Project description DEENESFRITPL A new path-breaking approach for silicones Carbothermic reduction in the submerged arc furnace (SAF) is currently used for the production of silicones, which play a vital role in numerous industries from electronics and transportation to chemicals, cosmetics and construction. The EU-funded SisAl Pilot project is developing a cost-efficient and eco-friendly process alternative. The SisAl process encompasses aluminothermic reduction of quartz in slag using secondary raw materials, such as aluminium scrap and dross, as replacements for the carbon reductants used today. Featuring enhanced valorisation of waste and by-products streams, lower energy consumption, and reduced emissions of CO2 and harmful pollutants, it is described as a path-breaking approach. It also has a strong contribution to ‘circularity’ in which the aluminium industry will act as both a raw material supplier and end user. Show the project objective Hide the project objective Objective SisAl Pilot aims to demonstrate a patented novel industrial process to produce silicon (Si, a critical raw material), enabling a shift from today’s carbothermic Submerged Arc Furnace (SAF) process to a far more environmentally and economically alternative: an aluminothermic reduction of quartz in slag that utilizes secondary raw materials such as aluminium (Al) scrap and dross, as replacements for carbon reductants used today. SisAl Pilot represents a path-breaking approach, and a strong contribution to “circularity” through industrial symbiosis where the Al industry will act as both a raw material supplier and end user to the Si industry. Across sectors, SisAl Pilot will give substantial reductions in material yield losses, enhanced valorisation of waste- and by-product streams, at a 3 X lower energy consumption and radically lower emissions of CO2 and harmful pollutants, at a considerably lower cost. The SisAl Pilot project brings together raw material provider (Erimsa), silicon and aluminium key actors (Wacker, Elkem, DOW, Silicor, SiQAl, Hydro, FRey, Befesa, MYTIL), SME´s/consultants/ equipment manufacturers (BNW, SIMTEC, WS and SBC) and research organisations (NTNU, RWTH, NTUA, ITMATI, SINTEF, HZDR, MINTEK) to demonstrate the SisAl process with different raw materials and product outputs in 4 different countries. These pilots will be accompanied by environmental, economic and technological benchmarking, and industrial business cases will be assessed for locations in Norway, Iceland, Germany, Spain and Greece.The timing of SisAl Pilot is impeccable; the transformation to a circular economy, the strongly enhanced focus on climate and future expected EU-ETS CO2 allowances with associated risk for carbon leakage from Europe, the rapidly increased difficulty of exporting aluminium scrap from Europe to China, and modern society’s ever-increasing need for silicon metal. With SisAl, all these challenges are turned into new European opportunities. Fields of science engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringmining and mineral processingnatural scienceschemical sciencesinorganic chemistrypost-transition metalsnatural sciencesbiological sciencesbiological behavioural sciencesethologybiological interactionsnatural scienceschemical sciencesinorganic chemistrymetalloidssocial scienceseconomics and businesseconomicssustainable economy Keywords Silicon Aluminium dross aluminothermic reduction slag treatment Aluminium scrap hydrometallurgy Programme(s) H2020-EU.3.5. - SOCIETAL CHALLENGES - Climate action, Environment, Resource Efficiency and Raw Materials Main Programme H2020-EU.3.5.3. - Ensuring the sustainable supply of non-energy and non-agricultural raw materials Topic(s) CE-SC5-07-2018-2019-2020 - Raw materials innovation for the circular economy: sustainable processing, reuse, recycling and recovery schemes Call for proposal H2020-SC5-2018-2019-2020 See other projects for this call Sub call H2020-SC5-2019-2 Funding Scheme IA - Innovation action Coordinator NORGES TEKNISK-NATURVITENSKAPELIGE UNIVERSITET NTNU Net EU contribution € 1 861 865,00 Address HOGSKOLERINGEN 1 7491 Trondheim Norway See on map Region Norge Trøndelag Trøndelag 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 € 1 861 865,00 Participants (23) Sort alphabetically Sort by Net EU contribution Expand all Collapse all SIMTEC France Net EU contribution € 462 143,50 Address 5 RUE FELIX POULAT 38000 Grenoble 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 Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Rhône-Alpes Isère 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 Total cost € 660 205,00 MYTILINAIOS ANONIMI ETAIREIA Greece Net EU contribution € 784 007,00 Address ARTEMIDOS 8 151 25 MAROUSI See on map Region Αττική Aττική Βόρειος Τομέας Αθηνών 