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1. Projectpitch 1
René Wijffels en Brenda Israel
Ideeën over en vragen aan INTERREG

2. AlgaePARC for aquafeed
René Wijffels, Brenda Israël
Wageningen University, AlgaePARC, The Netherlands
University of Nordland, Bodø, Norway
Rene.Wijffels@wur.nl

3. AlgaePARC Innovation Centre (2015-2020)
SINGULARITY:
• Whole chain approach
- Full production chain
• Multidisciplinary approach
- Different expertise
• Bridge from fundamental research to applications

4. Roadmap for Industrial Algae Production
Maturity
Economic Analysis
AlgaePARC Pilot facilities
AlgaePARC Biorefinery
Economic and Market Analysis
Chain development
Food/Feed specialities
Product development
Demonstration
AlgaePARC Innovation
Centre
Commercialization
Specialities
Chain development
Commodities
2010 2015 2020 2025
Economic and
Market Analysis
LCA
Economic and Market
Analysis
Demonstration Commodities

5. Biomass Production costs: Model
Netherlands
Saudi Arabia
Canary Islands
Turkish Riviera
South Spain
Curacao
Culture temperature
Daily Dilution
Mixing day/night)
Operation days per year
...
Light Intensity
Electricity costs
Taxes
Labor
Output
€ / Kg biomass
CAPEX & OPEX
NER
Sensitivity Analysis
Areas to focus
Input
Location
Cultivation
System
Empirical data
Specific
parameters

6. Market Analysis
Product Selling price € /ton
Biofuel
Biokerosene 500
Biochar 150
Biochemical
Biopolymer 2,500
Biolubricant 2,000
Biopolymer additivies 3,000
Coating 5,000
Paint 10,000
Bulk Chemical 1,000
Food/Feed
Protein 1,000
Lipids 950
Carbohydrates 750
Food aditives
Poly-unsaturated fatty acids 75,000
Functional Protein 3,000
Pigments 1,100,000
Cosmetics
Antioxidants 30,000
Glycolipids, Phospholipids 6,000

7. Market combinations vs costs
Current costs for
production and biorefinery
€/kg biomass
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
Future costs

8. AlgaePARC Innovation Centre (2015-2020)
OBJECTIVES
REDUCTION OF
PRODUCTION
COSTS
SUSTAINABLE
PRODUCTION
CHAIN
MARKET
DEVELOPMENT
Production < 1€/kg
Biorefinery < 1€/kg
More sustainable than
existing alternatives 2 microalgal products

9. Composition fish feed produced in Norway
Source: Norwegian Seafood Federation

10. Atlantic cod
 12 % Nanofrustulum sp. (Defatted biomass)
 Kiron et al., unpublished / US DoE study

11. INDUSTRIAL PARTNERS
Industrial activities will develop in 3 different sectors:
1. Production
2. Technology supply
3. End users
Objectives
1. to develop production chain for 2 products coming 5
years

12. Partnership and project funding
 Industrial partners
Arke, Avantium, BAM, BASF, BAS, Biogas Fuel Cell,
BioOils, Biotopic, Bodec, Caglar Dogal Urunler,
Cellulac, Cropeye, Desah, Drie Wilgen, DSM, Dyadic,
Eco Treasures, Evodos, EWOS, ExxonMobil, Feyecon,
Fitoplancton Marino, Fotosintetica & Microbiologica,
GEA-Westfalia, Heliae, IDConsortium, Imenz, Infors,
Lankhorst, LifeGlimmer, MFKK, NATAC, Neste Oil,
Holcim, Nijhuis, Omega Algae, ONVIDA, OTEC, OWS,
Paques, POS Bioscience, PNO, Prominent, Proviron,
Rhodia, Rodenburg Biopolymers, Roquette, Sabic,
Simris Alg, SPAROS, Suriname Staatsolie, Synthetic
Genomics, Total, Umwelt-Technie, Unilever, VFT
 Academic partners
Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Cambridge
University, Centre for Research and Technology Hellas,
Cranfield University, CSIC, ECN, Ege University,
Frauenhofer, INRA, Joanneum Research, Qingdao
Institute of BioEnergy and Bioprocess Technology,
Rijksuniversiteit Groningen,Technical University Delft,
Thomas Moore Kempen, Uni Research, Universität
Bielefeld, Universidad de Antofagasta, University of
Bergen, University of Huelva, University of Las Palmas
de Gran Canaria, University of Utrecht, VITO, VU
Amsterdam, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität
Münster