Activities

The overall goal of WP1 is to generate time-series data from perturbation experiments (pest invasions) in microalgal photobioreactors (PBRs) for subsequent identification of early warning signals, and quantification of threshold values and warning times.

The overall goal of WP2 is to generate time-series data from perturbation experiments in continuous-flow anaerobic reactors (ARs) for subsequent identification of early warning signals, and quantification of threshold values and warning times.

The overall goal of WP3 is to analyse the mechanisms underlying the productivity decreases in microalgal PBRs, identify early warning signals and evaluate, from the whole set of identified signals, those that meet the specified criteria of scalability, reliability, and affordability.

The overall goal of WP4 is to analyse the mechanisms underlying the biogas production decreases in anaerobic reactors (ARs) fed with microalgal substrates and identify early warning signals using an innovative method based on the analysis of causal interaction networks.

The overall goal of WP5 is to evaluate and compare the potential environmental, economic and social impacts of energy production from microalgal biogas with and without the early-warning technologies developed in PRODIGIO, and to identify the most sensitive aspects to be considered for future commercial application.