Abstract Solar thermochemical hydrogen production using redox-active metal oxides is a promising pathway for the production of green hydrogen and synthetic fuel precursors. Herein, the perovskite material (La0.6Sr0.4)0.95Mn0.8Ga0.2O3−δ (LSMG6482) is identified as a...
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DLR researchers win ASME Best Paper Award
We are pleased to share that this year the "𝗢𝘂𝘁𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗣𝗮𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱" from the ASME (The American Society of Mechanical Engineers) goes to a team at our institute! This was announced during the 18th International hashtag#Conference on Energy Sustainability in Anaheim,...
Published at Royal Society of Chemistry – Thermochemical production of ammonia via a two-step metal nitride cycle – materials screening and the strontium-based system
Abstract Ammonia synthesis via the catalytic Haber–Bosch process is characterized by its high pressures and low single-pass conversions, as well as by the energy-intensive production of the precursors H2 and N2 and their concomitant greenhouse gas emissions....
Solar-heated cement calcining – aided by the greenhouse gas effect?
How a solar technology that harnesses the greenhouse gas effect to do good can cut CO2 emissions in cement-making So how would solar-heated cement calcining using the greenhouse effect work? Researchers at Sandia National Laboratories are advancing a new way to cut...
DOE announces CST winners of $33 million for industrial decarbonization
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY ANNOUNCES $33 MILLION TO DEPLOY SOLAR TECHNOLOGIES TO DECARBONIZE AMERICA’S INDUSTRIAL SECTOR Nine Projects Across Seven States Will Support Solar-Powered Production of Hydrogen and Lower Emissions from the Aviation, Food and Beverage, and...
Published at Applied Thermal Engineering – Numerical investigation and comparison of tubular solar cavity receivers for simultaneous generation of superheated steam and hot air
Abstract: Solar cavity receivers are a crucial technology to transform solar energy into easily usable thermal energy. Various cavity receiver structures employing helical absorber tubes were investigated to provide either superheated steam or hot air efficiently....
A new common language to speed solar hydrogen research
Could the Chemical Potential Analysis method work better than the van't Hoff method? NREL’s Stephan Lany proposes a new common language to help solar thermochemistry researchers select the redox materials that will most efficiently generate green hydrogen. He has...
Heat trap demonstrated in quartz at over 1,000°C for solar receivers
Solar receiver efficiency in concentrated solar thermal (CST) energy is determined by how much solar radiation can be converted into useful heat for industry processes or solar thermochemistry. Heat lost to outside air reduces efficiency, so researchers are looking...
Published at Advanced Energy Materials – Thermochemical Oxygen Pumping with Perovskite Reticulated Porous Ceramics for Enhanced Reduction of Ceria in Thermochemical Fuel Production
Abstract: Within this work, reticulated monolithic foams and granules made from CaMnO3 − δ and strontium substituted variations are demonstrated to significantly improve the performance of a water splitting redox oxide when employed as a thermochemical oxygen pumping...
Published at Energy – Analysis of heat and mass transfer in a porous solar thermochemical reactor
Abstract: Solar thermochemistry shows great potential as a viable solution for addressing the challenge of energy storage. The design of the reactor is still challenging the development and rapid upscaling of solar thermal conversion and storage processes. This study...
SolarPACES Conference 2024 Rome – First Announcement and Call for Abstracts by April 26
SolarPACES 2024 First Announcement SolarPACES (Solar Power and Chemical Energy Systems) is pleased to announce the 2024 Conference to be held from October 8-11, 2024, in Rome, Italy. SolarPACES is the premier international network advancing research, development, and...
Over 90% efficient energy storage improved by flowing heat round two pebble layers
An over 90% efficient thermal storage technology from KTH gets further refinements Energy storage will become essential to fully replace fossil fuels for industrial heat and the electric grid. Batteries are a cost-effective solution when electricity is needed as an...
Published at Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research – Solar Thermochemical Production of Syngas from H2O and CO2─Experimental Parametric Study, Control, and Automation
Abstract: We report on an experimental parametric study performed on a modular and fully automated solar fuel system for the solar-driven thermochemical splitting of CO2 and H2O. Concentrated solar energy is used as the source of high-temperature process heat for...
DOE’s $30 million funding to advance solar fuels from concentrated solar
Solar Energy Technologies Office The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Solar Energy Technologies Office (SETO) announced its intent to fund the Concentrating Solar Flux to Heat and Power funding opportunity, which will award up to $30 million for innovative projects...
Published at Applied Energy – A review of solar thermochemical cycles for fuel production
Abstract: Solar-driven CO2/H2O splitting via a two-step solar thermochemical cycle is a promising approach for fuel production and carbon neutrality to address the intermittent instability and low energy density of solar energy while taking advantage of its clean and...
DLR Research Position: Recycling potential of production units for solar fuels
PhD process engineering, chemical engineering, environmental engineering or similar (f/m/x) Starting date immediately Duration of contract 3 years Remuneration up to German TVöD 13 Type of employment Part-time The vision of the DLR Institute for Future Fuels is to...
Japan to pay 15 years cost difference to birth green hydrogen technologies
[CfD or Contracts-for-Difference subsidies pay the difference between an entrenched energy technology and a newly developing one to bring down those costs till it has scaled-up. CfD policies in the UK for its first decade of offshore wind jumpstarted widespread...
A solar sulphur cycle to make unlimited thermal energy storage
How a breakthrough solar thermochemistry process that uses direct solar heat to cycle between sulphur and sulphuric acid would generate "virtually unlimited" seasonal thermal energy storage Researchers are now refining a groundbreaking long-duration thermal energy...
Published at International Journal of Hydrogen Energy – Enhancing molten tin methane pyrolysis performance for hydrogen and carbon production in a hybrid solar/electric bubbling reactor
View full size: Abstract: Methane pyrolysis in liquid metals is a worth-developing process for CO2-free hydrogen production. This study investigates methane pyrolysis in molten tin and highlights the impact of several parameters on methane conversion (XCH4) in a novel...
SolarPACES 2022 Conference Proceedings published Open Access
SolarPACES 2022: Proceedings are being published Dear participants of the SolarPACES 2022 conference, We are delighted to announce the release of the SolarPACES 2022 conference proceedings on the TIB platform. Please be aware that the papers are being published...
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