Biomass-gasification and fuel-cell coupling via high-temperature gas clean-up for decentralised electricity generation with improved efficiency (CLEAN ENERGY FROM BIOMASS)

Project Information

CLEAN ENERGY FROM BI

Grant agreement ID: ENK5-CT-2000-00314

Project closed

Start date 1 March 2001

End date 29 February 2004

Funded under

• Programme for research, technological development and demonstration on "Energy, environment and sustainable development, 1998-2002"

Total cost € 2 598 643,00

EU contribution € 1 560 169,00

Coordinated by

UNIVERSITÀ DEGLI STUDI - L'AQUILA
Italy

Objective

The project is aimed at studying, developing and testing the integration of Biomass Gasification and Molten Carbonate Fuel Cell for distributed power generation. The research activities include the assembly and operation of a pilot plant (made of an internally-circulating, catalytic fluidised-bed gasifier, a novel hot gas clean-up system and a 125 kWe MCFC) and an ancillary work programme in key areas, which includes cold modelling of the gasifier, detailed simulation of the overall system and catalyst upgrading. The programme is addressed at fully assess the technical feasibility of economically viable units for wide scale industrial applications in the short/medium term.

Fields of science

• engineering and technology › environmental engineering › energy and fuels › renewable energy
• engineering and technology › electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering › electrical engineering › power engineering › electric power generation
• natural sciences › chemical sciences › inorganic chemistry › inorganic compounds
• engineering and technology › environmental engineering › energy and fuels › fuel cells
• agricultural sciences › agricultural biotechnology › biomass

Programme(s)

• FP5-EESD - Programme for research, technological development and demonstration on "Energy, environment and sustainable development, 1998-2002"

Topic(s)

• 1.1.4.-5. - Key action Cleaner Energy Systems, including Renewable Energies

Call for proposal

Data not available

Funding Scheme

CSC - Cost-sharing contracts

Coordinator

UNIVERSITÀ DEGLI STUDI - L'AQUILA

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Monteluco di Roio ; 67040 L'AQUILA ; Italy
• Total cost: No data

Participants (8)

ANSALDO FUEL CELLS S.P.A.

Italy

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Corso Perrone 25 ; 16161 CORNIGLIANO
• Total cost: No data

ANSALDO RICERCHE SRL - SOCIETA PER LO SVILUPPO DI NUOVE TECNOLOGIE

Italy

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Corso F.M. Perrone 25 ; 16152 GENOVA
• Total cost: No data

CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE

France

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: 4,Rue Becquerel 25 ; 67087 STRASBOURG
• Total cost: No data

ITALIAN AGENCY FOR NEW TECHNOLOGY, ENERGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT

Italy

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: S.S.106 Jonica Km. 419.500 ; 75025 POLICORO
• Total cost: No data

PALL SCHUMACHER GMBH

Germany

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Zur Flugelau 70 ; 74564 CRAILSHEIM
• Total cost: No data

UNIVERSITE LOUIS PASTEUR, STRASBOURG 1

France

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: 4,Rue Becquerel 25 ; 67087 STRASBOURG
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UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON

United Kingdom

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Torrington Place 2-16 ; WC1E 7JE LONDON
• Total cost: No data

VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY

Austria

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: 9,Getreidemarkt 9/166 ; 1060 WIEN
• Total cost: No data