Generation, storage and use of renewable H2 through biowaste recovery.
The VAL2H2 project develops technologies that allow the use of biowaste that is difficult to manage in the form of renewable H2.
VAL2H2 adopts a decentralized approach to produce H2 that can be used as fuel in waste transport vehicles for local and circular use.
The project covers the entire H2 value chain: production, purification and analysis, storage and use. In the case of production, on the one hand the combination of microwave pretreatment with fermentation and reforming, and on the other hand thermochemical processes, are investigated. For purification, different technologies are also being investigated, such as membrane reactors, for the selective separation of H2 and its enrichment.
VAL2H2 responds to multiple challenges, addressing not only energy but also the transformation to a circular economy, and soil and water conservation.
Eurecat participates in the VAL2H2 project through two of its technological units:
- The Waste, Energy and Environmental Impact Unit (WEEI) investigates the production of H2 through pyrolysis and catalytic gasification from different biowastes. It also carries out the environmental analysis of the different technologies developed in the project.
- The Water, Air and Soil Unit (WAS) develops the modeling of H2 purification processes.
In addition to Eurecat, the VAL2H2 consortium is made up of Sorigué, the Universitat Rovira i Virgili (URV), IREC, CIEMAT and INDOX.
General details
Project
VAL2H2 – Investigation of new technologies for the generation, storage and use of renewable H2 through VALorization of biowaste
Project reference
R-H2CVAL4-C1-2022-0096
Programme and call for tender
Project funded by the European Union’s Next Geneation EU programme, under the Incentive program 4: basic-fundamental research challenges, innovative pilots and the formation of key enabling technologies, from the Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan.
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