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

DARE2X项目提出了一种颠覆性的脱碳氨（NH3）生产方法：开发吸附增强等离子体催化合成。NH3是全球产量第二高的化学物质，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前景，预计其需求将在未来十年急剧增加。因此，NH3生产的脱碳是欧盟到2050年实现经济脱碳的重要目标。这一时机对于推动绿色NH3的未来生产技术，以满足预期的需求增长至关重要。实现欧洲绿色NH3生产的主要挑战是从以化石燃料为基础的集中式Haber-Bosch设施过渡到分散的动态系统，这些系统可以直接与使用点或附近的可再生发电机相连。然而，这确实需要重大的发展。DARE2X将通过以下改变游戏规则的解决方案克服这些障碍：(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、更活跃的催化剂；（iii）稳定、高效的NH3吸附材料用于原位NH3分离。这些创新将集成到一个单一的吸附增强型等离子体催化装置中，该装置将在TRL4上进行验证。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，DARE2X结合了世界领先的研究机构和创新和研发的中小企业，专门从事可再生技术、材料工程和技术演示。新颖的DARE2X方法有可能使绿色NH3的分散生产具有成本竞争力，为欧洲提供这种至关重要的未来燃料的自给自足，并创造欧洲卓越的科学和创新，从而催生新的公司和创造就业机会。

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.