A THYME Project case study into the repurposing of waste materials to make low carbon fuel

Academics from the University of Hull and the Biorenewables Development Centre at York worked together on a Research England funded project to explore the repurposing of biowaste materials to create a new form of biofuel.
To achieve zero carbon targets and build sustainability into energy production, there is growing use of wood pellets instead of coal as a fuel at power stations. While wood pellets are a renewable feedstock, there are issues around the replanting cycle and transportation, which means that there is a still a potential high carbon footprint. Using biobased waste materials is one answer and a potentially more sustainable and low carbon replacement for fossil fuels as part of the renewables mix.
Dr Martin Taylor and Dr Vicky Skoulou of the University of Hull and Dr Peter Hurst of the Biorenewables Development Centre talk about this pioneering project, which partnered with Simon Walker of Jesmond Engineering.
The THYME Project is a partnership between the Universities of Teesside, Hull and York, funded by Research England's Connecting Capabilities Fund, to grow the regional Bioeconomy.
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