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 Total cost € 1 120 010,00 RHEINISCH-WESTFAELISCHE TECHNISCHE HOCHSCHULE AACHEN Germany Net EU contribution € 1 159 571,04 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 € 1 159 571,04 BNW-ENERGY Norway Net EU contribution € 307 641,25 Address SILDRAPEVEGEN 28B 7048 Trondheim 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 Norge Trøndelag Trøndelag 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 € 439 487,50 BEFESA ALUMINIO SLU Spain Net EU contribution € 505 965,25 Address CR LUTXANA ASUA 13 48950 Erandio Bizkaia See on map Region Noreste País Vasco Bizkaia 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 € 722 807,50 EXPLOTACION DE ROCAS INDUSTRIALES Y MINERALES, S.A. Spain Net EU contribution € 78 818,38 Address CALLE COPERNICO 7-2 A15 15008 A Coruna See on map Region Noroeste Galicia A Coruña 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 € 112 597,69 ETHNICON METSOVION POLYTECHNION Greece Net EU contribution € 721 346,25 Address HEROON POLYTECHNIOU 9 ZOGRAPHOU CAMPUS 157 80 ATHINA See on map Region Αττική Aττική Κεντρικός Τομέας Αθηνών 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 € 721 346,25 NORSK HYDRO ASA Norway Net EU contribution € 285 775,00 Address Drammensveien 260 0283 Oslo See on map Region Norge Oslo og Viken Oslo 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 € 408 250,00 CONSORCIO CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN E TECNOLOXÍA MATEMÁTICA DE GALICIA Spain Net EU contribution € 408 352,50 Address PRAZA OBRADOIRO, COLEXIO SAN XEROME S/N 15782 Santiago De Compostela See on map Region Noroeste Galicia A Coruña 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 Total cost € 408 352,50 SINTEF AS Norway Net EU contribution € 591 750,00 Address STRINDVEGEN 4 7034 Trondheim See on map Region Norge Trøndelag Trøndelag 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 € 591 750,00 SILBUCAM SL Spain Net EU contribution € 135 073,96 Address AVDA BARRIE DE LA MAZA 32 2D 15004 Coruna 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 Galicia A Coruña 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 € 192 962,80 FUNDICIONES REY SL Spain Net EU contribution € 369 568,50 Address PARROQUIA DE RUBIANSVILAGARCIA DE AROUSA 36000 Pontevedra See on map Region Noroeste Galicia Pontevedra 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 € 602 955,00 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. REY BRONZE CASTINGS SL Spain Net EU contribution € 52 500,00 Address POLIG DE A RAN 13 36670 Cuntis Pontevedra See on map Region Noroeste Galicia Pontevedra 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 € 75 000,00 WACKER CHEMICALS NORWAY AS Norway Net EU contribution € 202 384,88 Address HOLLAVEIEN 482 7200 Kyrksaeterora See on map Region Norge Trøndelag Trøndelag 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 € 289 121,25 SIQAI UG Germany Net EU contribution € 360 403,75 Address BOSESTRASSE 40 12103 Berlin 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 Berlin Berlin Berlin 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 € 514 862,50 DOW SILICONES CORPORATION United States Net EU contribution € 0,00 Address 220 WEST SALZBURG ROAD 48686 Auburn See on map 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 € 240 000,00 HELMHOLTZ-ZENTRUM DRESDEN-ROSSENDORF EV Germany Net EU contribution € 381 250,00 Address BAUTZNER LANDSTRASSE 400 01328 Dresden See on map Region Sachsen Dresden Dresden, Kreisfreie Stadt 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 € 381 250,00 MINTEK South Africa Net EU contribution € 1 380 592,43 Address MALIBONGWE DRIVE 200 2125 Randburg See on map 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 Total cost € 1 380 592,43 SILICOR MATERIALS ICELAND EHF Iceland Net EU contribution € 71 379,72 Address SUDURLANDSBRAUT 18 108 Reykjavik See on map Region Ísland Ísland Höfuðborgarsvæði 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 € 101 971,03 ELKEM ASA Norway Net EU contribution € 1 140 833,75 Address DRAMMENSVEIEN 169 0277 Oslo See on map Region Norge Oslo og Viken Oslo 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 Total cost € 1 629 762,50 CIAOTECH Srl Italy Net EU contribution € 142 362,50 Address VIA PALESTRINA 25 00189 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 Total cost € 203 375,00 INNOVATION ENGINEERING SRL Italy Net EU contribution € 196 000,00 Address VIA PALESTRINA 25 00189 Roma 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 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 Total cost € 280 000,00 HASKOLINN I REYKJAVIK EHF Iceland Net EU contribution € 343 038,77 Address MENNTAVEGUR 1 102 REYKJAVIK See on map Region Ísland Ísland Höfuðborgarsvæði 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 € 396 296,48