Commercial evaluation of a device for collection and control of carbon dioxide: solving the CO2 supply challenge.

二氧化碳收集和控制装置的商业评估：解决二氧化碳供应挑战。

• 批准号: NE/J016446/1
• 负责人: Dylan Jones
• 金额: $ 2.02万
• 依托单位: Aberystwyth University
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Research Grant
• 财政年份: 2012
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2012 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=NE%2FJ016446%2F1
• 关键词: Commercial; evaluation; device; collection; control

A significant barrier to the experimental analysis of climate change is the commercial cost of carbon dioxide (CO2) gas. CO2 is available in cylinders or bulk tanks however these create a price 'bottle neck' that has not yet been overcome in any sustainable way to date. Gas supply severely limits the nature of large scale experimentation to investigate and predict climate change. Predictions may have a profound impact on global commodity prices in the future and are therefore important to many organisations. To meet the need for cost effective CO2 gas supply, Aberystwyth University researchers are developing a sustainable, carbon neutral device for concentrating and controlling high levels of carbon dioxide gas. Under this Pathfinder an assessment of the commercial need and intellectual property position will define the specific market opportunity in research experimentation. An additional application, for the scale up of the device in horticulture, will be evaluated as existing CO2 supply costs currently limit the benefits to using this gas to accelerate crop yield. Essential to the market review is the calculation of a competitive, estimated Cost of Goods for a manufactured device. This calculation will inform the evaluation of the most appropriate route to market for the technology. Technical work under the Pathfinder, in the form of a high risk technical milestone, is required to confirm that the device (in its optimised design) will meet defined industry requirements for controlled CO2 flow and concentration. This technical requirement is essential to progress the technology towards a product of high commercial interest.Findings would underpin an application for Follow on Funding. Under the Follow on Fund it is envisaged that the commercial design specification for a research scale device would be finalised, built and field tested. Scale up of the technology for horticulture use would be specified. In parallel, Follow on Funding would support the determination of the final manufactured Cost of Goods for the field unit and the horticulture system, the identification of possible manufacturers and the formalising of the route to market.

对气候变化进行实验分析的一个重大障碍是二氧化碳气体的商业成本。二氧化碳可以在钢瓶或散装罐中获得，但是这些产生了价格“瓶颈”，迄今为止尚未以任何可持续的方式克服。天然气供应严重限制了调查和预测气候变化的大规模实验的性质。预测可能会对未来的全球商品价格产生深远影响，因此对许多组织都很重要。为了满足对具有成本效益的二氧化碳气体供应的需求，阿伯里斯特威斯大学的研究人员正在开发一种可持续的碳中性装置，用于浓缩和控制高水平的二氧化碳气体。根据这一开拓者，对商业需求和知识产权状况的评估将确定研究实验的具体市场机会。将对该装置在园艺中的扩大应用进行评估，因为现有的CO2供应成本目前限制了使用这种气体加速作物产量的好处。市场审查的关键是计算制造器械的竞争性估计商品成本。该计算将为评估该技术最合适的上市途径提供信息。需要在Pathfinder下开展技术工作，以高风险技术里程碑的形式确认该设备（在其优化设计中）将满足受控CO2流量和浓度的定义行业要求。这项技术要求对于将技术发展成为具有高度商业利益的产品至关重要。研究结果将成为后续资金申请的基础。根据后续基金的设想，研究规模设备的商业设计规格将最终确定，建造和现场测试。将具体说明扩大园艺用途技术的规模。与此同时，后续资金将支持确定实地单位和园艺系统的最终制造成本，确定可能的制造商并正式确定进入市场的途径。