Imagine a gas turbine that usually runs on natural gas, but can be swapped to run on 100% hydrogen without needing a whole new machine. It's like upgrading a car engine to run on a cleaner fuel without replacing the entire car. This allows factories to keep their existing equipment while stopping CO2 emissions.
Industrial plants rely on gas turbines for power and heat but face pressure to decarbonize. Replacing these massive assets is too expensive, while current hydrogen blends often require dilution or cause high emissions.
A dry-low emission combustion system (DLE H2) and a digital twin for simulating performance in a real paper industry plant.
If you are a paper mill dealing with high carbon emissions from heat and power generation — this project developed a DLE H2 combustion system that allows your existing turbines to run on up to 100% hydrogen. This enables a transition to CO2-free power while maintaining high efficiency.
If you are a utility company dealing with unstable renewable energy loads — this project developed a flexible gas turbine system in the 10-20 MWe class that provides response power. It helps level the grid by switching between natural gas and hydrogen blends.
If you are a plant manager dealing with aging cogeneration assets — this project developed a retrofittable combustion technology that refurbishes existing assets. It allows the use of hydrogen without dilution, ensuring low NOx emissions and high ramp-up speeds.
Based on available project data, specific pricing or cost per unit for the retrofit is not provided.
The technology is being demonstrated on gas-turbine engines in the 10-20 MWe class, specifically targeting a 16.9 MWe engine.
Based on available project data, the specific licensing terms or patent ownership are not disclosed.
The system is designed to be fully retrofittable to existing gas turbines, allowing for the refurbishment of existing CHP assets.
The project runs from 2024-01-01 to 2027-12-31, with the goal of reaching TRL7 by the end of the period.
The consortium is heavily industry-driven, with 67% of the 9 partners being industrial entities. This strong industrial presence, spanning 5 countries (BE, CH, FR, IT, NO), suggests a high focus on commercial viability and practical integration rather than pure academic research.
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