Imagine using seawater as a giant sponge to soak up carbon dioxide from the air. By running a special electric current through this saltwater, the system splits the water to create clean hydrogen and captured carbon at the same time. It's like a two-for-one deal that provides the exact ingredients needed to make carbon-neutral jet and ship fuel.
Shipping and aviation cannot be easily electrified, requiring e-fuels. However, the cost of the necessary feedstocks (green H2 and CO2) is currently too high to make these fuels competitive with fossil alternatives.
A hybrid electrolysis system and a stable multiple-chamber electrolyzer (ELZ-1) designed for high-yield CO2 capture and green H2 co-production. A pilot plant has been designed and constructed for TRL 7 testing.
If you are a fuel producer dealing with the high cost of sustainable feedstocks — this project developed a hybrid electrolysis system that can lower CO2 extraction costs to as low as €68 per tonne. This allows for the production of chemically-identical substitutes to fossil fuels at a competitive price.
If you are a shipping company dealing with the impossibility of full electrification — this project developed a way to generate green H2 and CO2 on-site. This enables the scaling of e-fuels to neutralize maritime emissions using a process that is up to 50% more cost-effective.
If you are a chemical manufacturer dealing with expensive carbon capture technologies — this project developed a saltwater-based electrolyzer that targets <100€/tCO2. This provides a cheaper alternative to incumbent DAC technologies that often cost €500-€600 per tonne.
The system targets a levelized cost as low as €68 per tonne, significantly lower than the €500-€600 per tonne of current direct air capture (DAC) technologies.
The project is transitioning toward TRL 7 by constructing a pilot plant and developing a scalable ELZ-1 architecture and membrane configuration.
The business model includes licensing the plant design to e-fuel producers and selling proprietary electrolyzers, along with royalties on customer production of CO2 and H2.
Based on available project data, the project period runs from February 2025 to January 2027, with current work focusing on the transition to TRL 7 via a pilot plant.
Yes, the proprietary electrolyzer is designed to enable e-fuel producers and project developers to generate both main feedstocks (sustainable CO2 and H2) on-site.
The project is led by a single partner, Brineworks B.V., a Dutch SME. This 100% industry-led consortium indicates a strong commercial drive and a streamlined decision-making process, focusing on moving a proprietary technology from a validated prototype to a TRL 7 pilot plant.
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