Projects
HyCS-Biomass – Utilisation of iron-based modules for the supply of high-purity hydrogen under pressure on the basis of air gasification of biogenic residues |
| Funding: Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy |
The joint project is concerned with hydrogen production based on the thermochemical gasification of biogenic residues. The core of the solution approach pursued in the project is the use of an iron-water vapour cycle process. In this process, the reducing gas from biomass gasification is used to reduce iron oxide into iron. At any later point in time, this iron is used to produce high-purity hydrogen from water vapour at the desired operating pressure. To this end, tests are carried out both on a laboratory plant with model fuel gases and on a demonstrator with real gas from biomass gasification. The aim is to produce hydrogen for a pilot plant for synthesis. Website: https://energetische-biomassenutzung.de/de/projekte/03EI5479 |
| Pilot-SBG - Bioresources and hydrogen to methane as a fuel – conceptual design of a pilot-scale plant (2018-2026) |
| Funding: Federal Ministry für Digital and Transport |
| The research objective of the project is to operate a pilot plant in which biogas can be used for the thermocatalytic synthesis of biomethane as a fuel. To this end, work is being carried out in the field of synthesis gas processes on a robust connection between gas cleaning and catalysts. For the specific use of the produced methane gas (SNG), a compression and refuelling system is being set up at the site, thus producing CNG for the mobility sector. Website: https://www.dbfz.de/en/projects/pilot-sbg/start |
| H2Verg – hydrogen from biomass gasification (2022 - 2025) |
| Funding: Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (Project Management Jülich); FKZ:03EI5445A |
| The aim of the project is to analyse and compare various gasification technologies in terms of their suitability for decentralised hydrogen production. To this end, possible technical processes for producing hydrogen from biogenic residues and waste materials will first be identified. Suitable separation and cleaning processes are defined to achieve the desired product gas quality. Subsequently, the minimum effort and the most important performance indicators (e.g. efficiency, greenhouse gas emissions) are determined for various scenarios in order to provide the required hydrogen. Website: https://www.energetische-biomassenutzung.de/en |
| KonditorGas – Industrial process heat generation through catalytic conditioning of synthesis gases (2020 – 2023) |
| Funding: Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action, FKZ: 03EI5417A |
| The aim of the project is to replace the predominant use of fossil fuels for industrial process heating with climate-friendly biogenic synthesis gases produced by the thermochemical gasification of biogenic residues and waste materials. To this end, the working group is setting up a test plant consisting of a commercially available air gasifier and a gas conditioning unit, including a partial methanisation system, and recording relevant measurement data. Website: https://www.energetische-biomassenutzung.de/projekte-partner/details/project/show/Project/KonditorGas-658 |