"Advanced materials and Reactors for ENergy storage tHrough Ammonia (ARENHA)"
Keywords
Ammonia, SOEC, Membrane, Electrode, Haber-Bosch, Electrosynthesis, SOFC, Ammonia combustion engine
Program
Horizon 2020
Call
H2020-NMBP-ST-IND-2018-2020 (topic LC-NMBP-29-2019)
Funding Agency
Grant Agreement 862482
Funding
601.000,00 €
Period Time
2020-2025
Partners
Tecnalia, TU/e, ENGIE, CNH2, DTU, FhG-IKTS, STFC, PV, ELCOGEN, H2SITE, PSA.
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Project Aim
ARENHA (Advanced materials and Reactors for Energy storage tHrough Ammonia) is an European project with global impact seeking to develop, integrate and demonstrate key material solutions enabling the use of ammonia for flexible, safe and profitable storage and utilization of energy. Ammonia is an excellent energy carrier due to its high energy density, carbon-free composition, industrial know-how and relative ease of storage. ARENHA demonstrates the feasibility of ammonia as a dispatchable form of large-scale energy storage, enabling the integration of renewable electricity in Europe and creating global green energy corridors for Europe energy import diversification. Innovative Materials are developed and integrated into ground-breaking systems in order to demonstrate a flexible and profitable power-to-ammonia value chain but also several key energy discharge processes. Specifically, ARENHA will develop advanced SOEC for renewable hydrogen production, catalysts for low temperature/pressure ammonia synthesis, solid absorbents for ammonia synthesis intensification and storage, catalysts and membrane reactors for ammonia decomposition. Energy discharge processes studied in ARENHA tackle various applications from ammonia decomposition into pure H2 for FCEV, direct ammonia utilization on SOFCs for power and ICEs for mobility. Both the electrolysis prototype and the energy storage prototype in the form of ammonia will be tested and validated at the CNH2 facilities.
CNH2 Tasks
The CNH2 participates actively in the work package 4, designing and developing the BoP for Kw and will also build up the complete SOEC system after receiving all the required materials/components. The CNH2 will also carry out some performance and durability tests in order to assess the key parameters, such as performance, lifetime, etc… which are crucial for the WP5. In addition, CNH2 participates and leads the WP5, which aims to integrate and validate each element of the system under real working operation conditions coupling it directly with the photovoltaic plant located at the CNH2 facilities. CNH2 plays a vital role in WP6, where environmental and social impacts, economic aspects and safety analysis are carried out. Finally, the CNH2 participates and leads WP7, which assess the communication an dissemination activities of the project.