Project objectives
The concrete objectives of this project are integrated in the current state-of-the-art in the field of developing new time-flexible energy conversion and storage systems with low CO2 emissions. These novel concepts are to be evaluated in context of improving the overall performances of existing energy systems. In this respect, the following original and innovative objectives are considered:
Experimental and numerical investigations of thermo-chemical cycles and power-to-gas systems used as energy conversion and storage concepts;
Optimization of thermo-chemical looping systems in term of developing novel oxygen carriers / sorbents, assessing various reactor designs (fluidized bed vs. fixed bed), improving operational conditions, evaluating mass and energy integration issues, solid and fuel conversion rates, carbon capture efficiency, solid deactivation, time-response, gas-solid kinetic and hydrodynamic aspects etc.;
Development of detailed mathematical models in both stationary and dynamic conditions to characterize the reactive gas-solid thermo-chemical systems and power-to-gas concepts;
Process integration analysis of thermo-chemical looping cycles and power-to-gas technology for design time-flexible concepts. In this respect, a wide range of state-of-the-art process engineering elements will be used such as heat and power integration (pinch analysis, total site integration), dynamic evaluation of time-flexible systems (including controllability assessments), energy vector poly-generation capability, integration of solar energy, overall energy efficiency optimization etc.;
Techno-economic and environmental evaluations of novel energy conversion and storage systems with low carbon emissions based on thermo-chemical looping cycles.
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