attivita
innovation for renovation
BioH2power project
In cooperation with the Politecnico di Torino, CNR-ISAC, Environment Park, Ansaldo FCo and Sapio, Asja is developing experimental research on treating biogas produced from the anaerobically fermented degradable portion of waste to fuel an integrated hydrogen/power production system equipped with molten carbonate fuel cells.
Biogas deprived of impurities and thus enriched in its methane content is fed to a catalytic reactor which through steam reforming converts it into a synthetic gas mainly rich in hydrogen, carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide. The gas thus obtained is partly conveyed to a fuel carbonate cell power unit to produce electric energy. The system is fitted with an integrated micro gas turbine that recovers the heat contained in the gas coming out of the cell catode. The system is sized to generate 250kw of electrical power. The remaining portion of synthetic gas coming out of the reformer is conveyed to a PSA -Pressure Swing Adsorption purification system to produce hydrogen with a high degree of purity (99,99%). Daily hydrogen production amounts to 750 Nm3. Hydrogen thus obtained will feed a fuel station capable of fuelling 100 motorvehicles per day.
The BioH2power research project includes a technical and economic feasibility study for the above described system and is part of a programme for sustainable mobility implemented by the Piedmont region.
The project is carried out in cooperation with università and industrial partners and it was partly funded by the Region.
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