FLExibilize combined cycle power plant through power-to-X solutions using non-CONventional FUels

Project Information

FLEXnCONFU

Grant agreement ID: 884157

DOI

10.3030/884157

Project closed

EC signature date 25 March 2020

Start date 1 April 2020

End date 31 January 2026

Funded under

• SOCIETAL CHALLENGES - Secure, clean and efficient energy

Total cost

€ 12 555 440,00

EU contribution

€ 9 887 141,39

Coordinated by

RINA CONSULTING SPA
Italy

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Deliverables

Websites, patent fillings, videos etc. (1)

FLEXnCONFU video

Project promotional video presenting project objective T81

Documents, reports (4)

Analysis of flow process depending on strategy of hybridation

Flow process definition for integrating SOFC with GT via a hybrid system T63

First Stakeholder vision report

First report on stakeholder group vision on FLEXnCONFU technology opportunities T82

Electrical market assessment for enhanced FLEXnCONFU concept in CC

Analysis of EU electrical markets and evaluation of the most promising one for FLEXnCONFU considering also grid codes requirements and standards T14

Public communication materials (i.e. logo, leaflet, poster)

Dissemination material available for dissemination purposes

Other (1)

FLEXnCONFU Public Website

Project website online T81

Publications

Peer reviewed articles (21)

Exergoeconomic comparison of a novel to a conventional small-scale power-to-ammonia cycle

Author(s): Pascal Koschwitz, Chiara Anfosso, Daria Bellotti, Bernd Epple
Published in: Energy Reports, Issue 11, 2024, Page(s) 1120-1134, ISSN 2352-4847
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.egyr.2023.12.025

Steady state process simulations of a novel containerized power to ammonia concept

Author(s): Pascal Koschwitz; Daria Bellotti; Cheng Liang; Bernd Epple
Published in: International Journal of Hydrogen, Issue 1, 2022, ISSN 0360-3199
Publisher: Pergamon Press Ltd.
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2022.05.288

Optimal Operation of a Novel Small-Scale Power-to-Ammonia Cycle under Possible Disturbances and Fluctuations in Electricity Prices

Author(s): Pascal Koschwitz, Chiara Anfosso, Rafael Eduardo Guedéz Mata, Daria Bellotti, Leon Roß, José Angel García, Jochen Ströhle, Bernd Epple
Published in: Energies, Issue 17, 2025, Page(s) 4171, ISSN 1996-1073
Publisher: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
DOI: 10.3390/en17164171

Combustion performances of premixed ammonia/hydrogen/air laminar and swirling flames for a wide range of equivalence ratios

Author(s): S. Mashruk, S.E. Zitouni, P. Brequigny, C. Mounaim-Rousselle, A. Valera-Medina
Published in: International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, Issue 47, 2025, Page(s) 41170-41182, ISSN 0360-3199
Publisher: Pergamon Press Ltd.
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2022.09.165

Ammonia/Hydrogen/Methane Characteristic Profiles for Atmospheric Combustion Applications

Author(s): Mashruk S, Kovaleva M, Zitouni SE, Brequigny P, Mounaim-Rouselle C, Valera-Medina A
Published in: Energy Proceedings, Issue Vol. 18, 2024, ISSN 2004-2965
Publisher: Applied Energy Innovation Institute (AEii)
DOI: 10.46855/energy-proceedings-9188

Exergetic comparison of a novel to a conventional small-scale power-to-ammonia cycle

Author(s): Pascal Koschwitz, Daria Bellotti, Cheng Liang, Bernd Epple
Published in: International Journal of Exergy, Issue 42, 2023, Page(s) 127-158, ISSN 1742-8297
Publisher: Inderscience Publishers
DOI: 10.1504/ijex.2023.134607

DNS Study of Spherically Expanding Premixed Turbulent Ammonia-Hydrogen Flame Kernels, Effect of Equivalence Ratio and Hydrogen Content

Author(s): Nithin Mukundakumar; Rob Bastiaans
Published in: Energies; Volume 15; Issue 13; Pages: 4749, Issue 2, 2022, ISSN 1996-1073
Publisher: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
DOI: 10.3390/en15134749

