new concept of Industry 4.0 will be introduced that will allow establishing the management of fuel intake and the optimisation and intercommunication of the various existing systems, relieving the human management of the process, with a fast and effective response of the systems in order to improve their efficiency.
