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Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Review Days 2007, Brussels 10th-11th October
SOLREF(SES6-CT-2004-502829)
Stephan MöllerDLR – German Aerospace Center
in the Helmholtz-Association
Solar Research
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Solar Steam Reforming - Partnership� Seven participants from seven countries
1. Project achievements
aptaptLLABABCERTH/CPERICERTH/CPERICERTH/CPERIaptaptLLABABCERTH/CPERICERTH/CPERICERTH/CPERI GermanyGermany
GreeceGreece
The NetherlandsThe Netherlands
SwitzerlandSwitzerlandUnited KingdomUnited Kingdom
IsraelIsrael
ItalyItaly
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Project main objectives
� Develop an advanced 400 kWth solar reformer� Investigate various catalyst systems� Simulate mass and heat transport and reaction in
porous absorber� Perform thermodynamic and thermochemical
analyses to support the system design phase� Operate the reformer with gas mixtures which
represent the variety of possible feedstock on thesolar tower at WIS, Israel, producing partly-solarhydrogen
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Project main objectives
� Evaluate new operation strategies� Pre-design of a 1 MWth prototype plant
Conceptual layout of a commercial 50 MWthreforming plant
� Assess on potential markets including costestimation and environmental, socio-economic,and institutional impacts
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Milestones
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date: 04/04 03/06 12/07 05/08 12/08
WP 1: Catalytic system
WP 2: Reformer
WP 3: Solar Operation
WP 4: Pre-design ofprototype plant
WP 5: Studies
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Progress� Catalyst development
� Noble metal content of the final selected catalyst system couldbe reduced by 80% in comparison to the SOLASYS catalyst.
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� Highly active for steam reforming and highly absorptivefor concentrated solar energy.
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vessel
absorber inletmain absorber
insulationdistributor
gas channel inletgas collector outlet
front flangeextension
window
Progress
� Reformer (400kWth, 10 bars,900°C)
� Different concepts have beeninvestigated.
� Mass of front flange wasreduced by 40%.
� The mass flow through theabsorber is regulated.
� Metal components and theabsorber are manufactured andthe final assembling will takeplace until the end of 2007.
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Progress
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� Market potential� In Algeria about 72,000TWh/y can be used for solar H2
production! (yellow and red area, along existing NG-pipelines)� That is more than enough to produce today’s H2 amount (world-
wide) completely in a renewable way!
AreaArea in km²in km² Solar PotentialSolar Potential AlgeriaAlgeriawithinwithin 50 km of gas50 km of gas pipelinepipeline
DNI inDNI inkWh/m²/ykWh/m²/y
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� H2-production via reforming using concentratedsolar energy� Partly solar H2� Production costs of less than 14 €/GJH2 or 1.7 €/kg H2
(large scale, solar-only) are possible.� Carbon-dioxide-lean or neutral depending on the methane
source (NG, biogas, etc.) w/o CO2 sequestration� Catalyst development for solar reforming
� highly active� good absorptivity of the concentrated solar radiation� cost effective
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Implementation
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� The process heat provided by combustion of fossilfuels in the conventional case can be providedcompletely by concentrated solar energy usingsolar-thermal concentrating systems.� Saving of (fossil) fuels up to 38% (based on LHV and reforming
efficiency of 75%), because fossil fuels can be used up to 100%only for chemical issues. Note: The savings are higher whenCCS is applied!
- High level policy objective regarding security of energy supply� Reduction of CO2-Emissions.
- High level policy objective regarding reduction of GHG emissions
SOLREF – MotivationWhy solar steam reforming?
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20072010
20152020
2025
Transition processespartly renewable H2 frome.g. solar steam reforming
CO2-free processesrenewable H2 from e.g. solar thermo-chemical cycles or solar HT steamelectrolysis
pilot plant
basicresearch
appliedresearch
first commercialplant - few MWs
appliedresearch
pilot plant first commercialplant - few MWs
IDA 2 – Portfolio of ActionsSuggestion: Include Solar Reforming!
� It is the most convenient way to start today the renewable H2 society� Inexpensive in comparison to renewable H2� Precursor for the scaling-up of CO2-free processes such as solar
thermo-chemical-cycles
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IDA 2 – Portfolio of ActionsSuggestion: Include Solar Reforming!
SolarSolarreformingreforming
Graph taken from theIMPLEMENTATION PLANStatus 2006 – adapted
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3. Cross-cutting issues
� Education: Students, PhD students� Dissemination:
� Installation of a project website. http://www.solref.dlr.de� Publications in scientific and popular press� Presenting scientific results at conferences� Organisation of media events and
workshops/colloquium� Participation at trade fairs
Communication
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4. Enhancing cooperationand future perspectives
� Cooperation on EU-level and international levelexisted/exists. E.g. with INNOHYP CA, HySafeNoE and SolarPACES.
� Informal network exists with Japan and Australiawith the aim to realise common projects.
Cooperation
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� Potential interactions with projects ororganisations in the field of development ofinnovative reformers using concentrated solarenergy as process heat in only-solar or hybridmode.� Maghreb-Europe project (CETH, France),� DLR/NEAL (New Energy Algeria, agency for renewable
energies)
4. Enhancing cooperationand future perspectives
Cooperation
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Vision 1
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Installed capacity in MWth
20122008
SOLREF
2020years
single sitedemonstration
1 MW pilot plant
Solar ReformingAn important stepinto a renewable hydrogen production.