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CLIMIT-Forskning, utvikling og demo av CO2-håndtering

Zero Emission Gas Power Long Term System and Material Test

Awarded: NOK 1.5 mill.

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Project Number:

193139

Project Period:

2009 - 2011

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Previous projects have identified the ZEG process as an especially promising method for producing hydrogen and electricity from natural gas with CO2 capture (CCS) in an efficient and cost-effective way. The process combines sorption enhanced (SE) reformi ng and high temperature solid oxide fuel cells (SOFC) for co-production of hydrogen and electricity with CO2 capture. Fuel cells are in general a very efficient method for converting natural gas to electricity, and by utilizing the excess heat from the S OFC for production of hydrogen, an efficiency exceeding 80 % is reached. The integrated process has been demonstrated as a 2 kW lab unit (Risavika, June 2008). This unit contains three new technologies developed by the partners in previous ZEG projects; a SE - batch reformer unit, a SOFC stack and an high temperature infrared gas analyser (FT-NIR) for in-situ measurements of the gas composition. The main objective for this project is to verify that the technology is ready for demonstration in a pilot pl ant by long term testing in realistic environments for the ZEG process. This will include long term steady state SOFC test, long term cycling test of the reactor with reforming catalyst and CO2 sorbent and periodically operation of the whole demo plant.

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CLIMIT-Forskning, utvikling og demo av CO2-håndtering