Decentralised Ammonia production from Renewable Energy utilising novel sorption-enhanced plasma-catalytic Power-to-X technology

DARE 2X项目提出了一种破坏性的脱碳氨（NH3）生产方法：开发吸附增强等离子体催化合成。NH3是全球第二大化学品，占全球二氧化碳排放量的1.8%。此外，由于其作为绿色燃料的巨大潜力，预计其需求在未来十年将大幅增加。因此，NH3生产脱碳是到2050年欧盟经济脱碳的一个重要目标。时机对于开始推动未来绿色NH3生产技术以满足预期的需求增长至关重要。实现欧洲绿色氨生产的主要挑战是从基于化石燃料的集中式哈伯-博世设施过渡到分散式动态系统，这些系统可以在使用点或附近直接与可再生发电机耦合。然而，这确实需要重大的发展。DARE 2X将通过以下改变游戏规则的解决方案来克服这些障碍：（i）利用非热等离子体驱动NH3合成的反应器;（ii）使用低CRM材料的新型更活性催化剂; iii）用于原位NH3分离的稳定有效的NH3吸附材料。这些创新将被集成到一个单一的吸附增强等离子体催化装置，将在TRL 4验证。经济、环境和社会可行性将通过LCA、LCC和社会接受度研究进行评估。为了实现这些目标，DARE 2X将世界领先的研究机构与专注于可再生技术、材料工程和技术演示的创新型和研发型中小企业相结合。新的DARE 2X方法有可能使绿色氨的分散生产具有成本竞争力，为欧洲提供这种重要的未来燃料的自给自足，并创造欧洲科学和创新的卓越，这将催生新的公司并创造就业机会。

The DARE2X project is proposing a disruptive approach to decarbonising ammonia (NH3) production: development of sorption enhanced plasma-catalytic synthesis. NH3 is the chemical produced in the second highest quantities globally and is responsible for 1.8% of global CO2 emissions. Furthermore, its demand is expected to increase drastically in the coming decade through its huge promise as a green fuel. As a result, decarbonisation of NH3 production is an essential goal for decarbonisation of the EU economy by 2050. The timing is vital in starting the push for future production technologies for green NH3, to meet the expected increase in demand. The main challenges for realising European green NH3 production is to transition away from fossil fuel-based, centralised Haber-Bosch facilities, to decentralised, dynamic systems that can be coupled directly to renewable electricity generators at or near the point of use. This does, however, require significant developments. DARE2X will overcome these barriers through the following game-changing solutions: (i) reactors utilising non-thermal plasma to drive NH3 synthesis; (ii) novel, more active catalysts using low-CRM materials, iii) stable and efficient NH3 sorption materials for in-situ NH3 separation. These innovations will be integrated into a single sorption-enhanced plasma catalytic device that will be validated at TRL4. The economic, environmental and social feasibility will be assessed through LCA, LCC and a social acceptance study. To meet these objectives, DARE2X combines world-leading research institutions and innovative and R&D performing SMEs specialised in renewable technologies, materials engineering, and technology demonstrations. The novel DARE2X approach has the potential to make decentralised production of green NH3 cost-competitive, providing European self-sufficiency of this vital future fuel, and creating European scientific and innovation excellence that will spawn new companies and create jobs.