Project title: PYROLYSIS OF BIOMASS BY CONCENTRATED SOLAR POWER
Acronym: PYSOLO
Grant Agreement number:101118270
Start-date: 01/07/2023
End-date: 30/06/2027
Abstract: Biomass, with its high carbon content, is an eco-friendly and sustainable alternative to conventional hydrocarbons. Heating it in the absence or limited supply of oxygen (pyrolysis) converts biomass into valuable energy products: liquid bio-oil, solid biochar, and pyrogas. The EU-funded PYSOLO project plans to make this process fully renewable by supplying the required high-temperature process heat from concentrated solar power (CSP), supported by a thermal energy storage (TES) system for times when solar energy is insufficient. Two additional pathways will provide the heat when both CSP and TES are depleted: conversion of a fraction of the available pyrolysis product, and conversion of low-cost excess electricity from renewable energy sources including photovoltaic and wind via an electrical (induction) heating system.
EUCORE’s role in the project: Within PYSOLO, EUCORE is mainly in charge of supporting the Project Coordinator in the day-to-day project management, reporting, and any other administrative issue stemming from project implementation (WP1).
Consortium:
POLITECNICO DI MILANO (POLIMI)
AGENCIA ESTATAL CONSEJO SUPERIOR DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS (CSIC)
DEUTSCHES ZENTRUM FUR LUFT – UND RAUMFAHRT EV (DLR)
CONSORZIO PER LA RICERCA E LA DIMOSTRAZIONE SULLE ENERGIE RINNOVABILI (REC)
POLITECNICO DI TORINO (POLITO)
INSTITUT NATIONAL DE L’ENVIRONNEMENT INDUSTRIEL ET DES RISQUES – INERIS (INERIS)
NOVA-INSTITUT FUR POLITISCHE UND OKOLOGISCHE INNOVATION GMBH (NOVA)
CONSORCI CENTRE DE CIENCIA I TECNOLOGIA FORESTAL DE CATALUNYA (CTFC)
