Objective To support the development of a hydrogen economy massive production means are needed. Currently hydrogen is mainly produced from the fossil resources via processes based on cracking or water reforming, with only a few percent being produced by off-peak electrolysis. These processes are considered to be the cheapest in the short and medium term. In the long term, given the prospect of a lack of fossil resources and limitations on the release of greenhouse gases, only water and biomass are the two candidate raw materials for hydrogen production and the two processes that have the greatest likelihood of successful massive hydrogen production using water as the raw material are electrolysis and thermo chemical cycles.The Integrated Project INNOHYP covers the most promising massive hydrogen production processes in the short medium and long term. The objective of HYTHEC is to evaluate the potential of one thermo chemical process i.e. the Iodine-Sulphur (IS) cycle and one hybrid cycle i.e. the Westinghouse cycle. They have in common the H2SO4 decomposition reaction. These cycles have been chosen as a prototypes for further study, given that important amounts of data are available in the literature and that the United States and Japan are actively continuing the development of the IS cycle. The work will be broken down into seven parts :1-Project management2-The detailed assessment of IS. The work will consist of the update of efficiency calculations via flow sheet optimisation and the search for improvements to the process. It will be performed in co-operation with the leading teams from the US ( General Atomics and Sandia National Laboratory) and from Japan (JAERI ).3-The analysis of the HI/I2/H2O liquid vapour equilibrium model of the hydrogen production section of the cycle.4-A review of membrane separation techniques relevant to the IS process5-The assessment of the Westinghouse cycle with emphasis on its electrolytic and H2SO4 sections. Fields of science natural scienceschemical scienceselectrochemistryelectrolysisengineering and technologyother engineering and technologiesnuclear engineeringengineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringenergy and fuelsnuclear energyengineering and technologychemical engineeringseparation technologiesdistillationengineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringenergy and fuelsrenewable energyhydrogen energy Keywords GHG GHG-free new energy routes Global evaluation Massive Production Security of supply Thermochemical Cycles free new energy routes Programme(s) FP6-SUSTDEV - Sustainable Development, Global Change and Ecosystems: thematic priority 6 under the Focusing and Integrating Community Research programme 2002-2006. Topic(s) SUSTDEV-1.2.2 - New technologies for energy carriers - Hydrogen Call for proposal FP6-2002-ENERGY-1 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme STREP - Specific Targeted Research Project Coordinator COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE EU contribution No data Address 31-33 Rue de la Federation PARIS France See on map Total cost No data Participants (5) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD United Kingdom EU contribution No data Address Western Bank, firth court SHEFFIELD See on map Total cost No data UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI ROMA TRE Italy EU contribution No data Address Via Ostiense 161 ROMA See on map Total cost No data EMPRESARIOS AGRUPADOS INTERNACIONAL SA Spain EU contribution No data Address Magallanes 3 MADRID See on map Total cost No data PROSIM SA France EU contribution No data Address Route d'Espagne 132 TOULOUSE See on map Total cost No data DEUTSCHES ZENTRUM FUER LUFT- UND RAUMFAHRT E.V. Germany EU contribution No data Address Linder Hoehe KOELN See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data
