Description du projet
Une technologie efficace de production combinée de chaleur et d’électricité à partir de la biomasse
La technologie de production combinée de chaleur et d’électricité (PCCE) utilise une source unique pour produire à la fois de l’électricité et de l’énergie thermique. Le projet HiEff-BioPower, financé par l’UE, entend développer une technologie innovante et hautement efficace de PCCE à partir de la biomasse. Cette technologie se composera d’un gazéificateur à lit fixe flexible, d’un système compact d’épuration des gaz et d’une pile à combustible à oxyde solide (SOFC), d’une capacité de 1 à 10 MW pour la production totale d’énergie. Cette innovation s’appuiera sur la technologie des gazéificateurs à courant ascendant, en incorporant une nouvelle unité compacte d’épuration des gaz à haute température et une SOFC. Le projet fera appel à une méthodologie impliquant des simulations de processus, une conception assistée par ordinateur, la construction d’une installation d’essai, des tests et évaluations des performances, et une analyse des risques et de la sécurité.
Objectif
Within the project a new highly efficient biomass CHP technology consisting of a fuel-flexible fixed-bed updraft
gasifier, a novel compact gas cleaning system and a solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) shall be developed for a capacity
range of 1to 10 MW (total energy output). The technology shall distinguish itself by a wide fuel spectrum applicable (wood pellets, wood chips, SRC, selected agricultural fuels like agro-pellets, fruit stones/shells), high gross electric (40%) and overall (90%) efficiencies as well as equal-zero gaseous and PM emissions. The system shall consist of a fuel-flexible updraft gasification technology with ultra-low particulate matter and alkali metal concentrations in the product gas (which reduces the efforts for gas cleaning), an integrated high temperature gas cleaning approach for dust, HCl and S removal and tar cracking within one process step as well as a SOFC system which tolerates certain amounts of tars as fuel. It is expected to achieve at the end of the project a TRL of 5 and a MRL of at least 5.
To fulfill these goals a methodology shall be applied which is divided into a technology development part (process
simulations, computer aided design of the single units and the overall system, test plant construction, performance and
evaluation of test runs, risk and safety analysis) as well as a technology assessment part covering techno-economic,
environmental and overall impact assessments and market studies regarding the potentials for application. Moreover, a clear
dissemination, exploitation and communication plan is available.
The novel technology shall define a new milestone in terms of CHP efficiency and equal-zero emission technology in the
medium-scale capacity range and shall contribute to a stronger and future-oriented EU energy supply based on renewables. Its fuel flexibility shall ensure high attractiveness and market application potential and thus strengthen the industrial base in the EU as well as the technological leadership.
Champ scientifique
- natural scienceschemical sciencesinorganic chemistryalkali metals
- engineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectrical engineeringpower engineeringelectric power generationcombined heat and power
- engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringenergy and fuelsfuel cells
- agricultural sciencesagricultural biotechnologybiomass
- agricultural sciencesagriculture, forestry, and fisheriesforestry
Programme(s)
Régime de financement
RIA - Research and Innovation actionCoordinateur
8020 Graz
Autriche
L’entreprise s’est définie comme une PME (petite et moyenne entreprise) au moment de la signature de la convention de subvention.