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SUSTAINABLE FEEDSTOCKS –THE INTEGRATED SEAWATER

SOLUTIONWorld Congress on Industrial Biotechnology

July 2015

Biofuel Supply Chain

Feedstocks RefiningTransport

and distribution

Into-plane operations

Biomass Production

• Biomass supply chain→ Cost-effective→ Scalable→ Sustainable

• Food – Water – Energy nexus

Food

Energy Water

• Optimize the use of resources

The SBRC

Why is SBRC research important?

Our concept for bioenergy production could be applied to the UAE and many other arid regions of the world

Source: USGS

97% of the Earth’s water is

in the oceans

About 20% of the Earth’s land mass is desert

~25.5 million km2

The ISEAS

The flagship project of the SBRC is the Integrated Seawater Energy and Agriculture System

Background

Biomass trials

Nahshallah Farm

Oilseed and lignocellulosic platform

Plot Location

Engineering Design

Pilot Visualization

Pilot Visualization

Construction Underway…

+ Water use

+ Food security

+ Industry synergy

+ Knowledge creation

+ Engine of innovation

More than biofuel…

Contact:Alejandro Ríos G., Ph. D.Director – Sustainable Bioenergy Research ConsortiumProfessor of PracticeMasdar Institute of Science and TechnologyAbu Dhabi, United Arab EmiratesDirect +971 2 810 9238Mobile +971 56 302 6514Email ariosg@masdar.ac.ae

Thank you!

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