Electrons-2-Chemicals - E2C
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ZEUS pilot installed at TNO in Rijswijk, Netherlands
The final output of the E2C project - known as ZEUS - has arrived at the TNO Rijswijk location. The pilot demonstration system will be able to electrochemically convert 1 kg of CO2 per hour into platform chemicals, such as formic acid, and is the culmination of several years of work from the E2C partners - TNO leading on process design, VITO supplying the electrodes, University of Antwerp designing new catalysts, and TU Delft developing new electrolytes.
With the overall project goal to stimulate investments into Power-to-X technologies, the ZEUS pilot has been specifically designed to be flexible and able to test new technologies, chemistries, and components at a scale large enough to derisk investments towards commercial implementation.
Commissioning of the system is now ongoing and expected to be completed shortly, with a testing campaign to be completed before the E2C project is finalized at the end of March.
Want to learn more about Zeus and take a tour of the installation and other systems at the TNO labs? Join us on 15 March for a technical workshop in the Netherlands. The event will be officially announced soon!
Demonstrating DME workshop a success!
On May 12th, 2022, the E2C project welcomed a group of stakeholders from industry and research institutions for a day of discussions about the production of renewable DME from CO2 and H2. The first half of the workshop included presentations from each of the partners involved in the DME research line:
- Catalyst design for direct synthesis of dimethyl ether by Andrei Khodakov, UCCS – University of Lille
- Efficient CO2 utilization by Sorption-Enhanced DME Synthesis (SEDMES) by Soraya Sluijter, TNO
- Advanced Supervision, diagnosis and control: application to H2 and DME generation by Belkacem Ould Bouamama and Jean-Yves Dieulot, University of Lille
- Green hydrogen from zero-gap water electrolyzers by Xiaohong Li, University of Exeter
The second half of the workshop was a tour of the TNO facilities in Petten, Netherlands, and took the participants through the Faraday Lab and around the new SEDMES demonstration pilot.
The project partners and participants alike welcomed the opportunity to meet in-person with ample time alloted for networking and catching up with each other.
The recording of the presentations can be viewed on the project YouTube channel here.
Newsletter 5 - November 2021
Contents of Newsletter 5 include: Announcement of the Electrochemistry Winter School, Technology Feature: ELEKTRA test bench (TNO), Meet a Partner: Dr. Soraya Sluijter (TNO), the E2C project YouTube channel, and the latest publications.
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Newsletter 4 - February 2021
Contents of Newsletter 4 include: Progress updates, announcement of the project online stakeholder event series, Technology Feature: Novel electrolytes (TU Delft), information about the Field Lab Industrial Electrification, Meet a Partner: Dr. Deepak Pant (VITO), and the latest publications.
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E2C Stakeholder Webinar recording now available
The E2C Project partners gave a general webinar to a range of stakeholders on 7 July 2020. The recording is now available and can be watched here. The webinar covered the following topics:
- A presentation on the expected outcomes of the project and why they are important for the regions involved by one of TNO's top scientists.
- Brief overviews of the key achievements realised so far, and the challenges currently being faced, including how the partners are looking at valorisation and implementation beyond the project.
- A Q&A session where participants will be invited to give their feedback on the strategic directions of the project and plans for a Power-to-X Centre of Excellence in the Rotterdam region, one of the main results of the E2C projecy.
In addtion to the full webinar recording, the presentation slides can be viewed here.
Newsletter 3 - July 2020
Contents of Newsletter 3 include: Update on project events, Registration links for events on 7 July, Technology feature: Modelling work from Lille, Partner contributions to the COVID-19 pandemic, Meet a partner: Prof. Tom Breugelmans, University of Antwerp.
E2C Featured in Latest Polénergie Newsletter
The E2C project was featured in the latest issue of the newsletter of Polénergie, a company supporting the economic development of the Energy sector in the Hauts-de-France region. (Available in French only)
Newsletter 2 - February 2020
Contents of Newsletter 2 include: Registration open for new events, Featured technology: New GDE's at VITO, Power-to-X roadmap development, Meet a partner: Prof. Li from Exeter, The CAPTURE Initiative