Influence of hydrogen and methane addition in laminar ammonia premixed flame on burning velocity, Lewis number and Markstein length

Author(s): S. Zitouni, P. Brequigny, C. Mounaїm-Rousselle
Published in: Combustion and Flame, Issue 253, 2025, Page(s) 112786, ISSN 0010-2180
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.combustflame.2023.112786

Turbulent flame speed and morphology of pure ammonia flames and blends with methane or hydrogen

Author(s): Seif Zitouni, Pierre Brequigny, Christine Mounaїm-Rousselle
Published in: Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, Issue 39, 2025, Page(s) 2269-2278, ISSN 1540-7489
Publisher: Combustion Institute
DOI: 10.1016/j.proci.2022.07.179

Dynamic Parameter Simulations for a Novel Small-Scale Power-to-Ammonia Concept

Author(s): Pascal Koschwitz, Daria Bellotti, Miguel Cámara Sanz, Antonio Alcaide-Moreno, Cheng Liang, Bernd Epple
Published in: Processes, Issue 11, 2025, Page(s) 680, ISSN 2227-9717
Publisher: MDPI AG
DOI: 10.3390/pr11030680

Ammonia as fuel for Gas Turbine

Author(s): D. Bellotti, R. Meloni, E. Pucci
Published in: E3S Web of Conferences, Issue 414, 2024, Page(s) 02007, ISSN 2267-1242
Publisher: EDP Sciences
DOI: 10.1051/e3sconf/202341402007

Perspectives on NO_<i>X</i> Emissions and Impacts from Ammonia Combustion Processes

Author(s): Syed Mashruk, Hao Shi, Luca Mazzotta, Cihat Emre Ustun, B. Aravind, Roberto Meloni, Ali Alnasif, Elena Boulet, Radoslaw Jankowski, Chunkan Yu, Mohammad Alnajideen, Amin Paykani, Ulrich Maas, Rafal Slefarski, Domenico Borello, Agustin Valera-Medina
Published in: Energy &amp; Fuels, Issue 38, 2024, Page(s) 19253-19292, ISSN 0887-0624
Publisher: American Chemical Society
DOI: 10.1021/acs.energyfuels.4c03381

Dynamic Simulation of a Novel Small-scale Power to Ammonia Concept

Author(s): Pascal Koschwitz, Daria Bellotti, Cheng Liang, Bernd Epple
Published in: Energy Proceedings, 2024, ISSN 2004-2965
Publisher: Energy Proceedings
DOI: 10.46855/energy-proceedings-10247

Power-to-fuel energy storage systems comparison for Combined Cycles flexibility

Author(s): Daria Bellotti, Paula Ramos, Massimo Rivarolo, Paulo Félix, Simone Preziati, Renzo Felice
Published in: Energy Proceedings, 2024, ISSN 2004-2965
Publisher: United Kingdom
DOI: 10.46855/energy-proceedings-9346

Energetic and exergetic analysis of an AE-T100 micro gas turbine system fuelled by partially cracked ammonia

Author(s): Chiara Monacchini, Chiara Anfosso, Daria Bellotti, Loredana Magistri
Published in: Journal of Physics: Conference Series, Issue 2893, 2024, Page(s) 012132, ISSN 1742-6588
Publisher: Institute of Physics
DOI: 10.1088/1742-6596/2893/1/012132

Two Optimization Approaches for a Small‐Scale Power‐to‐Ammonia Cycle

Author(s): Pascal Koschwitz, Leon Roß, Bernd Epple
Published in: Chemie Ingenieur Technik, Issue 97, 2025, Page(s) 71-82, ISSN 0009-286X
Publisher: Wiley - V C H Verlag GmbbH & Co.
DOI: 10.1002/cite.202300230

Chemiluminescent footprint of premixed ammonia-methane-air swirling flames

Author(s): Syed Mashruk, Xuren Zhu, William L. Roberts, Thibault F. Guiberti, Agustin Valera-Medina
Published in: Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, Issue 39, 2025, Page(s) 1415-1423, ISSN 1540-7489
Publisher: Combustion Institute
DOI: 10.1016/j.proci.2022.08.073

