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INNOVATIVE
EMPHATICaL is an innovative 4.5-year project addressing the challenges faced by the metallurgical industry in meeting 2050 climate goals. It aims to efficiently convert captured CO₂ into e-methanol and storable CO₂ in a cost-effective manner while promoting process electrification and fostering cross-industry collaboration to reduce energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions.
Vision
EMPHATICaL will provide a cost-effective, sustainable solution by integrating renewable energy and circular processes to convert CO₂ into valuable products, supporting industries in their transition to net-zero emissions and carbon circularity.
To provide solutions to the metallurgical industry’s transition towards climate goals by designing a First-Of-a-Kind (FOAK) demonstrator to capture and convert metallurgical CO₂ emissions into e-methanol.
To integrate innovative technologies to produce e-methanol using captured CO2 and renewable energy, aiming to reduce energy use by 25% and reduce 41 million tons of CO₂ annually by 2050.
objectives
The EMPHATICaL consortium is committed to developing the economic potential and sustainability of electrified metallurgical and e-methanol production.
Design and construct a TRL7 demonstration for consistent e-methanol production with high purity, energy yield, and CO2 capture, while evaluating two feedstock business cases. Deliver a pre-FEED for a modular FOAK plant, optimizing process design, feasibility, and site-specific factors.
Optimise energy efficiency, reduce emissions, and lower costs by integrating AI-based controllers, developing process models, and evaluating integration into renewable grids while achieving significant energy yield improvements, energy and cost reductions, and net-zero or negative CO₂ emissions.
Evaluate two business cases for feedstocks, deliver a pre-FEED (Front End Engineering Design) for a modular FOAK plant, optimise process design, economic feasibility, and address site-specific factors like renewable energy, H₂ costs, and CO₂ storage.
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innovative
EMPHATICaL employs Calcium Looping (CaL) and Closed Loop Heat Pump Assisted Distillation (CL-HPAD) technologies to convert CO₂ emissions from electrified metallurgical processes into e-methanol powered by green hydrogen. This innovative approach reduces industrial emissions and promotes a circular economy and industrial symbiosis.
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