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HycycleS - Materials and components for HYdrogen production by sulphur based thermochemical CYCLES

Background of HycylceS

Hydrogen is widely expected to be an important energy carrier in future. In fact, it can only be an environmentally friendly and sustainable alternative to existing sources of energy, if it is produced without harmful pollution and particularly without substantial carbon emissions. Some potentially very exciting and appropriate options for ‘clean’ production of Hydrogen on a massive scale are thermochemical cycles, which use concentrated solar energy or nuclear energy to supply the heat necessary to split water using a closed cycle of chemical reactions. Small-scale experimental precursors to eventual integrated laboratory-scale experiments have been operated successfully to date and continue to show promise for larger-scale systems. Nevertheless the technical challenges of bringing hydrogen production to the demonstration state within the next decade are significant. HycycleS aims at the qualification and enhancement of materials and components for key steps of thermochemical cycles. The focus of the project is the decomposition of sulphuric acid which is the central step of processes from the sulphur based family, especially the Hybrid Sulphur Cycle and the Sulphur-Iodine cycle.

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Project Partners

DLR - Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V. (D)

CEA - Commisariat à L-Energie Atomique (F)

USFD - The University of Sheffield (GB)

APTL - Centre for Research and Technology Hellas Chemical Process Engineering Research Institute Aerosol and Particle Technology Laboratory (GR)

JRC- European Commission Joint Research Centre

ENEA - Ente per le Nuove Technologie, l'Energia e l'Ambiente (I)

ETH - Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (CH)

EA- Empresarios Agrupados Internacional S.A. (E)

BOOSTEC INDUSTRIES (F)

Associated Partners

WH- Westinghouse Electric Company (US)

JAEA - Japan Atomic Energy Agency (J)

CSIRO - Australia's Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (AUS)

GA - General Atomics (US)

Duration: From January 2008 until December 2010

Funded by: The project HycycleS is co-funded by the European Commission within the SEVENTH FRAMEWORK Programme, Theme 5 (contract number 212470)

Kontakt

Dr.rer.nat. Martin Roeb
Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR)
Institut für Solarforschung, Solare Verfahrenstechnik
Köln-Porz
Tel.: +49 2203 601-2673
Fax: +49 2203 601-4141


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