Descripción del proyecto
Favorecer la producción de hidrógeno con cero emisiones de dióxido de carbono
El objetivo del proyecto ColdSpark, financiado con fondos europeos, es desarrollar una tecnología innovadora para eliminar las emisiones de CO2 procedentes de la producción convencional de hidrógeno. La innovación consiste en producir hidrógeno sostenible a partir de metano o biometano mediante el empleo de plasma frío, lo que proporcionará una tasa de conversión de energía del 85 % con cero emisiones de CO2. La tecnología propuesta elimina la necesidad de emplear catalizadores y agua, lo cual hace que la producción de hidrógeno sea rentable, respetuosa con el medio ambiente y fácil de poner en práctica. El reactor de plasma será modular y flexible, mientras que una menor inversión en activos fijos y unos costes de explotación más bajos favorecerán su despliegue a gran escala.
Objetivo
The ColdSpark project will validate a novel non-thermal plasma technology to produce hydrogen at an industrial scale from methane, with a process energy efficiency of 79%, achieving a conversion rate of 85% with zero CO2 emissions. This will be achieved by designing an industrial relevant reactor that leverages the best features of the non-thermal plasma technologies, gliding arc and corona discharge, to ensure high efficiency and scalability. The innovation addresses for the first time the critical step of matching the reactor with a pulsed power supply. It enables a perfect fine-tuning of the cracking process parameters, to find the right electron density and energy distribution in the plasma reactor, to maximise energy efficiency. The up- and downstream gas management will be optimised to further contribute to the system’s compatibility to existing infrastructure. The project will develop and test a novel plasma reactor at lab scale and validate it in conjunction with the power supply at large-scale, pursuing the industry’s most power efficient generation of hydrogen alongside high-value carbon. The technology will assess its application for both, natural gas and biomethane producers. A low energy cost (< 15 kWh/kg H2 produced) without the need for catalysts and water, makes the proposed solution the most cost-competitive, environment-friendly, and less complex to implement. The reactor design and modularity bring lower CAPEX and OPEX and make it easily scalable and flexible. The project gathers the expertise of a mix of academic, research, and industrial partners from five countries, which bring both outstanding research and topic competence, as well as knowledge and access to the solution for end-user industries.
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HORIZON-RIA - HORIZON Research and Innovation ActionsCoordinador
4313 Sandnes
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