Description du projet
Ouvrir la voie à une production d’hydrogène n’émettant pas de dioxyde de carbone
Le projet ColdSpark, financé par l’UE, envisage de mettre au point une technologie innovante pour éliminer les émissions de CO2 provenant de la production conventionnelle d’hydrogène. Cette nouvelle solution consiste à produire de l’hydrogène durable à partir de méthane ou de biométhane, en partant du principe selon lequel l’utilisation d’un plasma froid permettrait d’obtenir un taux de conversion énergétique de 85 % avec zéro émission de CO2. La solution proposée s’affranchit donc du recours aux catalyseurs et de la consommation d’eau, ce qui rend la production d’hydrogène compétitive en termes de coûts, respectueuse de l’environnement et facile à mettre en œuvre. Le réacteur à plasma sera modulaire et flexible, tandis que la réduction des coûts d’investissement (CAPEX) et d’exploitation (OPEX) facilitera son déploiement à grande échelle.
Objectif
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 ActionsCoordinateur
4313 Sandnes
Norvège