Hy2DEC
Research into new technologies for the production and use of green hydrogen for the decarbonisation of the Spanish intensive industryThe project
Goals
The general objective of Hy2DEC is to research, implement and validate new emerging technologies for the production and use of green hydrogen and oxygen, as well as CO2 capture, and their integration into processes of the Spanish intensive industry with the aim of advancing its decarbonisation.
OT1
Research and develop new materials and innovative designs of electrochemical reactor cells and stacks using PCEC technology for the production of green hydrogen and oxygen at a temperature below 600 ºC.
OT2
Research and develop new cell components and innovative designs of AEM technology electrochemical reactor stacks for the production of green hydrogen and oxygen.
OT3
Research and develop emerging technologies for heating industrial furnaces, introducing hybrid systems combining the use of green hydrogen, green oxygen, electrical systems and systems for reusing heat and gas streams, with the aim of minimising greenhouse gas emissions from combustion units in intensive industrial processes, as well as optimising their energy consumption and use of fossil raw materials.
OT4
To research and develop an innovative and flexible technology for capturing CO2 (Calcium Looping – Chemical Looping Combustion, CaL-CLC) emitted by outgoing gas streams from intensive high-temperature industrial processes for the separation and obtaining of ultrapure CO2.
OT5
To research and develop an innovative CO2 capture technology based on MOF material membranes suitable for low temperature emission streams with a high level of separation and selectivity to CO2 using low energy consumption.
Planning
Activity 1
Research on green H2 (and O2) production technologies by PCEC
- T1.1 Research on the development of electrolyte materials, electrodes and their adaptation to the MEA production process.
- T1.2 Manufacturing of MEAs.
- T1.3. Design of interconnectors.
- T1.4. Design and manufacturing of a PCEC stack.
- T1.5. Stack characterization tests in electrolysis mode.
Activity 2
Research on green H2 (and O2) production technologies by AEM
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T2.1. Research and selection of the anionic membrane and sustainable electrocatalysts.
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T2.2. Research on the membrane-electrode assembly (MEA).
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T2.3. Research, selection of materials and design of bipolar plates.
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T2.4. Design, assembly and characterization of the AEM stack in the laboratory.
Activity 3
Research on heat generators using green H2
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T3.1. Research on specifications for decarbonization of combustion systems.
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T3.2. Research on new hybrid heating systems with green hydrogen and electric resistors.
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T3.3. Research on new designs for reusing furnace emissions.
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T3.4. Implementation of new laboratory devices and characterization of processes and atmospheres produced by hybrid furnaces.
Activity 4
Research into CO2 capture technologies
- T4.1. Research into materials for CO2 capture.
- T4.2. Testing of CO2 capture materials.
- T4.3. Building models and simulations from preliminary tests.
- T4.4. Recovery of waste from intensive industries for use as CO2 capture materials.
Activity 5
Research into comprehensive decarbonisation of intensive processes via green H2
- T5.1. Research into synergies of intensive processes for their decarbonisation.
- T5.2. Analysis of process integration for their decarbonisation.
- T5.3. Experimental validation of process integration with laboratory devices.
- T5.4. Evaluation of the scaling and industrialisation of integrated technologies and processes.
Origin of the project
Support
The business R&D project in cooperation entitled “Research into new technologies for the production and use of green hydrogen for the decarbonization of the Spanish intensive industry” and with the acronym “HY2DEC”, has been subsidized by the Centre for Technological Development and Innovation (CDTI) and supported by the Ministry of Science and Innovation within the 2022 call of the Science and Innovation Missions program.
Goals
The main objective of the project is to investigate, develop and validate new emerging technologies for the production and use of hydrogen and green oxygen, as well as the capture of CO2 and its integration into processes of the Spanish intensive industry with the purpose of advancing its decarbonization.
Business group
The business group is made up of ACERIA DE ALAVA S.A., TORRECID S.A., TÉCNICAS REUNIDAS S.A., GHI HORNOS INDUSTRIALES S.L., GECSA CONDUCTORES Y CONEXIONES ESPECIALES S.A., ORCHESTRA SCIENTIFIC S.L. and KERIONICS S.L.