Support from EU funding is being used to create a research infrastructure that opens up new avenues for the innovative and sustainable use of biomass. The aim is to drive forward the transformation of industry towards resource-efficient processes that minimise emissions and integrate circular economy models.
While biomass has mainly been used for energy purposes to date, pyrolysis opens up new material applications, in particular through the extraction of carbon for use in metallurgy, agriculture and industrial products. At the same time, valuable gases are produced that can be further processed into synthesis gases and green hydrogen and used in a variety of ways.
The combination of biomass pyrolysis, high-temperature gas pyrolysis and downstream refinement on a pilot scale opens up new perspectives for comprehensive material utilisation. Implementation at the Research Centre for Hydrogen and Carbon at the Technical University of Leoben by the end of 2025 will strengthen Styria as a research location in the long term.
This investment is financed by the European Union under the IBW/EFRE & JTF funding programme, project number 1 000 073 362.
Further information on the IBW/EFRE & JTF programme can be found at www.efre.gv.at