Project description DEENESFRITPL A radical artificial photosynthesis system for solar fuel production Excessive CO2 emissions and inefficient recycling pose contemporary challenges. Artificial photosynthesis holds promise but necessitates the integration of fields such as materials science, biotechnology, engineering and social sciences to bring it to the market. The EU-funded REFINE project is dedicated to developing a revolutionary artificial photosynthesis system capable of directly producing high-energy alcohols such as isopropanol and butanol, using captured CO2 and hydrogen generated through water photoelectrolysis. This system operates solely on solar energy. The multi-level project organisation represents an innovative and holistic approach to addressing significant modern societal challenges, including widespread CO2 emissions and the lack of efficient CO2 recycling. Show the project objective Hide the project objective Objective REFINE develops and demonstrates a system of artificial photosynthesis by combining both dark and light-dependent reactions for the direct production of high energy density and essential chemicals, such as alcohols. To achieve this, a direct hydrogen storage into hydrocarbons through CO2 capture and transformation in an advanced bio-refining system is proposed. In this, hydrogen produced by water photoelectrolysis is combined with captured CO2 and directly fed to biocultures that selectively produce isopropanol and butanol as high energy solar fuels, and the only energy input to drive this radical technological system is sunlight. To realise and bring to the market such a system of artificial photosynthesis it is necessary to converge the fields of materials science, biotechnology, engineering and social sciences. The project organisation is multicentred and operates at different levels; from raw materials supply considerations, societal acceptance, materials engineering and nanostructuring to device assembling and applicability. The true converging nature of REFINE provides a holistic, ground-breaking approach that addresses major challenges of our modern societies such as the extensive CO2 emissions and inability for efficient and widely accepted CO2 recycling. The vision in REFINE extends well beyond the 4-year activities proposed in this application. Still, REFINE is the seed for a multidimensional approach to critical scientific and societal challenges. Fields of science social sciencespolitical sciencespolitical policiespublic policiesengineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringenergy and fuelsrenewable energysolar energyengineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringwaste managementwaste treatment processesrecyclingnatural scienceschemical sciencesorganic chemistryhydrocarbonsnatural scienceschemical sciencesorganic chemistryalcohols Keywords artificial photosynthesis carbon capture and utilization butanol energy fuels solar fuels Programme(s) HORIZON.2.5 - Climate, Energy and Mobility Main Programme HORIZON.2.5.2 - Energy Supply Topic(s) HORIZON-CL5-2022-D3-03-03 - Efficient and circular artificial photosynthesis Call for proposal HORIZON-CL5-2022-D3-03 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme HORIZON-RIA - HORIZON Research and Innovation Actions Coordinator UNIVERSITETET I OSLO Net EU contribution € 1 132 814,01 Address PROBLEMVEIEN 5-7 0313 Oslo Norway See on map Region Norge Oslo og Viken Oslo 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 No data Participants (6) Sort alphabetically Sort by Net EU contribution Expand all Collapse all RHEINISCH-WESTFAELISCHE TECHNISCHE HOCHSCHULE AACHEN Germany Net EU contribution € 481 875,00 Address TEMPLERGRABEN 55 52062 Aachen See on map Region Nordrhein-Westfalen Köln Städteregion Aachen 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 No data ARISTOTELIO PANEPISTIMIO THESSALONIKIS Greece Net EU contribution € 267 199,95 Address KEDEA BUILDING, TRITIS SEPTEMVRIOU, ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY CAMPUS 546 36 THESSALONIKI See on map Region Βόρεια Ελλάδα Κεντρική Μακεδονία Θεσσαλονίκη 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 No data OSLO UNIVERSITETSSYKEHUS HF Norway Net EU contribution € 525 200,00 Address KIRKEVEIEN 166 TARNBYGGET 0450 Oslo See on map Region Norge Oslo og Viken Oslo 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 No data CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIONES ENERGETICAS MEDIOAMBIENTALES Y TECNOLOGICAS Spain Net EU contribution € 568 625,00 Address AVENIDA COMPLUTENSE 40 28040 MADRID See on map Region Comunidad de Madrid Comunidad de Madrid Madrid 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 No data INSTITUTT FOR ENERGITEKNIKK Norway Net EU contribution € 500 007,52 Address INSTITUTTV 18 2007 KJELLER See on map Region Norge Oslo og Viken Viken 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 No data APRIA SYSTEMS SL Spain Net EU contribution € 449 500,00 Address POLIG PARQUE EMPRESARIAL DE MORERO S/N, PARCELA 2. NAVE 1-5 GUARNIZO 39611 Astillero (El) See on map SME The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed. Yes Region Noroeste Cantabria Cantabria 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 No data Partners (2) Sort alphabetically Sort by Net EU contribution Expand all Collapse all UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE United Kingdom Net EU contribution € 0,00 Address Richmond Street 16 G1 1XQ Glasgow See on map Region Scotland West Central Scotland Glasgow City 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 No data LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY United Kingdom Net EU contribution € 0,00 Address ASHBY ROAD LE11 3TU Loughborough See on map Region East Midlands (England) Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire Leicestershire CC and Rutland 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 No data
