PlasmaPower: hydro-catalytic plasma gasification for high-efficiency energy generation

Informazioni relative al progetto

Plasmapower

ID dell’accordo di sovvenzione: 735818

DOI

10.3030/735818

Progetto chiuso

Data della firma CE 3 Agosto 2016

Data di avvio 1 Settembre 2016

Data di completamento 31 Dicembre 2016

Finanziato da

• SOCIETAL CHALLENGES - Secure, clean and efficient energy

Costo totale

€ 71 429,00

Contributo UE

€ 50 000,00

Coordinato da

ELIVERE INNOVACION SOCIEDAD LIMITADA
Spain

Periodic Reporting for period 1 - Plasmapower (PlasmaPower: hydro-catalytic plasma gasification for high-efficiency energy generation)

Periodo di rendicontazione: 2016-09-01 al 2016-12-31

Sintesi del contesto e degli obiettivi generali del progetto

The study has assessed the technical, commercial and financial feasibility of a technology platform for the high efficient conversion of waste biomass feedstock into energy via hydro-catalytic plasma gasification.
PLASMAPOWER has been developed by the consortium set by Elivere Innovación and BluePlasma Power (BPP). It is an innovative (based on hydro-catalytic plasma arc technology), highly efficient (2kWh per kg biomass vs. 1.1kWh of conventional gasifiers), and cost-effective (electricity produced 2x times cheaper than other off grid technologies) biomass gasification system that produces sustainable power from the valorisation of low value biomass feedstock (i.e. forest debris and nut shells).
According to our findings, it will be profitable for our end-users (internal rate of return (IRR) of 28% and payback time from 2 to 4 years depending on the biomass feedstock used; zero or negative cost for waste biomass readily available, and 0,03 €/kWh for woodchips including 80km transport) in off-grid applications that require a reliable source of electric energy (50-400kWe).

Lavoro eseguito dall’inizio del progetto fino alla fine del periodo coperto dalla relazione e principali risultati finora ottenuti

Per the DoW outlined in Phase 1 proposal, the following tasks were to be undertaken in this Feasibility Study: 1 - Technical Feasibility Assessment; 2 - Commercial Feasibility Assessment and 3 – Financial Feasibility Assessment, and result has given the confidence in the techno economic viability of the innovation, and on the commercial market opportunity that it could mean for our companies boosting. Therefore, we have decided to move forward to the Phase 2 as a necessary step to reach the expected business impact, for which consortium requires from external funds, that ideally would come from a Phase 2 grant, or in other case, from alternative sources such as Business Angels or Venture Capital.

Progressi oltre lo stato dell’arte e potenziale impatto previsto (incluso l’impatto socioeconomico e le implicazioni sociali più ampie del progetto fino ad ora)

Two market drivers: 1) Rural energy in Europe & climate change mitigation and 2) Waste-to-Energy & resource efficiency have created an attractive business opportunity for ELÍVERE and BLUEPLASMA POWER, who have developed PLASMAPOWER as an off-grid renewable source of electricity to provide future end-users uninterrupted power supply for self-generation and/or self-consumption avoiding the high costs of having utility power lines extended to a remote location
Target clients of PLASMAPOWER are waste biomass producing activities, particularly agricultural and livestock holdings, sawmills, waste-intensive industries such as the agri-food, and waste treatment centers that have ready access to biomass residue.

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