Ethylene is an energy-rich chemical produced from fossil fuels in industry, with high commercial value and a strong presence in the global market. Targeting ethylene as the final product, the EU-funded SUN2CHEM project aims to develop solutions that will result in efficient solar-driven CO2 reduction. To do this, the project will develop all the components to be integrated into tandem photoelectrochemical cells and advanced photocatalytic reactors. It will also conduct environmental and social studies on the new technology in the context of a circular economy, its energy security impacts and the social acceptance of chemicals produced from sunlight conversion. The project will play a role in making us less dependent on fossil fuels and in reducing carbon emissions by CO2 conversion.
Poroject Lead: ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE FEDERALE DE LAUSANNE
Region: Europe
Country: Switzerland
Timeline Start - End: 2020-10-01 - 2023-09-30
Project Status: Ongoing
Project Budget: 3941508.0 €
Funding source: 76% H2020
Website: http://www.sun2chem.eu/
CCU Tecnology Category: Utilization
Info On Utilization:
- Photochemical conversion
Facility stage: Planning
Start TRL: 3
End TRL: 5
CO2 capture/Utilization:
Production Volume:
Product Categories:
- Chemicals
Specific Product(s): ethylene
- NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION THEUNIVERSITY OF TOKYO
- NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE PUBLIC COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE
- NANKAI UNIVERSITY
- EUROQUALITY SARL
- SOLINTEL M & P SL
- FUNDACIO PRIVADA INSTITUT CATALA D'INVESTIGACIO QUIMICA
- IMPERIAL COLLEGE OF SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY AND MEDICINE
- AARHUS UNIVERSITET
- UNIVERSITAT JAUME I DE CASTELLON
- UNIVERSITEIT LEIDEN
- UPPSALA UNIVERSITET
- CONSORZIO INTERUNIVERSITARIO NAZIONALE PER LA SCIENZA E TECNOLOGIA DEI MATERIALI
- IFP Energies nouvelles
- CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE CNRS
- ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE FEDERALE DE LAUSANNE