Renewable Power Generation by Solar Particle Receiver Driven Sulphur Storage Cycle

Deliverables

Publications in Scientific Technical Journals and conference presentations

Refers to Task 7.3 Aim: to disseminate project’s results into the scientific community; to maximize the project’s results visibility inside and outside the “solar technology” audience. Success indicators: at least ten (10) publications from consortium members in international scientific journals achieved; one review article; at least ten (10) presentations in international conferences; invited and keynote talks invitations for consortium members in international conferences.

Project’s website, protected acronym, electronic communications network

Refers to Task 7.3 Aim: to enable efficient communication and exchange of confidential information among the partners as well as with the Project’s EU officer; to disseminate effectively the project’s results to a wide audience. Success indicators: Project’s website created and functional on schedule; increased visibility from outside the consortium.

Workshop on Project’s final achievements

Refers to Task 7.3 Aim: to inform major stakeholders in the field on the project’s final results; to demonstrate on-site the proposed technology prototype’s coupling to real-size facilities; to maximize the project’s impact to the most wide and relevant audience. Success indicators: attendance of at least 50 external experts achieved.

Simplified and detailed chemical kinetics scheme

Refers to Task 5.3 Aim: to optimize the high power density combustion with respect to ultrafast mixing and heat release; to generate an overall combustion model; to develop a detailed kinetics scheme for the combustion of elemental sulphur with air and possibly water vapour incorporating NOx chemistry and a respective reduced scheme suitable for integration into a turbulent combustion model. Success indicators: positive evaluation of detailed and reduced chemical reaction schemes via key performance indicators, such as laminar flame velocity and emission characteristics, supported with experimental data.

Selection of burner concept and specification

Refers to Task 5.1 Aim: to elaborate a suitable burner concept for high power density sulphur combustion capable of integration within an over-all power generation and storage concept scheme. Success indicators: suitable conceptual parameters and safety concepts identified; type of peripheral components for supply of feed streams chosen; global process parameters and power modulation range required for integration into a power generation concept determined.

Overall system simulation model

Refers to Task 6.5 Aim: to combine the inputs from the final versions of the sub-models developed and the test campaigns results and develop an overall system simulation model relevant to industrial level application. Success indicators: integrated configuration referring to future industrial-scale STPP designs defined; concepts for the optimum integration of the different components at system-level provided.

Publications

Assembly and initial operation of a particle heated lab reactor for the decomposition of sulphuric acid

Author(s): Anne Mannheim Supervisors: D. Thomey, V.K. Thanda
Published in: Issue 8th Jul. 2020, 2020, Page(s) 96
Publisher: RWTH University Aachen, Germany

Technical analysis and economic evaluation of solar reactors for sulfuric acid cracking for the thermochemical production of hydrogen

Author(s): Alejandro Guerra Niehoff Supervisors: R. Pitz-Paal, D. Thomey, M. Roeb
Published in: 2020, Page(s) 146
Publisher: RWTH Aachen University, Germany

Thermochemical Production of Sulfur as Solar fuel: Design and development of moving bed heat exchanger for sulfuric acid evaporation heated by ceramic particles

Author(s): Vamshi Krishna Thanda Supervisors: N. Overbeck, D. Thomey
Published in: Issue 23 Jul. 2018, 2018, Page(s) 98
Publisher: University Duisburg Essen, Germany

Techno-economic study of a concentrated solar thermal plant with sulphur as thermochemical energy storage for baseload power generation and sulphuric acid recycling

Author(s): Andreas Rosenstiel Supervisor: D. Thomey
Published in: Issue 31 May 2018, 2018, Page(s) 95
Publisher: Technical University Berlin, Germany

Process modelling of sulphur based thermochemical cycle S/H2SO4 for renewable power production

Author(s): Davide Campagna Tutors: Annarita Salladini, Gaetano Iaquaniello
Published in: Issue 23 July 2018, 2018, Page(s) 108
Publisher: University of Roma La Sapienza – Faculty of Chemical engineering

