Project description DEENESFRITPL Round-the-clock solar power thanks to sulfur Effective long-term storage of solar energy is key to fully transitioning from fossil fuel power plants to renewable energy sources. The EU-funded PEGASUS project aims to develop a solar tower demonstrator operating round the clock that will leverage sulfur for thermochemically storing renewable energy. Project activities will involve the development and operation of key component prototypes, such as a solar centrifugal particle receiver and a sulfuric acid evaporator and decomposer. Furthermore, proper materials for use in solar heat capture, transfer and storage will be developed and assessed. On-sun testing and the integrated operation of the receiver with the evaporator and decomposer will be carried out at the German Aerospace Center. Show the project objective Hide the project objective Objective PEGASUS (Renewable Power Generation by Solar Particle Receiver Driven Sulphur Storage Cycle) will investigate a novel power cycle for renewable electricity production applying a solar particle receiver with a sulphur storage system for baseload operation. The proposed process combines solid particles as heat transfer fluid that can also be used for direct thermal energy storage with indirect thermochemical storage of solar energy in solid sulphur, rendering thus a solar power plant capable of round-the-clock renewable electricity production. Concepts of solar sulphur power plants will be developed and a flowsheet analysis in conjunction with a techno-economic study will be carried out to simulate the performance of the process. Prototypes of the key components (i.e. solar centrifugal particle receiver, sulphuric acid evaporator, sulphur trioxide decomposer and sulphur combustor) will be developed, constructed and operated at relevant scale. On-sun testing of the particle receiver will be carried out in the newly constructed high-flux solar simulator of the German Aerospace Center (DLR) in Juelich, Germany. Furthermore, an integrated operation of the receiver together with the evaporator and the decomposer will be realised in this facility to demonstrate the suitability of the concept. In addition, materials to be used simultaneously as solar heat capture, transfer and storage media as well as catalytic particles in the solar receiver, evaporator and decomposer will be developed, tested and analysed with respect to reaction kinetics and long-term stability. Moreover, system models of the key components will be implemented, validated with experimental data and applied to simulate the performance of the process components. These models will be integrated into the developed flowsheets for the above mentioned process simulations and techno-economics to predict the prospects of the technology. Fields of science engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringenergy and fuelsrenewable energysolar energynatural sciencescomputer and information sciencessoftwaresoftware applicationssimulation software Programme(s) H2020-EU.3.3. - SOCIETAL CHALLENGES - Secure, clean and efficient energy Main Programme H2020-EU.3.3.2. - Low-cost, low-carbon energy supply Topic(s) LCE-07-2016-2017 - Developing the next generation technologies of renewable electricity and heating/cooling Call for proposal H2020-LCE-2016-2017 See other projects for this call Sub call H2020-LCE-2016-RES-CCS-RIA Funding Scheme RIA - Research and Innovation action Coordinator DEUTSCHES ZENTRUM FUR LUFT - UND RAUMFAHRT EV Net EU contribution € 1 660 157,05 Address LINDER HOHE 51147 Koln Germany See on map Region Nordrhein-Westfalen Köln Köln, Kreisfreie Stadt Activity type Research Organisations Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 1 660 157,05 Participants (5) Sort alphabetically Sort by Net EU contribution Expand all Collapse all ETHNIKO KENTRO EREVNAS KAI TECHNOLOGIKIS ANAPTYXIS Greece Net EU contribution € 619 000,00 Address CHARILAOU THERMI ROAD 6 KM 57001 Thermi Thessaloniki See on map Region Βόρεια Ελλάδα Κεντρική Μακεδονία Θεσσαλονίκη Activity type Research Organisations Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 619 000,00 KARLSRUHER INSTITUT FUER TECHNOLOGIE Germany Net EU contribution € 701 375,00 Address KAISERSTRASSE 12 76131 Karlsruhe See on map Region Baden-Württemberg Karlsruhe Karlsruhe, Stadtkreis Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 701 375,00 BALTIC CERAMICS SPOLKA AKCYJNA Participation ended Poland Net EU contribution € 288 332,95 Address UL REYMONTA 9 68 300 LUBSKO See on map Region Makroregion północno-zachodni Lubuskie Zielonogórski Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 288 332,95 NEXTCHEM TECH SPA Italy Net EU contribution € 676 500,00 Address VIA DI VANNINA 88/94 00156 Roma See on map Region Centro (IT) Lazio Roma Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 676 500,00 BRIGHTSOURCE INDUSTRIES ISRAEL LTD Israel Net EU contribution € 750 000,00 Address KIRYAT MADA 11, AMOT BUILDING, HAR HOTZVIM 91450 JERUSALEM See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 750 000,00