RES-CIRCULAR Project
Company: ULS “King Mihai I” Timișoara
Country: Romania
The University of Life Sciences “King Mihai I” from Timișoara (ULST) is the first and only university in Romania to implement an integrated waste-to-energy conversion system within the campus. In RES-CIRCULAR project (https://biocombustibil-tm.ro/res-circular/en/), ULST developed a sustainable energy supply system composed of a biogas plant and a photovoltaic (PV) panel installation. This system is designed to increase energy security of the academic community and create a circular bioeconomy model. While the 150 kW PV system can generate intermittent and fluctuating up to 900 kWh/day, the 100 kW biogas plant is able to produce continuously 2400 kWh of electricity / day and similar amount of thermal energy, plus the organic fertilizer. Animal wastes and vegetal biomass from the university farm and campus are fed into the two digesters of the plant, sustaining the two 50 kW cogeneration units. The plant sustainably uses the local bioresources and can produce electricity by demand, supporting other renewable energy systems. The circular bioeconomy-renewable energy system is designed to cover half of energy consumption of the ULST academic community, bringing major benefits in the fields of sustainable development, education and training, promoting and proving a model of best practices for the green and sustainable economy.