Detailed engineering of a particle-heated lab-scale reactor for the decomposition of sulphuric acid

Author(s): Lutz Eric Mevißen Supervisor: D. Thomey
Published in: Issue 15 Oct. 2019, 2019, Page(s) 109
Publisher: Beuth University of Applied Science Berlin, Germny

Thermochemical sulphur cycle for long-term storage of concentrated solar thermal energy: Process implementation of a particle heated reactor concept and technoeconomic optimization

Author(s): Julian Belina Supervisors: A. Rosenstiel
Published in: Issue 7th Jan. 2021, 2021, Page(s) 82
Publisher: RWTH University Aachen, Germany

Evaluation of NOx emissions from high energy density sulfur combustion

Author(s): F. Zhang, M. Kurjata, T. Zirwes, M. Fedoryk, S. Harth, N. Sebbar, P. Habisreuther, D. Trimis, H. Bockhorn
Published in: European Combustion Meeting, Issue 10th, 2021
Publisher: European Combustion Meeting

Experimental and numerical investigations of a high-power density sulphur burner

Author(s): M. Fedoryk, F. Zhang, H. Heidarifatasmi, N. Sebbar, S. Harth, D. Trimis
Published in: European Conference on Industrial Furnaces and Boilers, Issue 12th, 2020
Publisher: European Conference on Industrial Furnaces and Boilers

Solar Thermochemical Energy Storage in Elemental Sulphur: Design, Development and Construction of a Lab-scale Sulphuric Acid Splitting Reactor Powered by Hot Ceramic Particles

Author(s): Thanda, Vamshi Krishna; Thomey, Dennis; Mevißen, Lutz; Noguchi, Hiroki; Agrafiotis, Christos; Roeb, Martin; Sattler, Christian
Published in: Issue 1, 2020
Publisher: AIP Publishing LLC

Composite particles as active catalysts for the SO3 dissociation reaction of the thermochemical storage scheme based on elemental sulphur

Author(s): N.I. Tsongidis, K.G. Sakellariou, G. Karagiannakis, C. Pagkoura, A.G. Konstandopoulos
Published in: International Workshop on Solar Thermo-chemistry, Issue 12-14 September 2017, 2017
Publisher: Michigan State University

Speicherung von Solarenergie in elementaren Schwefel: Entwicklung eines mit solar aufgeheizten Partikeln betriebenen Schwefelsäurespaltungsreaktors Storage of solar energy as elemental sulphur: Development of a reactor for sulphuric acid splitting driven by solar heated particles

Author(s): N. Overbeck, D. Thomey, V. Thanda, C. Agrafiotis, M. Roeb, C. Sattler
Published in: Annual Meeting of ProcessNet Expert Group on Energy Chemical Engineering, Issue 7-8 March 2018, 2018
Publisher: DECHEMA Gesellschaft für Chemische Technik und Biotechnologie e.V.

Development of catalytic particles for SO3 decomposition of the thermochemical energy storage scheme based on elemental sulfur

Author(s): K.G. Sakellariou, N.I. Tsongidis, G. Karagiannakis, C. Pagkoura, A.G. Konstandopoulos
Published in: 2017 NESTER School, Issue 6-16 November 2017, 2017
Publisher: The Cyprus Institute

A computational investigation on the oxidation of sulfur

Author(s): N. Sebbar, J. W. Bozzelli, H. Bockhorn, D. Trimis
Published in: Third general Meeting, SMARTCATs, COST Action CM1401, Issue 25–27 October 2017, 2017
Publisher: European Cooperation in Science & Technology (COST) Association

Bedarfsgerechte Solarstromproduktion durch Kombination von Partikeltechnologie und Schwefelspeicher-Kreisprozess On-demand solar power production by combining particle technology and sulphur storage cylce

Author(s): D. Thomey, C. Agrafiotis, N. Overbeck, B. Gobereit, C. Frantz, T. Baumann, M. Roeb, R. Uhlig, C. Sattler
Published in: 20th Solar Colloquium Cologne, Issue 20 July 2017, 2017
Publisher: German Aerospace Center (DLR)

