EOI. Madrid - 04/04/2011
Solar thermochemical processes for the production of synthetic hydrocarbon fuels make use of concentrated solar radiation as the energy source of high-temperature process heat. Considered are H2O/CO2-splitting thermochemical cycles via metal oxide redox reactions and gasification processes for the thermal conversion of biomass and other carbonaceous feedstock. R&D work encompasses fundamental studies on thermodynamics, reaction kinetics, heat/mass transfer, and chemical reactor engineering. Solar reactor prototypes -- at the 10 kW power level -- are designed, fabricated, modeled, and tested in a high-flux solar furnace, further optimized for maximum solar-to-fuel energy conversion efficiency, and finally scaled-up for industrial applications -- at the MW power level -- using concentrating solar tower technology.
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