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e-CO2Met

  • Project Description

    This research and development project's objective is to demonstrate the industrial-scale feasibility of producing methanol from CO2 and hydrogen obtained through high-temperature electrolysis using electricity generated by renewable sources. Sunfire will provide a megawatt-scale high temperature electrolyzer for use in industrial environments.

    Poroject Lead: Sunfire

  • Geographical Information

    Region: Europe

    Country: Germany

    City/Town: Leuna

  • Project Boundaries

    Timeline Start - End: -

    Project Status: Ongoing

    Project Budget: 0.0 €

    Funding source: N.A.

  • Technological Information

    Activities:

    - Technology Infractructure (CCU)

    - Research (CCU)

    - Hydrogen production

    CO2 Source: Total Raffinerie Mitteldeutschland GmbH Leuna

    CCU Tecnology Category: Utilization

    Info On Utilization:

    - Electrochemical conversion

    End TRL: 7

  • Technological Details

    CO2 capture/Utilization:

    Production Volume:

  • Product Information

    Product Categories:

    - Fuels

    Specific Product(s): Methanol

  • Partners

    - Fraunhofer Institute for Microstructure of Materials and Systems (IMWS)

    - Fraunhofer Center for Chemical-Biotechnological Process (CBP)

    - Total

    - Sunfire