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SOCRATCES - LCE-07-2016-2017

Duration:
01/01/2018 - 31/12/2020
Principal investigator(s):
Project type:
UE-funded research - H2020 - Societal Challenges - Energy
Funding body:
COMMISSIONE EUROPEA
Project identification number:

Abstract

Lime (CaO) has been long proposed as an energy intensive material for the storage of energy in a chemical form by means of carbonation/calcination cycles. This Calcium-looping process (CaL) is the basis of a proven pilot-scale technology for CO2 capture, which is accomplished by carbonation of CaO and its regeneration in a calciner reactor operated under high CO2 partial pressure and high temperature. The wide availability of limestone (

SOCRATCES will be built on previous R&D results of the partners indicating that the CaL process can be integrated into CSP plants for thermochemical energy storage and power generation by means of a simple closed CO2 loop. High global efficiencies (>45%) are achieved under new CaL conditions implying carbonation under high temperature (>850ºC) at high CO2 partial pressure compatible with high efficiency power blocks. Moreover, fast calcination is carried out at temperatures

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Partners

  • Universidad de Sevilla

Budget

Total cost: € 4,975,402.50
Total contribution: € 4,975,402.50
PoliTo total cost: € 235,000.00
PoliTo contribution: € 235,000.00