Descripción del proyecto
Tecnología de microturbina de gas de alta eficacia para reducir la dependencia energética de las pymes
Las pequeñas y medianas empresas (pymes) son el eje vertebrador de la economía europea. Las pymes suelen estar ubicadas en ciudades pequeñas o en zonas alejas y son responsables de más del 20 % del consumo total de energía en Europa. Con todo, actualmente no pueden acceder a tecnologías descentralizadas asequibles en el mercado. El proyecto financiado con fondos europeos FUTURBINE probará y validará el rendimiento de Aurelia A400 v2.0 la microturbina más eficaz del mundo para la producción combinada de calor y electricidad. Se trata de una turbina de gas de 400 kW muy innovadora y con una eficacia de conversión energética del 42 % que tendrá un impacto muy positivo en las pymes. Según las previsiones, se espera que las pymes logren un ahorro energético anual de hasta 18 000 millones de euros.
Objetivo
Futurbine aims to commercialise Aurelia A400 v2.0 the world’s most efficient small turbine for combined heat and power (CHP) generation. It is a highly innovative 400 kW gas turbine with 40.2% electric efficiency, offering the most efficient solution in the market for small-scale process and SME industry. In Europe it would result in potential annual energy savings of €18 bn. Small-scale process and SME factories are a key part of Europe’s economy and employment, with over 20 million companies, such as dairies,breweries, and small chemical and building materials factories. Typically located in small towns or remote areas, they consume over 20% of the total energy in the EU. Currently there is no economically feasible decentralised solution in the market for their capacity range (less than 2, 000 kW) and need for high-temperature steam, so 90% of these SME factories use inefficient energy systems with high emissions. A400 fills this market gap
Our innovative, patented technology, which uses two shafts and reheatable exhaust gas, brings many benefits: 1) the best solution for steam-CHP below 2 MW; 2) the highest available electrical efficiency of 40.2%; 3) low emissions, even below EU requirements; 4) wide range of fuels (synthetic and bio, liquid and gas); 5) minimal downtime due to low maintenance and lack of lubricants; 6) zero vibrations; and 7) high economic profitability. We will bring the ground-breaking potential of our technology first to small-scale process industry, and, as the technology is easily scalable to larger energy ranges, then to other CHP markets, which are expected to be 2/3 of new electricity capacity by 2030. In addition, we have developed an innovative distributed integrator partner model, which creates new local jobs and skills in several EU countries through technology transfer. After Phase 2 project we expect to commercialize A400 v 2.0 and reach payback by 2nd year after Ph2 with cumulative profit of €30.6 M and ROI of 514% by 2025.
Ámbito científico
- engineering and technologymechanical engineeringtribologylubrication
- agricultural sciencesanimal and dairy sciencedairy
- engineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectrical engineeringpower engineeringelectric power generationcombined heat and power
- social scienceseconomics and businessbusiness and managementemployment
- engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringenergy and fuels
Programa(s)
Convocatoria de propuestas
Consulte otros proyectos de esta convocatoriaConvocatoria de subcontratación
H2020-SMEInst-2018-2020-2
Régimen de financiación
SME-2 - SME instrument phase 2Coordinador
53500 Lappeenranta
Finlandia
Organización definida por ella misma como pequeña y mediana empresa (pyme) en el momento de la firma del acuerdo de subvención.