About the Project BIO-CCHP
This project aims to develop a novel trigeneration system, BIO-CCHP, for producing energy, heat and cold with maximum efficiency and flexibility. It includes biomass gasification, a Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (SOFC) stack and a cooling machine.
This approach has a significant potential for the reduction of costs and offers a smart adaptation to energy demands, providing sustainable cold, which is in a growing demand.
For this purpose, gasification systems will be optimised for the coupling with a SOFC, broadening the range of biomass feedstock which can be employed. The optimisation process includes a high-temperature gas cleaning method being developed and optimised with tests at 6 different gasifiers. Furthermore, performing long-term tests, coupled with CFD modelling, will allow to find low-degradation operation modes for the SOFC stack, when they are fed with producer gas from different gasifier technologies.
Finally, a techno-economic analysis and optimisation and an industrialisation plan of BIO-CCHP will be conducted, including alternative solutions for the integration of cold and heat production with the SOFC.
