In the road to sustainability, the treatment of post-combustion emissions is still far from being techno-economically viable. On one end, the low concentration of CO2 in these streams, precludes the use of current carbon capture (CC) technologies. On the other end, even if CC were successfully implemented, there are not plausible final uses, maybe except […]
Sunlight-driven next generation artificial photosynthesis bio-hybrid technology platform for highly efficient carbon neutral production of solar fuels
Artificial photosynthesis (AP) is a promising approach for solar fuel production, but current systems are inefficient, expensive and unsuitable for industrial deployment. The interdisciplinary SUNGATE consortium of 12 partners from six EU countries and Turkey will overcome these limitations by combining the principles of AP with photoelectrocatalysis and flow microreactor technology, leading to the first […]
Flexible Perovskite Solar Cells with Carbon Electrodes
Several advantages arise from the incorporation of carbon electrode in the perovskite solar cell (PSC) architecture such as reduced material cost, improved device stability and simplified device fabrication process as well as lower emissions. Thus, the primary objective of PEARL is to realize flexible perovskite solar cells processed with industrially viable, scalable and environmentally sound […]
Photoelectrocatalytic systems for solar fuels energy integration into the industry with local resources
The PHOTOSINT project presents solutions to the challenges chemical industries are facing in integrating renewable energy sources into their processes. The project will deliver sustainable processes to produce hydrogen and methanol as energy vectors using only sunlight as an energy source and wastewater and CO2 as feedstocks, making the industries more auto-sufficient. The pathway is […]
Optimised halide perovskite nanocrystalline based electrolyser for clean, robust, efficient and decentralised production of H2
Photoelectrochemical (PEC) H2 generation, using water as proton and electron source, is considered the most impactful solar-driven processes to tackle the energy, environment, and climate crisis, providing a circular economy strategy to supply green energy vectors (H2) with zero carbon footprint. Aligning with this view, OHPERA will develop a proof-of-concept unbiased tandem PEC cell to […]
SUNERGY Community and eco-system for accelerating the development of solar fuels and chemicals
Innovative photocatalysts integrated in flow photoreactor systems for direct CO2 and H2O conversion into solar fuels
NEFERTITI will develop an innovative highly efficient photocatalytic system enabling a simultaneous conversion of CO2 and H2O into solar fuels (ethanol and alcohols with longer chain such as (iso)propanol) and thus provide a breakthrough alternative to transform CO2 into valuable products for energy and transport. NEFERTITI aims to integrate novel heterogeneous catalysts (Covalent organic frameworks […]
COmbined suN-Driven Oxidation and CO2 Reduction for renewable energy storage
Conversion of sunlight into fuels and mitigation of anthropogenic climate change are big scientific challenges. CONDOR addresses both of them by developing highly efficient solar-driven conversion of CO2 into fuels and added-value chemicals. We propose a photosynthetic device made of two compartments (a) a photoelectrochemical cell that splits water and CO2 and generates oxygen and […]
Novel photo-assisted systems for direct solar-driven reduction of CO2 to energy rich chemicals
Gathering 15 partners from 9 European and associated countries and 3 from Asian countries, SUN2CHEM’s main objective is to develop solutions to achieve efficient solar-driven CO2 reduction, targeting ethylene as the final product. Ethylene, an energy-rich chemical produced from fossil fuels in industry, has both high commercial value and a giant global market. SUNCHEM’s ambitions […]
Light assisted solar fuel production by artificial CO2 reduction and water oxidation
Photoelectrochemical cells (PECs) that mimic photosynthesis belong to the group of direct systems for converting sunlight to stored chemical energy. Common to those is the potential to become more efficient and cost effective because, unlike indirect ones, they do not involve unnecessary steps such as the sunlight to electricity conversion. Despite their greater potential, there […]
Heterogenous Photo(electro)catalysis in Flow using Concentrated Light: modular integrated designs for the production of useful chemicals
The aim of this project is to develop and model an integrated modular system based on continuous-flow heterogeneous photo(electro)catalytic reactors to produce relevant chemicals such as ethylene in the chemical sector, precursor to “green plastics” and many other high-value chemicals using abundant resources such as water, carbon dioxide and light. We aim at delivering cost-efficient […]
Distributed chemicals and fuels production from CO2 in photoelectrocatalytic devices
DECADE project proposes a new photoelectrocatalytic (PEC) approach for the conversion of CO2 avoiding water oxidation as anodic reaction to overcome the current limits in PEC system and to maximize effective energy utilization. Novel PEC technology will be developed up to TRL 5 (prototype testing under environmental relevant conditions) using alcohols and waste CO2 as […]
Tecnologías Químicas para la Valorización de Residuos Industriales en los Pirineos
This project focuses on the valorization of industrial wastes from agro-alimentary industry (fatty waste) and pesticides (lindane and derivatives) concerning both sides of the Pyrenees. The consortium includes two research laboratories, three industrial piloting and communication organizations, as well as one company. According to the European Commission’s guidelines on innovation, TRIPyr aims to develop state-of-the-art […]
Inhalable Aerosol Light Source for Controlling Drug-Resistant Bacterial Lung Infections
Solar Energy for a Circular Economy
The aim of SUNRISE is to make sustainable fuels and commodity chemicals at affordable costs of materials and Earth surface, using sunlight as the only energy source. This includes nitrogen fixation and the conversion of atmospheric CO2 into products, which will be a game changer in the fight against climate change. The CSA SUNRISE gathers […]
An Artificial Leaf: a photo-electro-catalytic cell from earth-abundant materials for sustainable solar production of CO2-based chemicals and fuels
A photo-electro-catalytic (PEC) cell for direct conversion of water and carbon dioxide into chemicals (CO2 reduction) and oxygen (water oxidation) using exclusively solar energy will be designed, built, validated and optimized. The cell will be constructed from cheap photo-electrodes able to transform sun irradiation into an electrochemical potential difference; ultrathin nanostructured layers of catalysts for […]
Critical Raw materials Elimination by a top-down Approach To hydrogen and Electricity generation
CREATE aims at developing innovative membrane electrode assemblies for low-temperature polymer-electrolyte fuel cell (FC) and electrolyzer (EL) with much reduced cost. This will be achieved via elimination or drastic reduction of critical raw materials in their catalysts, in particular platinum group metals (PGM). Key issues with present low-temperature FC & EL are the high contents […]
“Pilot plant production of controlled doped nanoporous carbonaceous materials for energy and catalysis applications”
The main idea of POROUS4APP project is based on the fabrication of functional nanoporous carbonaceous materials at pilot plant scale from natural resources (polysaccharide). The process for nanoporous carbon fabrication is already well known as one of the POROUS4APP partner has developed the STARBON® technology at TRL5 which consist of swelling, drying and pyrolysis of […]