SYNKOPE-flex
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SYNKOPE-flex: Synergetic coupling of energy carriers for efficient processes
Subproject: Development and qualification of material technologies for a high‑temperature heat transport system
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Project manager: |
Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Antonio Hurtado |
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Contributors: |
Dr.-Ing.Anne-Maria Reinecke |
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Duration: |
01.11.2016 – 30.06.2020 |
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Funding: |
European Union (EFRE) and the Free State of Saxony |
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Funding code: |
100242985 |
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Joint project coordination:
Technische Universität Dresden - Chair of Hydrogen and Nuclear Energy
Brief Description
The border triangle of Czech Republic, Poland and the German states Saxony and Brandenburg inherits large deposits of lignite that is primarily utilized for power generation to meet the energy demand of these areas. As introduced throughout the European Union Emissions Trading System (EU ETS), a tool for applying European Climate policy, these value chains will necessarily transform within the next decades. As one approach to continue resource-based value chain in these regions, a novel lignite downstream processing path by pyrolysis and conversion of lignite into long-chained hydrocarbons is developed within the project SYNKOPE-flex. The required thermal energy for lignite processing will be supplied by a modular low CO2-emission energy source like a high-temperature concentrated solar power plant based on molten salts. Furthermore the system is required to run energy-self-sufficient and simultaneously be integrated in the power grid in order to compensate peak loads induced by volatile renewable energy sources.
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