SUN-to-LIQUID was showcased on Horizon Results Platform under Climate Change Action Initiative
SUN-to-LIQUID was showcased on Horizon Results Platform under Climate Change Action Initiative
Published on: Jan 31 2020Unlimited renewable fuel supply from water, carbon dioxide and solar energy
Last published on Jan 31, 2020
As the sustainable production potential of biofuels is limited, radically different non-biomass non-fossil fuel production pathways must be developed. SUN-to-LIQUID develops a technology that has the potential to meet the future renewable fuel demand with a high potential for greenhouse gas emission reduction. The primary result of SUN-to-LIQUID is the scale-up and experimental demonstration of the production of solar liquid hydrocarbon fuels. The project advanced the technology from the 4-kW setup in the laboratory to the field at a pre-commercial 50-kW scale.
SUN-to-LIQUID hydrocarbon fuel is produced from the abundant feedstocks H2O, CO2 and solar energy without the conflict of using arable land. Therefore, in the long term it may have a profound positive impact on the energy supply security worldwide. The solar fuel minimizes the carbon footprint of e.g. aviation and promotes the socio-economic development of indigent regions with high levels of sunlight and dry, non-arable land.
As the sustainable production potential of biofuels is limited, radically different non-biomass non-fossil fuel production pathways must be developed. SUN-to-LIQUID develops a technology that has the potential to meet the future renewable fuel demand with a high potential for greenhouse gas emission reduction. The primary result of SUN-to-LIQUID is the scale-up and experimental demonstration of the production of solar liquid hydrocarbon fuels. The project advanced the technology from the 4-kW setup in the laboratory to the field at a pre-commercial 50-kW scale.
SUN-to-LIQUID hydrocarbon fuel is produced from the abundant feedstocks H2O, CO2 and solar energy without the conflict of using arable land. Therefore, in the long term it may have a profound positive impact on the energy supply security worldwide. The solar fuel minimizes the carbon footprint of e.g. aviation and promotes the socio-economic development of indigent regions with high levels of sunlight and dry, non-arable land.