German start-up providing new process for CO2 capture from point sources and conversion into methanol would like to join a consortium submitting a proposal under Horizon Europe or start a technological co-operation

Short summary The German startup active in the field of green methanol production have their own patented process for capturing CO2 from point sources (>2 vol-% of CO2) and converting it into methanol. They are interested in participating as partner in projects related to any kind of CCS (Carbon Capture and Storage), CCU (Carbon Capture and Utilization) and Power-to-X topics. They can contribute modelling and simulation work, techno-economic analysis and, potentially, also experimental and demonstration work.

Full description The young start-up from Germany is active in the field of green methanol production. They are a group of three cofounders with a rapid growing team, due to an already granted project in Horizon Europe. In the frame of this EU-project, they construct a pilot plant for capturing CO2 and methanol production. The company offers two significant innovations. First, the novel patented hybrid process which is a >30% more efficient CO2 capture technology suitable for CCU compared to state-of-the-art amine-based CO2 capture. Second, their process is fully-automated and can be dynamically operated. All these features allow to achieve a reduction of the production cost of green methanol by more than 60 %. The start-up is interested in participating in projects under Horizon Europe as partner related to any kind of CCS, CCU and Power-to-X topics. For this kind of projects, they can do modelling and simulation work, techno-economic analysis and, potentially, also experimental and demonstration work. They are mainly interested in joining Research and Innovation Action (RIA) calls in the frame of an R&D agreement. In these project proposals, they will be looking at finding new applications of their technology, expanding their technologies, deepening and expanding their knowledge on any kind of CCS, CCU and Power-to-X technologies. However, they are also interested in a commercial agreement with technical assistance (provision of services) or a subcontracting agreement.

Advantages and innovations In the processes known to date for the production of e-methanol, CO2 capture and methanol synthesis are separate from one another. In the novel patented process, the two are combined to form a so-called hybrid process. The novel process lowers investment and operating costs by reducing the energy required for compression as well as the overall equipment needed in the plant. The product of the methanol synthesis is used as a solvent for CO2, and the process regenerates it continuously. Therefore, there is no performance degradation over time due to solvent degradation or loss, as it is the case with competing technology amine-based CO2 capture. The lifetime of the system is increased and maintenance is reduced because the problems common to amine scrubbing, such as corrosion or solvent degradation, do not occur. In addition, the integration of the two processes reduces the number of instruments and interfaces. These advantages also facilitate the implementation of full automation of the process.
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