Project description DEENESFRITPL Fossil-fuel power plants adapting to renewable energy integration Current fossil-fuel power plants have been designed to provide a constant and stable power output. Owing to the growing share of renewables, these plants must adapt to provide fluctuating back-up power and grid stability. The EU-funded sCO2-Flex project will address this challenge by developing and validating a scalable 25 MWe Brayton cycle using supercritical CO2, increasing the operational flexibility and efficiency of coal and lignite power plants. Researchers will seek to optimise the design and components to better adapt to changing power demands, enable faster adjustments in power output and minimise environmental harm while increasing cost-effectiveness. By bringing the sCO2 cycle to TRL6, sCO2-Flex paves the way for future demonstration projects and technology commercialisation. Show the project objective Hide the project objective Objective Current fossil-fuel power plants have been designed to operate in base-load conditions, i.e to provide a constant power output. However, their role is changing, due to the growing share of renewables, both in and outside the EU. Fossil-fuel plants will increasingly be expected to provide fluctuating back-up power, to foster the integration of intermittent renewable energy sources and to provide stability to the grid. However, these plants are not fit to undergo power output fluctuations.In this context, sCO2-Flex consortium addressees this challenge by developing and validating (at simulation level the global cycle and at relevant environment boiler, heat exchanger(HX) and turbomachinery) the scalable/modular design of a 25MWe Brayton cycle using supercritical CO2, able to increase the operational flexibility and the efficiency of existing and future coal and lignite power plants.sCO2-Flex will develop and optimize the design of a 25MWe sCO2 Brayton cycle and of its main components (boiler, HX, turbomachinery, instrumentation and control strategies) able to meet long-term flexibility requirements, enabling entire load range optimization with fast load changes, fast start-ups and shut-downs, while reducing environmental impacts and focusing on cost-effectiveness. The project, bringing the sCO2 cycle to TRL6, will pave the way to future demonstration projects (from 2020) and to commercialization of the technology (from 2025). Ambitious exploitation and dissemination activities will be set up to ensure proper market uptake.Consortium brings together ten partners, i.e academics (experts in thermodynamic cycle/control/simulation, heat exchanging, thermoelectric power, materials), technology providers (HX, Turbomachinery) and power plant operator (EDF-coordinator) covering the whole value chain, constituting an interdisciplinary group of experienced partners, each of them providing its specific expertise and contributing to the achievement of the project’s objectives. Fields of science engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringenergy and fuelsrenewable energyengineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringenergy and fuelsfossil energycoalengineering and technologymaterials engineeringcoating and filmsengineering and technologymechanical engineeringvehicle engineeringaerospace engineeringaeronautical engineering Keywords Supercritical sCO2 thermodynamic cycle flexibility efficiency Brayton boiler turbomachinery heat-exchanger Programme(s) H2020-EU.3.3. - SOCIETAL CHALLENGES - Secure, clean and efficient energy Main Programme H2020-EU.3.3.2. - Low-cost, low-carbon energy supply Topic(s) LCE-28-2017 - Highly flexible and efficient fossil fuel power plants Call for proposal H2020-LCE-2016-2017 See other projects for this call Sub call H2020-LCE-2017-RES-CCS-RIA Funding Scheme RIA - Research and Innovation action Coordinator ELECTRICITE DE FRANCE Net EU contribution € 916 098,75 Address Avenue de wagram 22 75008 Paris France See on map Region Ile-de-France Ile-de-France Paris Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding 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 Other funding € 0,00 Participants (11) Sort alphabetically Sort by Net EU contribution Expand all Collapse all UJV REZ AS Czechia Net EU contribution € 354 562,50 Address Hlavni 130 250 68 Husinec rez See on map Region Česko Střední Čechy Středočeský kraj Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding 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 Other funding € 0,00 NUOVO PIGNONE SRL Italy Net EU contribution € 313 726,25 Address Via felice matteucci 2 50127 Firenze See on map Region Centro (IT) Toscana Firenze 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 Other funding € 0,00 Third-party Legal entity other than a subcontractor which is affiliated or legally linked to a participant. The entity carries out work under the conditions laid down in the Grant Agreement, supplies goods or provides services for the action, but did not sign the Grant Agreement. A third party abides by the rules applicable to its related participant under the Grant Agreement with regard to eligibility of costs and control of expenditure. NUOVO PIGNONE TECNOLOGIE SRL Italy Net EU contribution € 563 398,75 Address Via felice matteucci 2 50127 Firenze See on map Region Centro (IT) Toscana Firenze 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 Other funding € 0,00 POLITECNICO DI MILANO Italy Net EU contribution € 460 187,50 Address Piazza leonardo da vinci 32 20133 Milano See on map Region Nord-Ovest Lombardia Milano 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 Other funding € 0,00 FIVES CRYO France Net EU contribution € 848 882,50 Address 25 b rue du fort 88194 Golbey cedex See on map Region Grand Est Lorraine Vosges 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 Other funding € 0,00 RINA CONSULTING - CENTRO SVILUPPO MATERIALI SPA Italy Net EU contribution € 629 456,25 Address Via di castel romano 100 00128 Roma See on map Region Centro (IT) Lazio Roma Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding 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 Other funding € 0,00 UNIVERSITAET DUISBURG-ESSEN Germany Net EU contribution € 343 562,50 Address Universitatsstrasse 2 45141 Essen See on map Region Nordrhein-Westfalen Düsseldorf Essen, Kreisfreie Stadt 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 Other funding € 0,00 UNIVERSITY OF STUTTGART Germany Net EU contribution € 533 980,00 Address Keplerstrasse 7 70174 Stuttgart See on map Region Baden-Württemberg Stuttgart Stuttgart, Stadtkreis 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 Other funding € 0,00 CENTRUM VYZKUMU REZ SRO Czechia Net EU contribution € 364 500,00 Address Hlavni 130 250 68 Husinec-rez See on map Region Česko Střední Čechy Středočeský kraj Activity type Research Organisations 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 Other funding € 0,00 ZABALA INNOVATION CONSULTING SA Spain Net EU contribution € 160 500,00 Address Paseo santxiki 3 bis 31192 Mutilva alta navarra 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 Noreste Comunidad Foral de Navarra Navarra Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding 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 Other funding € 0,00 Third-party Legal entity other than a subcontractor which is affiliated or legally linked to a participant. The entity carries out work under the conditions laid down in the Grant Agreement, supplies goods or provides services for the action, but did not sign the Grant Agreement. A third party abides by the rules applicable to its related participant under the Grant Agreement with regard to eligibility of costs and control of expenditure. ZABALA BRUSSELS Belgium Net EU contribution € 142 000,00 Address Rue belliard 20 1040 Bruxelles / brussel 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 Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest Arr. de Bruxelles-Capitale/Arr. Brussel-Hoofdstad 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 Other funding € 0,00