A thermochemical study on the primary oxidation of sulfur

Author(s): N. Sebbar, J.W. Bozzelli, H. Bockhorn, D. Trimis
Published in: Proceeding of the Tenth Mediterranean Combustion Symposium – MCS10, Issue 17–21 September 2017, 2017
Publisher: The Combustion Institute

A DFT and ab-initio study on the primary oxidation mechanism of S2

Author(s): N. Sebbar, J. W. Bozzelli, H. Bockhorn, D. Trimis
Published in: 8th European Combustion Meeting, Issue 18-21 April 2017, 2017
Publisher: The Combustion Institute

Sulphur – solar fuel for on demand power generation

Author(s): D. Thomey, C. Agrafiotis, N. Overbeck, M. Roeb, C. Sattler
Published in: International Workshop on Solar Thermo-chemistry, Issue 12-14 September 2017, 2017
Publisher: Michigan State University

Composite particles as active catalysts for the SO3 dissociation reaction of the thermochemical storage scheme based on elemental sulfur

Author(s): N.I. Tsongidis, G. Karagiannakis, K.G. Sakellariou, C. Pagkoura, A.G. Konstandopoulos, D. Janus, M. Zagaja, D. Pomykalska
Published in: Solar PACES 2017, Issue 26-29 September 2017, 2017
Publisher: SolarPACES Conference Proceedings

Solar sulphur – fuel for on-demand and carbon-free power production

Author(s): D. Thomey, C. Agrafiotis, N. Overbeck, M. Roeb, C. Sattler
Published in: 2nd Middle East Sulphur, Issue 18-20 March 2018, 2018
Publisher: CRU Group

The EU Horizon 2020 project PEGASUS and its role in the CSP

Author(s): D. Thomey, C. Agrafiotis, N. Overbeck, M. Roeb, C. Sattler
Published in: CSP Today Sevilla 2017, Issue 21-22 November 2017, 2017
Publisher: NewEnergyUpdate

Sulfur combustion as closing step in a sulfur based solar-thermal cycle

Author(s): N. Sebbar, S. Harth, M. Fedoryk, H. Heidarifatasmi, F. Zhang, J. W. Bozzelli, H. Bockhorn, D. Trimis
Published in: COST Action SMARTCATS – 1st international conference on smart energy carriers, Issue 21-23 Jan. 2019, 2019
Publisher: SMARTCATS COST Action

Oxide particles as combined heat storage medium and sulphur trioxide decomposition catalysts for solar hydrogen production through sulphur cycles

Author(s): C. Agrafiotis, D. Thomey, L. de Oliveira, C. Happich, M. Roeb, C. Sattler, N. I. Tsongidis, K. G. Sakellariou, C. Pagkoura, G. Karagiannakis, A. G. Konstandopoulos, D. Pomykalska, M. Zagaja and D. Janus
Published in: 9th International Conference on Hydrogen Production (ICH2P-2018), Issue 16-29 Jul. 2018, 2018
Publisher: ICH2P-2018

Combustion Processes in Energy Conversion for Use of Renewable Energies

Author(s): N. Sebbar, T. Zirwes, P. Habisreuther, H. Bockhorn and D. Trimis
Published in: 7th annual meeting of KIT Energy Center, Issue 26 Jun. 2018, 2018
Publisher: KIT Energy Center

Sulphur Combustion at High Power Density for a Sulphur-based Energy Storage for Solar Power

Author(s): M. Fedoryk, S. Harth, N. Sebbar, D. Trimis
Published in: 7th annual meeting of KIT Energy Center, Issue 26 Jun. 2018, 2018
Publisher: KIT Energy Center

Investigation of S2 + air combustion

Author(s): N. Sebbar, T. Zirwes, P. Habisreuther, H. Bockhorn, D. Trimis
Published in: Joint Meeting of the German and Italian Sections of the combustion Institute, Issue 23-26 May 2018, 2018
Publisher: Combustion Institute

A Thermochemical and Kinetic Study of Species and Reactions Occurring in the S-N-O System