Numerical investigation of the NOX emissions of a perfectly premixed NH3-H2 flame at moderate pressure levels

Author(s): R. Meloni, A. Valera-Medina, G. Babazzi, E. Pucci, S. Castellani, A. Andreini
Published in: Fuel, Issue 385, 2025, Page(s) 134128, ISSN 0016-2361
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.fuel.2024.134128

Experimental and numerical comparison of currently available reaction mechanisms for laminar flame speed in 70/30 (%vol.) NH3/H2 flames

Author(s): A ALNASIF, S ZITOUNI, S MASHRUK, P BREQUIGNY, M KOVALEVA, C MOUNAIM-ROUSSELLE, A VALERA-MEDINA
Published in: Applications in Energy and Combustion Science, Issue 14, 2025, Page(s) 100139, ISSN 2666-352X
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaecs.2023.100139

Turbulent partially cracked ammonia/air premixed spherical flames

Author(s): S. Zitouni, P. Bréquigny, C. Mounaïm-Rousselle
Published in: Fuel Communications, Issue 20, 2024, Page(s) 100126, ISSN 2666-0520
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfueco.2024.100126

Thermodynamic Assessment of the Conversion of a Typical CCGT Power Plant to a Fully E-Fuel Fired Unit

Author(s): Jérôme Rigaud, Ward De Paepe, Hannes Laget
Published in: Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power, Issue 144, 2022, ISSN 0742-4795
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
DOI: 10.1115/1.4055713

Conference proceedings (6)

Partially Cracked Ammonia for Micro-Gas Turbine Application

Author(s): Daria Bellotti, Chiara Anfosso, Loredana Magistri, Aristide Fausto Massardo
Published in: Volume 5: Cycle Innovations, 2023
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
DOI: 10.1115/gt2023-105386

Large-Eddy Simulation of a Non-Premixed Ammonia-Hydrogen Flame: NOx Emission and Flame Characteristics Validation

Author(s): Naseem Ansari, Stefano Orsino, Roberto Meloni, Egidio Pucci, Simone Castellani, Antonio Andreini, A. Valera-Medina
Published in: Volume 3B: Combustion, Fuels, and Emissions, 2024
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
DOI: 10.1115/gt2024-129248

Large Eddy Simulations for the Prediction of Fuel-Bound NOx Emissions: Application to NH3 and NH3-CH4 Blends at Different Operating Conditions

Author(s): Roberto Meloni, Luca Mazzotta, Egidio Pucci, Steve Morris, Burak Goktepe, Syed Mashruk, Domenico Borello, Agustin Valera-Medina
Published in: Volume 3A: Combustion, Fuels, and Emissions, 2024
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
DOI: 10.1115/gt2024-123875

Influence of Variable Swirl on Emissions in a Non-Premixed Fuel-Flexible Burner at Elevated Ambient Conditions

Author(s): Daniel Pugh, Phil Bowen, Rukshan Navaratne, Burak Goktepe, Anthony Giles, Agustin Valera Medina, Steven Morris, Robin Vivoli
Published in: Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power, Issue 146, 2024, ISSN 0742-4795
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
DOI: 10.1115/1.4063786

Development of a Virtual Chemistry Reaction Mechanism for H2/CH4 Turbulent Combustion Modelling

Author(s): Simone Castellani, Antonio Andreini, Roberto Meloni
Published in: Volume 3A: Combustion, Fuels, and Emissions, 2024
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
DOI: 10.1115/gt2024-124328

Numerical Modeling of Swirl Stabilized Lean-Premixed H2–CH4 Flames With the Artificially Thickened Flame Model

Author(s): S. Castellani, P. C. Nassini, A. Andreini, R. Meloni, E. Pucci, A. Valera-Medina, S. Morris, B. Goktepe, S. Mashruk
Published in: Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power, Issue 146, 2024, ISSN 0742-4795
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
DOI: 10.1115/1.4063829