Integrated gasification combined-cycle

NCF develops a system that dissociates CO2 and H2O into Syngas and Oxygen using concentrated solar energy. The obtained syngas is then converted into liquid fuels or methanol an excellent alternative fuel and the one of the building block in many chemical processes. The oxygen can be used for clean fuel combustion. The system is self-contained extracting all necessary energy for the process from the solar energy. Eventually the product will be in the form of large plants installed in high solar radiation areas producing hundreds of thousands of tons of fuel per year.

Background: Components that operate under high temperatures and pressures such as those used in turbines and airplane brakes require materials with excellent chemical and physical properties. Nickel-based alloys (or superalloys) are the current industry standard for these applications. Coating nickel alloys with aluminum oxide and thermal barriers allows the final product to withstand temperatures beyond the melting point of nickel. However there is a growing need for products with properties that nickel cannot achieve.

There has been an increased emphasis on the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions such as carbon dioxide (CO2) and methane (CH4). A technology proposed to serve the purpose of utilization of greenhouse gases is the catalytic reforming of CH4 with CO2 to produce syngas. The major issue impeding the development of this reaction is its high tendency towards carbon formation which will quickly deactivate conventional catalysts used for reforming reactions when steam or oxygen is not present to eliminate deposited carbon.

Pulverised coal power plants account for about 97% of the world's coal-fired capacity. The conventional types of this technology have an efficiency of around 35%. For a higher efficiency of the technology supercritical and ultra-supercritical coal-fired technologies have been developed. These technologies can combust pulverised coal and produce steam at higher temperatures and under a higher pressure, so that an efficiency level of 45% can be reached (ultra-supercritical plants).

National  Fusion Research Institute (NFRI) is a national institute dedicated to conduct research and development of fusion energy, which has been attracting worldwide attention as an inexhaustible source of future energy. Employing domestic technologies, NFRI has constructed a high-ranking fusion  research device called KSTAR (Korea Superconducting Tokamak Advance Research).

 FORMTEXT Center for Creativity and Sustainability Study and Consultancy (CCS) is an NGO founded in 2013 and based in Hanoi, Vietnam. Its mission is to promote sustainable consumption and Production in Vietnam by applying creative methods, solutions and development models. CCS specializes in R&D, lab and field testing, technology transfer, capacity building, consultancy and policy advisory on clean and renewable energy solutions, sustainable product design, and organic zero-waste agriculture.

Introduces the principles, functions and benefits of a web-based tool enabling small and medium-sized farms to estimate biogas and electricity production, carbon emission reduction and financial viability resulting from installation of a biodigester and electricity generation facility in the farm. Further, it discussed the available financing options for such measures and introduces the results from field trials of the tool.

The Institut International de l'Écologie Industrielle et de l'Économie Verte is an establishment of reflection, research and practice of industrial ecology. The Institute has an engineering division and an expertise cluster, which enables the Institute to identify new technologies linked to industrial ecology and to advise through a specific methodology adapted to local contexts. The project managers work on the practical execution of mandates and on the implementation of the industrial ecology with a particular attention to Switzerland and developing countries.

Solid carbon-containing materials such as wood chips may be converted into liquid fuels using a gasification process. The potential of this technology has been long overlooked because energy production using traditional methods has been more cost-effective. However with the recent increases in the cost of energy and concerns about carbon emissions gasification is becoming more attractive as an alternative energy source.

Background: High petroleum costs coupled with major environmental concerns have pushed researchers to search for alternative and renewable sources of energy. Biomass represents an abundant sustainable resource for energy production. Bio- and thermo-chemical conversion schemes often result in formation of energy-dense gases from biomass. Since as much as 30% of our energy consumption is in the form of liquid transportation fuels high value is achieved by producing liquid fuels these from gaseous feedstock in a renewable way such as with microorganisms.