Author(s): N. Sebbar, J. W. Bozzelli, H. Bockhorn, D. Trimis
Published in: 9th European Combustion Meeting, Issue 14-17 Apr. 2019, 2019
Publisher: The Combustion Institute

Numerical simulation of sulfur combustors with high-power-density

Author(s): F. Zhang, H. Heidarifatasmi, T. Zirwes, M. Fedoryk, S. Harth, N. Sebbar, P. Habisreuther, D. Trimis, H. Bockhorn
Published in: 9th European Combustion Meeting, Issue 14-17 Apr. 2019, 2019
Publisher: The Combustion Institute

Ignition behaviour of sulfur in air based on modified reaction kinetics

Author(s): T. Zirwes, N. Sebbar, P. Habisreuther, S. Harth, F. Zhang, H. Bockhorn, D. Trimis
Published in: 11th Mediterranean Combustion Symposium, Issue 16-20 Jun. 2019, 2019
Publisher: The Combustion Institute

Entwicklung von Schwefelbrennern mit hohen Leistungsdichten Developent of sulphur burners with high power density

Author(s): M. Fedoryk, F. Zhang, H. Heidarifatasmi, T. Zirwes, N. Sebbar, S. Harth, D. Trimis
Published in: Jahrestreffen der ProcessNet Fachgruppe Hochtemperaturtechnik, Issue 2-3 Apr. 2019, 2019
Publisher: DECHEMA

A Thermochemical Study of Reactions Occurring in the S-N-O System

Author(s): N. Sebbar, J. W. Bozzelli, H. Bockhorn, D. Trimis
Published in: 11th Mediterranean Combustion Symposium, Issue 16-20 Jun. 2019, 2019
Publisher: The Combustion Institute

Materials for High Temperature Solar Chemistry Applications: Energy Storage & Solar Fuels

Author(s): Karagiannakis G.
Published in: 47th IUPAC World Chemistry Congress, Issue July 5-12 2019, 2019
Publisher: IUPAC

Solar-thermal power and chemical engineering: new Opportunities

Author(s): M. Roeb
Published in: Summer School – Making Business with Green Chemistry & Sustainable Energy, Issue 22-26 Jul. 2019, 2019
Publisher: NextChem

Schwefelbrenner mit hoher Leistungsdichte für Solarkraftwerke mit Schwefelspeicherzyklus Sulphur burner wiht high power desity for solar power plants with sulphur storage cycle

Author(s): D. Trimis, S. Harth, N. Sebbar, M. Fedoryk, H. Heidarifatasmi, F. Zhang
Published in: 22nd Solar Colloquium Cologne, Issue 10 Jul. 2019, 2019
Publisher: DLR

Iron oxide-based particles for high temperature thermochemical energy storage via the elemental sulfur thermochemical cycle

Author(s): Nikolaos I. Tsongidis, George Karagiannakis, Kyriaki G. Sakellariou, Chrysa Pagkoura, Athanasios G. Konstandopoulos
Published in: SOLARPACES 2018: International Conference on Concentrating Solar Power and Chemical Energy Systems, 2019, Page(s) 210009
Publisher: AIP Publishing
DOI: 10.1063/1.5117758

Numerical Investigation of a Sulfur Combustor

Author(s): F. Zhang, H. Heidarifatasmi, S. Harth, T. Zirwes, M. Fedoryk, N. Sebbar, D. Trimis
Published in: 29. Deutscher Flammentag, Issue 17-18 Sep. 2019, 2019
Publisher: Deutsche Sektion des Combustion Institutes und DVV/VDI-Gesellschaft Energie und Umwelt

Solar Energy Conversion and Storage through Sulphur-Based Thermochemical Cycles Implemented on Centrifugal Particle Receivers

Author(s): Christos Agrafiotis, Dennis Thomey, Lamark de Oliveira, Nicolas Overbeck, Vamshi Krishna Thanda, Martin Roeb, Christian Sattler
Published in: Proceedings of 25th SolarPACES Conference, Issue 1-4 Oct. 2019, 2019
Publisher: SolarPACES

