EU-Project SOLREF – Solar Reforming of Methane
Funding source: external pageEuropean Unioncall_made
Partners: external pageDLR - Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V. (D)call_made, external pageWeizmann Institute of Science (IL)call_made, external pageJohnson Matthey Fuel Cell Ltd. (UK)call_made, external pageCenter for Research and Technology - Hellas, Chemical Process Engineering Research Institute (EL)call_made, external pageHyGear B.V. (NL)call_made, external pageSHAP S.p.A. (I)call_made
Objective – Development and demonstration of a 400-kW solar chemical plant for hydrogen production via steam-reforming of natural gas.
Background – The use of concentrated solar power for supplying high-temperature process heat to the steam-reforming of natural gas has the potential of avoiding up to 35% of the CO2 emissions derived from the conventional fossil-fuel-based method. The cost of hydrogen is estimated at 0.05 EUR/kWhLHV-H2. The project aims at developing the technology to a pre-commercial phase. ETH is responsible for the thermodynamic analysis and reactor/process dynamic modeling.
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