High Temperature Solar-Heated Reactors for Industrial Production of Reactive Particulates

Objective

The main objective of the SOLPART project is to develop, at pilot scale, a high temperature (950°C) 24h/day solar process suitable for particle treatment in energy intensive industries (e.g. cement or lime industries). The project aims at supplying totally or partially the thermal energy requirement for CaCO3 calcination by high temperature solar heat thus reducing the life cycle environmental impacts of the process and increasing the attractiveness of renewable heating technologies in process industries.
This will be achieved by the demonstration of a pilot scale solar reactor suitable for calcium carbonate decomposition (Calcination reaction: CaCO3 = CaO + CO2) and to simulate at prototype scale a 24h/day industrial process (TRL 4-5) thereby requiring a high-temperature transport and storage system. The system will operate at 950°C and will include a 30 kWth solar reactor producing 30 kg/h CaO and a 16h hot CaO storage. Life cycle environmental impacts of the solar-based solution in comparison with standard processes will be developed as well as economic evaluation.
The project develops and merges three advanced technologies: high temperature solar reactor, transport of high-temperature solid materials and high temperature thermal storage. The synergy between these technologies lies in using the solar-treated particles as storage medium.
The development of a such innovative technology for continuous particle processed by concentrated solar energy at about 950°C is unique in the world. Thanks to the solar unit integration in the industrial process (potentially combined with CO2 capture), this should result in the considerable reduction of the carbon footprint of the CO2 emitter industries and open a new market for renewable energies.

Fields of science

• social sciences › social and economic geography › transport
• social sciences › other social sciences › social sciences interdisciplinary › sustainable development
• engineering and technology › environmental engineering › energy and fuels › renewable energy › solar energy
• natural sciences › chemical sciences › inorganic chemistry › inorganic compounds

Programme(s)

• H2020-EU.3.3.2.4. - Develop geothermal, hydro, marine and other renewable energy options
• H2020-EU.3.3.2.2. - Develop efficient, reliable and cost-competitive solar energy systems
• H2020-EU.3.3.2.1. - Develop the full potential of wind energy

Topic(s)

• LCE-02-2015 - Developing the next generation technologies of renewable electricity and heating/cooling

Call for proposal

H2020-LCE-2015-1-two-stage
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Funding Scheme

RIA - Research and Innovation action

Coordinator

CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE CNRS

Address

Rue Michel Ange 3
75794 Paris
France

Activity type

Other

EU contribution

€ 1 078 392,50

Participants (9)

CEMEX RESEARCH GROUP AG

Switzerland

EU contribution

€ 0

Address

Romerstrasse 13
2555 Brugg Bei Biel

Activity type

Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)

DEUTSCHES ZENTRUM FUR LUFT - UND RAUMFAHRT EV

Germany

EU contribution

€ 1 039 763,75

Address

Linder Hohe
51147 Koln

Activity type

Research Organisations

ABENGOA RESEARCH SL

Spain

EU contribution

€ 375 000

Address

Calle Energia Solar 1 - Campus Palmas Altas Sect Sunp Gu I Parcela Ze 3
41014 Sevilla

Activity type

Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)

THE UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER

United Kingdom

EU contribution

€ 474 156,25

Address

Oxford Road
M13 9PL Manchester

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

EUROPEAN POWDER AND PROCESS TECHNOLOGY BVBA

Belgium

EU contribution

€ 202 500

Address

Park Tremeland 9
3120 Tremelo

Activity type

Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)

COMESSA SA

France

EU contribution

€ 720 750

Address

Rue Du Rhin Napoleon 100
67100 Strasbourg

Activity type

Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)

EURONOVIA

France

EU contribution

€ 207 500

Address

46 Rue D'alésia
75014 Paris

Activity type

Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)

NEW LIME DEVELOPMENT

Belgium

EU contribution

€ 120 000

Address

Rue De L'industrie 3
4530 Villers-le-bouillet

Activity type

Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)

UNIVERSITE CADI AYYAD

Morocco

EU contribution

€ 148 500

Address

Boulevard Abdelkarim Khattabi
40 000 Marrakech

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments