IS2H4C EU Project’s Post

🚀 Yesterday, at the 4th meeting of the Production Vertical of the Basque Hydrogen Corridor (BH2C), hosted at the EIC - Energy Intelligence Center, our project partner, Nora Fernandez from Tecnalia Research & Innovation, presented the Basque Industrial Hub for Circularity initiative. The hub is part of the IS2H4C project where they scale up industrial areas into Hubs for Circularity by integrating sustainable technologies and industrial symbiosis. 💡 The BIH4C initiative aims to transform industrial areas through energy synergies, resource efficiency, and the deployment of innovative technologies like hydrogen oxy-combustion, CO2 capture, and the use of steel slags in cement production. Together with partners like TECNALIA, IS2H4C is leading the way in making systemic change a reality! 🌍 Thank you Nora Fernandez Perez ! #HydrogenEconomy #CircularEconomy #IS2H4C #IndustrialSymbiosis #Innovation #Sustainability #EnergyTransition __ Arçelik Türkiye Infraserv GmbH & Co. Höchst KG Tüpraş University of Twente Zaragoza Logistics Center Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft IMMIB - Istanbul Minerals and Metals Exporters Association Technische Universität Dortmund Nortegas Sidenor Aceros Especiales TECNALIA Research & Innovation Energy Efficiency in Industrial Processes - EEIP Petronor, S.A. CIRCE - Centro Tecnológico Cluster de Energía | Basque Energy Cluster INEGI driving science & innovation KPMG Portugal Calcinor Consorcio de Aguas Bilbao Bizkaia Montanuniversität Leoben SOLENCO POWER NV LOINTEK Crowdhelix Workdeck ICCS - NTUA SBS - Thermal technologies H2Hub Twente AEE INTEC

Getting ready and finishing up my abstract for the upcoming EnergyTech 2024 in Netherlands, the 6th International Conference on Renewable Energy, Resources and Sustainable Technologies with the Theme “Shaping the Future: Sustainable Energy and Developments with New Technologies”. Working on several innovations that include sustainable usage of C21H29N7O17P3, also known as Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate. Based on my research Save Lake Balkhash International Research Project we can use it industrially as a reducing agent while optimizing strategy of replacing certain hazardous chemicals with biosolutions. Biocatalysis improves sustainability and efficiency by achieving a higher quality, more cost-effective synthesis process. It eliminates the need for scarce, hazardous metal-based catalysts and helps comply with an ever-changing regulatory environment. Included advantage: decreased need for purification operations and boost in process yields. Save Lake Balkhash International Research Project Tällberg Foundation Zayed Sustainability Prize Gulf Energy Information World Oil ADNOC Group aramco ExxonMobil Shell bp Hydrocarbon Processing Monaco Hydrogen Alliance Hydrogen Americas 2025 Summit & Exhibition Hydrogen Economist

MEMBER NEWS | Welcome to Our New Member Energo Green!   ENERGO’s mission is to offer innovative solutions to #defossilise industrial and agricultural sites and establish a circular economy. Whereas a conventional fossil-based economy is based on major transformation units and heavy logistic constraints, Energo’s solutions is compact and can be implemented close to CO₂ emitters or final product users, reducing the need for product transportation and fostering a circular economy and decentralised production. Based on Chimie ParisTech - PSL research, our new member has developed a technology of plasma catalysis to convert gases into molecules of interest. Their technology will make it possible to defossilise industries and to competitively transform the biogas from farms and CO₂ from industries into biofuels or E-fuels, green hydrogen, or green methane.    Energo’s applications include the development of: 🔵 2 pathways to produce hydrogen that replace its conventional production from natural gas, coal or electrolysis. 🔵 Several pathways to produce syngas and adjust syngas' quality for SAF production. 🔵 A technological pathway to produce bio-based chemicals, such as methanol, acids, and ketons, to substitute fossil-based chemicals.   Our new member was amongst the winners of the La French Tech 2023 awards which recognises the most promising startups in France. They were also recently awarded the Solar Impulse Foundation’s label that acknowledges clean and cost-effective solutions. ENERGO recently raised up to 16.5M€ from Crédit Mutuel Alliance Fédérale, GTT (Gaztransport & Technigaz) and Nord France Amorçage to carry on technology development and investment in first industrial units.   Find out more about Energo at https://energo.green/.