BrightSource's optimized solar field layout performance: General considerations and case study

Author(s): Morag Am-Shallem
Published in: 3rd CSP Focus Innovation 2019, Issue 24-25 Oct. 2019, 2019
Publisher: CSP Focus

Safety Issues in Heliostat Movement in The Solar Field

Author(s): Jonny Gulayev
Published in: 3rd CSP Focus Innovation 2019, Issue 24-25 Oct. 2019, 2019
Publisher: CSP Focus

Recent trends in Thermo-Chemical heat Storage

Author(s): Karagiannakis G., Lorentzou S., Pagkoura C., Sakellariou K.G., Konstandopoulos A.G.
Published in: 13th Pacific Rim Conference of Ceramic Societies, Issue October 27 - November 1, 2019, 2019
Publisher: The American Ceramic Society

Sulphur – solar fuel for on demand power generation

Author(s): Dennis Thomey, Christos Agrafiotis, Vamshi Krishna Thanda, Lamark de Oliveira, Kai-Peter Eßer, Martin Roeb, Christian Sattler
Published in: IGSTC Workshop, Cologne, Issue 17-18 Oct. 2019, 2019
Publisher: DLR

Solar energy conversion and storage through sulphur-based thermochemical cycles implemented on centrifugal particle receivers

Author(s): Christos Agrafiotis, Dennis Thomey, Lamark de Oliveira, Nicolas Overbeck, Vamshi Krishna Thanda, Martin Roeb, Christian Sattler
Published in: SOLARPACES 2019: International Conference on Concentrating Solar Power and Chemical Energy Systems, 2020, Page(s) 170001
Publisher: AIP Publishing
DOI: 10.1063/5.0028766

A thermochemical study on the primary oxidation of sulfur

Author(s): N. Sebbar, J.W. Bozzelli, H. Bockhorn, D. Trimis
Published in: Combustion Science and Technology, 2018, Page(s) 1-15, ISSN 0010-2202
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
DOI: 10.1080/00102202.2018.1455134

Solar hydrogen production via sulphur based thermochemical water-splitting

Author(s): Christian Sattler, Martin Roeb, Christos Agrafiotis, Dennis Thomey
Published in: Solar Energy, Issue 156, 2017, Page(s) 30-47, ISSN 0038-092X
Publisher: Pergamon Press Ltd.
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2017.05.060

S 2 + Air Combustion: Reaction Kinetics, Flame Structure, and Laminar Flame Behavior

Author(s): N. Sebbar, T. Zirwes, P. Habisreuther, J. W. Bozzelli, H. Bockhorn, D. Trimis
Published in: Energy & Fuels, Issue 32/10, 2018, Page(s) 10184-10193, ISSN 0887-0624
Publisher: American Chemical Society
DOI: 10.1021/acs.energyfuels.8b01019

Oxide particles as combined heat storage medium and sulphur trioxide decomposition catalysts for solar hydrogen production through sulphur cycles

Author(s): Christos Agrafiotis, Dennis Thomey, Lamark de Oliveira, Christoph Happich, Martin Roeb, Christian Sattler, Nikolaos I. Tsongidis, Kyriaki G. Sakellariou, Chrysoula Pagkoura, George Karagiannakis, Athanasios G. Konstandopoulos, Daria Pomykalska, Marek Zagaja, Dariusz Janus
Published in: International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, Issue 44/20, 2019, Page(s) 9830-9840, ISSN 0360-3199
Publisher: Pergamon Press Ltd.
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2018.11.056

Numerical evaluation of a novel double-concentric swirl burner for sulfur combustion

Author(s): Feichi Zhang, Hosein Heidarifatasmi, Stefan Harth, Thorsten Zirwes, Robert Wang, Michal Fedoryk, Nadia Sebbar, Peter Habisreuther, Dimosthenis Trimis, Henning Bockhorn
Published in: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Issue 133, 2020, Page(s) 110257, ISSN 1364-0321
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2020.110257

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