Description du projet
Une idée brûlante pour la production d’hydrogène propre et durable en vue de sa commercialisation
Lorsque l’hydrogène et l’oxygène sont combinés dans une pile à combustible pour produire de l’électricité (un flux d’ions), les seuls sous-produits sont de l’eau et de la chaleur. Il existe toutefois de nombreuses façons de produire de l’hydrogène gazeux, dont beaucoup ne sont pas exemptes d’émissions. La production d’hydrogène gazeux à partir de sources d’énergie renouvelables permet d’obtenir ce que l’on appelle de «l’hydrogène vert», et c’est précisément l’objet du projet HYDROSOL-beyond, financé par l’UE. L’équipe est sur le point de finaliser sa série de projets HYDROSOL du programme Horizon 2020, visant à optimiser son usine de production d’hydrogène via l’énergie solaire thermique concentrée. Les améliorations techniques et les perfectionnements apportés au contrôle des processus permettront de supprimer les derniers goulets d’étranglement qui entravent encore la commercialisation et l’adoption de l’hydrogène.
Objectif
The HYDROSOL-beyond proposed action is a continuation of the HYDROSOL-technology series of projects based on the utilization of concentrated solar thermal power for the production of Hydrogen from the dissociation of water via redox-pair-based thermochemical cycles. HYDROSOL-beyond is an ambitious scientific endeavor aiming to address the major challenges and bottlenecks identified during the previous projects and further boost the performance of the technology via innovative solutions that will increase the potential of the technology’s future commercialization. In this context, HYDROSOL-beyond will capitalize on the 750kWth existing operational infrastructure, built in the HYDROSOL-Plant project, as well as on a “cluster” of relevant solar platforms and units (owned & operated by the project partners) in order to collect diverse experimental data from a wide range of achievable solar power (50-750kWth) facilities. This way HYDROSOL-beyond will have the flexibility of assessing the proposed novel approaches both under realistic environments and at different scales. The main objectives of HYDROSOL-beyond are:
• the minimization of the parasitic loses mostly related to the high consumption of inert gas via the introduction of innovative concepts for the purification and the potential full recycling of the utilized gases
• the efficient recovery of heat at rates >60%
• the development of redox materials and structures with enhanced stability (>1,000 cycles) and with production of hydrogen ~three times higher than the current state-of-the-art Ni-ferrite foams
• the development of a technology with annual solar-to-fuel efficiency of ≥10%
• the improvement of the reactor design and introduction of novel reactor concepts
• the development of smart process control strategies and systems for the optimized operation of the plant
• the demonstration of efficiency >5% in the field tests, i.e. during operation at the 750kWth HYDROSOL solar platform (PSA, Spain)
Champ scientifique
- engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringwaste managementwaste treatment processesrecycling
- engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringenergy and fuelsrenewable energysolar energysolar thermal
- engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringenergy and fuelsrenewable energyhydrogen energy
- engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringenergy and fuelsrenewable energysolar energyconcentrated solar power
Programme(s)
- H2020-EU.3.3. - SOCIETAL CHALLENGES - Secure, clean and efficient energy Main Programme
- H2020-EU.3.3.8.2. - Increase the energy efficiency of production of hydrogen mainly from water electrolysis and renewable sources while reducing operating and capital costs, so that the combined system of the hydrogen production and the conversion using the fuel cell system can compete with the alternatives for electricity production available on the market
Régime de financement
RIA - Research and Innovation actionCoordinateur
57001 Thermi Thessaloniki
Grèce