Programme 1
Conversion and valorisation of residual biomass
How a residue decomposes and which routes turn it into energy and valuable products.
Research group at Universidad de Sucre
INGEBIR, Energy Engineering and Residual Biomass research group
“Wherever there exists a difference of temperature, wherever it has been possible for the equilibrium of the caloric to be re-established, it is possible to have also the production of impelling power.”
INGEBIR is the Energy Engineering and Residual Biomass research group. We characterise biomass, model its conversion, predict its behaviour and assess the technology that puts it to use.
One continuous chain of work
Few groups combine what INGEBIR does in a single chain. We characterise a biomass, model its conversion with rigorous thermodynamics and kinetics, predict its behaviour with machine learning and assess the resulting technology in exergetic, economic and environmental terms.
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Characterise
Proximate and ultimate analysis, heating value, structural composition and thermogravimetry of each residue.
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Model
Isoconversional kinetics, activation thermodynamics and Gibbs free-energy minimisation equilibrium models.
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Predict
Interpretable machine-learning surrogate models and open biomass databases.
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Assess
Exergy, techno-economic assessment and life cycle assessment to choose between technologies.
Three programmes, six research lines
Each programme brings together two registered research lines and has its own agenda. Together they cover biomass conversion, technology assessment and the models that connect them.
Programme 2
Energy, economic and environmental assessment
Which technology is worth it, measured by energy quality, cost and environmental impact.
Programme 3
Modelling, data and artificial intelligence
Models, open data and machine learning that connect the laboratory to the decision.
Services
Consulting for companies, public bodies and universities, backed by our members' research and experience.
Ongoing project – INGEBIR-P01
Artificial intelligence for the co-pyrolysis of cassava stumps and oil palm fibre
The project develops artificial-intelligence models that predict the thermogravimetric, energy and exergy behaviour of the co-pyrolysis of two abundant agro-industrial residues, cassava stumps and oil palm fibre, from thermogravimetric tests with quantified uncertainty.
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2026ArticleOpen access
Persistent coupling and institutionally driven recovery in Colombian municipal solid waste management
Urban Science, 10(8), 472. doi:10.3390/urbansci10080472
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2026Article
Analysis of hybrid renewable energy systems (HRES) for electricity supply in off-grid regions based on techno-economic analysis
BioEnergy Research, 19(1), 94. doi:10.1007/s12155-025-10933-w
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2026ArticleOpen access
A spatial multi-criteria framework for data-driven anaerobic co-digestion substrate selection in tropical regions
Biomass, 6(2), 25. doi:10.3390/biomass6020025
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2025ArticleOpen access
The energy transition in Colombia. Government projections and realistic scenarios
Clean Technologies, 7(4), 96. doi:10.3390/cleantechnol7040096
News
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Publication
Urban Science publishes a study on economic growth and municipal waste
The article examines the waste Kuznets curve for municipal solid waste in Colombia, that is, how waste generation and recovery change as the economy grows, and the role of institutions in that relationship.
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Training
Eduardo Arroyo Dagobeth earns his PhD in Energy Engineering
Universidad de la Costa awarded the degree for the thesis on energy valorisation through small-scale co-gasification of pelletised rice husk and corncob, co-supervised by Daniel Otero Meza and granted the laureate distinction. It is the group's first doctoral thesis.
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Publication
A spatial multi-criteria framework to choose anaerobic co-digestion substrates
Biomass publishes a method that combines spatial analysis and multi-criteria decision-making to select agricultural and livestock residues in tropical regions. Two group members are among the ten authors.
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Want to do research with us?
We welcome undergraduate and graduate students to our research club and to theses linked to active projects.