ēQATOR
The EU-funded ēQATOR project aims to develop scalable, electrically heated catalytic reactor technologies that will allow the conversion of biogas into syngas with improved efficiency compared to the state-of-art. The efficiency gains will be enabled by electrically heating the catalyst, either by resistive or microwave heating. Focusing on dry-reforming, it utilizes both the CO2 and the methane from biogas. This bridges biogas production with downstream conversion technologies into higher value-added products such as methanol, fuels and hydrogen. Implementation of ēQATOR technology is estimated to decrease life-cycle CO2 emissions for syngas production by 60-80 % and save from 7 Mt CO2/year in 2030 to 45 Mt CO2/year in 2045.
Runtime
June 2022 – November 2025
Funding
This project receives funding from the European Union's Horizon Europe research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 101058293.Partner
Coordinator: Sintef AS (NO)
Project partner: NextChem S.p.A. (IT), MCI Management Center Innsbruck (AT), Universität Stuttgart (DE), MEAM - Microwave Energy Applications Management (BE), PSTd’A - Parco Scientifico e Tecnologico d'Abruzzo S.R.L. (IT), Walter Tosto S.p.A. (IT), CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (FR), Keramik Innovation Berthold (DE), RANIDO s.r.o. (CZ), Steinbeis Europa Zentrum (DE), EBA - European Biogas Association (BE), Equinor Energy AS (NO), Johnson Matthey (GB)
Contact
Nils Rettenmaier
nils.rettenmaier@ifeu.de
+49 (0) 6221 4767 24
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