ICyclalg, iphrojekthi yaseYurophu yokwenziwa kwemishini ye-biorefinery ene-algae

I-cyclalg iphrojekthi yaseYurophu inhloso yayo ukudala i-biorefinery lapho zonke izinqubo ezidingekayo zithuthukiswa futhi zaqinisekiswa ukuze zikwazi ukukhiqiza i-biodiesel ngokutshalwa kwe-microalgae. Izikhungo zobuchwepheshe eziyisithupha ezivela IFrance, iNavarra ne-Euskadi futhi izohlala cishe iminyaka emithathu ngesabelomali se- 1,4 million euro.

Ngenhloso yokukhiqiza i-biodiesel namanye amafutha ngokusebenzisa ukutshalwa kwe-microalgae, dala imodeli entsha yomnotho oyindilinga lapho imfucumfucu ekhiqizwayo isetshenziswa njengokudla kwe-microalgae futhi ngaleyo ndlela isize ukwanda kwayo. Basebenzisa ngokunenzuzo i-biomass ye-algae, banweba isikhathi sokusebenziseka kukadoti oqhubekayo futhi bangathola imikhiqizo ethile esetshenziselwa izimboni zamakhemikhali, zamandla nezolimo.

INeiker-Tecnalia, isikhungo sobuchwepheshe bezwe laseBasque, liphethe ukuxhumanisa iphrojekthi yeCcylalg. Ukwenza lokhu, kuzosebenza ukusungula izimo zenzuzo nokusimama kwezitshalo ze-microalgae zokukhiqiza i-biodiesel.

Le phrojekthi yisigaba esilandelayo sephrojekthi eyedlule I-Energreen lokho kuqale kusuka ku-2012 kuya ku-2014, amalungu ayo iningi lawo afana nalawo eCyclalg. Le phrojekthi yangaphambilini iqinisekise ukusebenza kwe-algae ukuze ikwazi ukukhiqiza i-biodiesel futhi ikwazi ukusebenzisa i-biomass yayo. Okushodayo, phakathi kokunye, bekuyizinkinga ezahlukahlukene ezitholakele lapho kusetshenziswa udoti wemvelo okhishwe kumafutha. Lezi zinsalela zilusizo kakhulu ngenxa yomthombo wazo wamaprotheni noshukela ongasebenza njengokudla kwe-microalgae.

Ngakolunye uhlangothi, izophinde izame ukwenza ngcono ukusetshenziswa kwemfucumfucu futhi iyisebenzise kakhulu, ngaphandle kwe-biodiesel, ukuhlanganisa i-biomethane, okuphakelayo kokukhiqiza kanye nama-biofertilizers. Le phrojekthi ixhaswe ngokubambisana ngama-65% yi Isikhwama Sokuthuthukiswa Kwesifunda saseYurophu. Siyabonga Uhlelo lwe-Interreg VA iSpain-France-Andorra isikhathi esivela ku-2014 kuya ku-2020 futhi inhloso yayo ukukhuthaza ukuhlanganiswa kwezomnotho nezenhlalo zalezi zindawo.