Innovative Green Hydrogen Extraction The Federal University of Ceará (UFC) has made a significant stride in sustainable energy technology by developing a cost-effective and renewable method for extracting green hydrogen. This innovation utilizes a chitosan membrane derived from shrimp and crab shells to power electrolyzers that split water into hydrogen and oxygen. The result is green hydrogen, a clean energy source poised to replace fossil fuels. The UFC team has created a membrane that not only reduces costs but also minimizes environmental impact. Traditional synthetic membranes, like Nafion, are expensive and harmful to the environment when discarded. In contrast, the chitosan membrane is biodegradable and sustainable. The process harnesses solar energy, further enhancing its sustainability credentials. This approach ensures that the hydrogen produced is genuinely green, offering a renewable and eco-friendly alternative to conventional energy sources. The chitosan membrane is now patented and stands as a competitive national technology ready to enter the global market. This development not only underscores the importance of academic research in creating sustainable technologies but also demonstrates the potential of utilizing locally sourced, renewable materials.

Just a few months ago, the University of Stuttgart presented a publication entitled “Fischer-Tropsch based Power-to-Liquid process - technical, economic, uncertainty and sensitivity analysis”, 📚  focused on the optimization of the Power-to-Liquid (PtL) process for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), a key technology in the quest to decarbonize the aviation industry.     Specifically, the study investigates the key parameters of the Fischer-Tropsch synthesis and the Reverse Water-Gas Shift (RWGS) reaction, essential for converting CO2 into liquid hydrocarbons for aviation fuel and one of the main avenues of action in our work at NANOGAP.  https://lnkd.in/duykpDwR  These are the main conclusions     ⚡ Efficiency improvement   Optimal RWGS operating conditions were identified that maximize fuel efficiency at 800 °C and 5 bar pressure. These conditions lead to increased carbon efficiency and reduced production costs.     💼 Economic feasibility   The study reveals that reducing electrolyzer full-load hours or hydrogen costs could significantly reduce the total cost of SAF production. A robust system design that can tolerate changes in technical parameters (e.g., FT operation) ensures stable performance.     🌱 Environmental benefits   The PtL process offers an alternative to fossil fuels by harnessing renewable electricity, CO2 capture and hydrogen, aligning with sustainability goals.     At NANOGAP, we couldn't be happier with these advances that support our work: as demand for SAF increases, further research and collaboration with industry in this field will be critical.  Together we can drive the green transformation of aviation! 

Many thanks to Rob Arnold and the licensing team at SEPA for your combined inputs towards my latest research project BluMagno: A conceptual business model for recycling Rare Earth Elements (REEs) within the UK’s renewable energy sector. 👇 Permanent magnets are essential for green technologies, from wind turbines to EVs, but when these technologies reach the end of their lifespan, these magnets are typically shredded alongside other ferrous and non-ferrous metals. This means that valuable REEs within the magnets, like neodymium and dysprosium, are permanently lost upon disposal, resulting in the global dependence of an increasing supply of virgin material to be mined from the ground, to the detriment of the environment. Key Findings: - There may be between 8,800-37,400kg of neodymium and between 4,400-12,500kg of dysprosium currently bound within operational onshore and offshore turbines in the UK alone - 100 tonnes of virgin magnet material produced results in nearly 6,897,000kg of CO2 emissions, 1,470kg of Nitrogen, 9,170kg of Phosphorus, and consumes over 62,000 cubic meters of water.

The future success of a company depends on its ability to harness sustainability as a driver of innovation and growth - is the opening statement of our annual report 2023! There could be not better place to work for me right now and to invest my own creativity to get the #GreenTransition done. We can make a difference for our future. Could there be a better reason to get up and out every morning? #Sustainability #Innovation #Biotechnology https://lnkd.in/dscXzWYp

Amazing innovation by Octopus Energy! On a windy day, they provide electricity for free and even pay the customer for using electricity during the peak generation interval. I suppose the idea is that when the production is high, incentivise the consumers for offloading the excess volume from the grid. Perfect example of how innovation can help the entire ecosystem - customers, grid and own brand.

Innovation in the area of solar panels of course contributes to its massification, we think that we are already at a fairly optimal point and all that remains is for the storage systems to improve. For example, changing to a more efficient raw material than lithium ion.

I’m happy to share that as of beginning of this year, I started a new position as Division Director Industry at the unit Energy and Materials Transition of TNO! In this division a group of about 300 intrinsically motivated process technology and chemical/material experts passionately work on accelerating the transition to a CO2 neutral, circular & thriving process industry by developing technologies and creating system innovations that enable: - Efficient conversion of sustainable feedstock into chemical building blocks, fuels and plastics - Seamless integration of renewable energy in chemical processes in an efficient and flexible manner - New materials that are easy to recycle, have smart functionality, low footprint as well as alternatives for scarce and toxic materials - Safe and flexible transport and storage infrastructure for new energy carriers and platform molecules