ContactDecarbonizing the future of heavy industry
Solar-driven artificial photosynthesis, utilizing local resources to produce green energy (hydrogen & methanol) from wastewater and CO2 to make the chemical industry more auto-sufficient.
Moving toward a fossil-free future for fuels through sustainable solutions
Photosint's approach is based on solar-driven electrocatalysis , an environmentally friendly technology that offers the industry fossil-free, sustainable solutions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and supports the goal of a climate-neutral Europe by 2050.
Photosint is a European research initiative that aims to solve the problem of secure, efficient, and cost-competitive renewable energy integration in the chemical industry. Its goal is to produce green energy from local resources with a low environmental impact, supporting the transition from fossil fuels to sustainable energy sources.
It started in September 2023, and, this four-year project is funded through the Horizon Europe program.
Photosint’s main objective is to integrate renewable energy sources and, specifically, maximise solar energy efficiency as the primary energy source to convert wastewater and C02 into biobased fuels to meet the chemical industry´s energy demands and make it more auto-sufficient. For that purpose, green hydrogen and bio-methanol will be produced. The project will develop novel photoelectrochemical production methods for liquid/gas energy carriers and then, in the scale-up phase, pilot feasibility will be tested towards industrial implementation.
Photosint is a project bringing together 14 partners from 8 countries around the world (Spain, Slovenia, France, Italy, Greece, Estonia, Sweden and Romania). 5 academic partners, 4 industrial organisations and 5 research entities are working together to cover all the steps for Photosint’s methodology development.
A project overview
About Photosint
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Methodology
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Public Deliverables
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Photosint welcomes any enquiries related to innovative solutions for renewable energies integration to the heavy industry and green energy production from the general public, media, industry workers, academia and policymakers.
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