Techno-economic analysis of microalgal biomass production in a 1-ha Green Wall Panel (GWP®) plant
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The objective of this techno-economic analysis (TEA) was to define the production cost of the microalga Tetraselmis suecica in a 1-ha plant made of “Green Wall Panel-II” (GWP®-II) photobioreactors. The study was based on an energy analysis carried out for a similar plant located in Tuscany (Italy) and considers the steps from inoculum preparation to the wet algal paste. Costs of equipment and materials were obtained from manufacturers and suppliers, while operating costs and output data (e.g. biomass composition and productivity) were collected during several years of trials at the Fotosintetica & Microbiologica S.r.l. facilities (Florence, Italy). Other data were obtained from Microalghe Camporosso S.r.l. (Imperia, Italy), where a commercial 1500-m2 GWP®-I plant is in operation and two 250-m2 GWP®-II modules were built and used in the framework of the EU project BIOFAT. This TEA shows that, given a productivity of 36 tonnes per hectare per year, T. suecica biomass can be produced at a cost of €12.4 kg− 1 (dry weight). Using conservative assumptions it was estimated that at the 100-ha scale the cost will be €5.1 kg− 1. Locating the plant in more favorable climatic conditions (e.g. in Tunisia) will allow reaching 54 tonnes per hectare annually and reducing cost to €6.2 kg− 1 at the 1-ha scale and to €3.2 kg− 1 at the 100-ha scale. The major cost factors are labor at 1-ha scale in Tuscany and capital expenses in all the other cases. This TEA confirms that microalgal technologies have high potential not only for high-value, but also for medium- and low-value products, while the production of biofuels, protein, food and feed seems currently out of reach. However, the global scenario of agriculture commodities is rapidly changing and other factors (e.g. sustainability), besides a pure economic evaluation, will assume greater importance in the future.
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Tredici et al. analyzed T. suecica algae production on a scale of 1 ha and obtained a cost of $15.8 kg-1 biomass produced; at the 100 ha scale, they estimated a cost of about $5.5 kg-1, which is much more than the $2 kg-1 needed to make algae biofuel competitive with petroleum-derived diesel.
“Tredici et al. [77] have analyzed T. suecica algae production on a scale of 1 ha.They obtained a cost of $15.8 kg -1 biomass produced.At the 100 ha scale, they estimated a cost of about $5.5 kg -1 , which is much more than the $2 kg -1 that needed to make algae biofuel competitive with petroleum-derived diesel.”
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- Authors
- Tredici, M. R., Rodolfi, L., Biondi, N., Bassi, N., & Sampietro, G.
- Affiliations
- University of Florence (IT)
- Corresponding author
- Tredici, Mario R.
- Venue
- Algal Research
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2016-11
- Volume
- 19
- Pages
- 253-263
- ISSN
- 2211-9264 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2532859241
- Cited by
- 256
- References
- 31
- Citations by year
- 2026: 18 · 2025: 14 · 2024: 22 · 2023: 28 · 2022: 40 · 2021: 40 · 2020: 38 · 2019: 34 · 2018: 12 · 2017: 10
- FWCI
- 5.07
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- hybrid
- doi.org
- Licence
- Locations
- Algal Research (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
- Florence Research (University of Florence) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
- Funders
- FP7 Ideas: European Research Council (FP7-268211)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Energy › Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment › Algal biology and biofuel production
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Environmental Engineering › Photovoltaic Systems and Sustainability
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Aquatic Science › Innovations in Aquaponics and Hydroponics Systems
- Keywords
- microalgae cultivation, Tetraselmis suecica, techno-economic analysis, production costs, algal productivity, scale-up, labor costs, capital costs
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