The CRONUS project will pave the way for bioenergy, which is key for the decarbonisation of the EU economy in accordance with European Green Deal goals. Specifically, the project will develop carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CUS) techniques in the biofuels production line. A wide spectrum of biogenic gases capture, utilisation and storage technologies (enzymatic capture of CO2, autotrophic algae cultivation, biological CO2 hydrogenation, syngas biomethanation, in situ biomethanation, biogenic carbon storage by biochar production and soil application) will be validated at lab-scale. The proposed technologies will be upscaled to functional prototypes that will operate in relevant environments of biofuel production plants.

Poroject Lead: Ethnicon Metsovion Polytechnion (Athens)

Region: Europe

Country: Greece

Timeline Start - End: 2022-12-01 - 2026-08-31

Project Status: Ongoing

Project Budget: 4390895.0 €

Funding source: Horizon Europe

Website: http://www.cronushorizon.eu/

CCU Tecnology Category: Capture (Point sources) and Utilization

Info On Utilization:

- Biological conversion

Facility stage: Planning

End TRL: 5

CO2 capture/Utilization:

Production Volume:

Product Categories:

- Soil/Fertilizer

- Fuels

- Biomass

Specific Product(s): Algae, biochar, biomethane, bioethanol.