Descripción del proyecto
Un concepto innovador para la descarbonización de las industrias con altas emisiones de carbono
Las industrias del hierro y el acero figuran entre las que emiten más carbono, por lo que precisan de programas innovadores para su descarbonización. Una propuesta innovadora combina una tecnología de gas obtenido de fuentes renovables (P2G, por sus siglas en inglés) que utiliza energía eléctrica y combustión oxígeno-combustible para producir gas natural sintético para las industrias del hierro y del acero. El proyecto financiado con fondos europeos DISIPO se propone alcanzar el nivel de preparación tecnológica 2 con el novedoso concepto «PtG-oxy-fuel-iron/steel» a través de objetivos de investigación para diseñar, simular y optimizar todo un plan del concepto, a fin de estimar la reducción máxima de CO2 relacionada con el funcionamiento de las industrias y la disponibilidad de fuentes de energía renovable, y llevar a cabo un análisis económico y de ciclo de vida que compare el concepto con los conceptos operativos existentes. Además, esta idea permite reciclar el CO2 en las industrias con altas emisiones de carbono.
Objetivo
The project presents a novel concept that combines Power to Gas (PtG energy storage) and oxy-fuel combustion (carbon capture) to decarbonise carbon-intensive industries (iron/steel as case study). PtG consumes renewable electricity to produce H2 (stored energy) and O2 (byproduct). This O2 is fed in the oxy-fuel furnace in the iron industry to attain a high concentrated CO2 stream, thus avoiding the energy penalization of requiring an air separation unit. Besides, the stored H2 and the captured CO2 are combined via methanation to produce synthetic natural gas to be used in the industry or distributed through the gas network. The overall objective of the project is to reach TRL 2 in the novel PtG–Oxy-fuel–Iron/Steel concept through the following research objectives: 1) To design, simulate and optimize the integrated layout of the novel concept, 2) To assess the maximum CO2 abatement under a proper operational strategy adapted to the industry and the availability of the renewable energy resource, and 3) To compare the concept with iron/steel industries operating with conventional CCS, under economic and life-cycle analyses. The training covers 1) simulation of energy intensive industries, 2) market and industrial criteria and constrains for adopting new technologies, 3) life-cycle assessment and 4) horizontal skills through a wide-ranging programme of activities. These objectives will be reached through a mobility period in Waseda University supervised by Prof. Nakagaki (over 20 years of experience in the topic and 71 patents in collaboration with industry) and a secondment to K1-MET (Austrian Competence Centre for Advanced Metallurgy, driven by the Austrian steel industry). The project is relevant for MSCA due the extensive planned training aimed to gain skills and maturity as researcher, and also because the proposed concept allows recycling CO2 in carbon-intensive industries whose emission-causing processes cannot be replaced with direct electrification.
Ámbito científico
- engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringenergy and fuelsrenewable energy
- engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringenergy and fuelsfossil energynatural gas
- engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringcarbon capture engineering
- engineering and technologymaterials engineeringmetallurgy
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