Novel Efficient Energy Novel Efficient Energy Saving TechnologiesSaving Technologies

Jiri Klemeš, Tanapong Phuengphaeng, Igor Bulatov – UoM, UK

Peter Jansen, Jaap Koppejan - TNO-MEP, the Netherlands

Jens Hetland - SINTEF, Norway

Ana Pipio - IST, Portugal

Fossil fuels still account for over 85% supply of the world energy needs.Being abundant they are expected to remain the major

source of energy in the foreseeable future

International Energy Outlook 2003, www.eia.doe.gov/oiaf/ieo/pdf/highlights.pdf, accessed July 30, 2004

The World Energy Demand is The World Energy Demand is Growing Dramatically Growing Dramatically

Oil32%

Natural Gas21%

Nuclear6%

Large Hydro6%

Traditional Biomass

11%

Other Renewables

2%

Coal22%

Sources: BP, BP Statistical Review of World Energy, www. bp.com/centres/energy2002/index.asp accessed 27/08/2003

Percentage contributions of various energy sources to world primary energy consumption in the year 2002

The World Energy Demand is The World Energy Demand is Growing Dramatically Growing Dramatically

This means combustion of increasing amounts of fossil fuels and release of considerable amounts of CO2

International Energy Outlook 2003, www.eia.doe.gov/oiaf/ieo/pdf/highlights.pdf, accessed July 30, 2004

Emissions from Fossil FuelsEmissions from Fossil Fuels

Global Warming and Influence of Global Warming and Influence of Anthropogenic COAnthropogenic CO22 Emissions Emissions

http://yosemite.epa.gov/oar/globalwarming.nsf/content/climate.html

Global Warming and Influence of Global Warming and Influence of Anthropogenic COAnthropogenic CO22 Emissions Emissions

Sabine, C.L., et al, 2004. The Oceanic Sink for anthropogenic CO2. Science, 305, 367-371

It is estimated that ~50% of anthropogenic CO2 has entered the ocean where is it beginning to threat the viability of the many species that have carbonate

skeletons and play a major role in the oceanic carbon cycle

On the other hand...On the other hand...

Many novel and exciting concepts are formulated and developed in leading research centres, institutions and laboratories throughout the industrial world

IF and WHEN implemented, some of these could lead to significant economic and social benefits on a global scale

The problem is:The problem is:

• To identify novel concepts To identify novel concepts

• To evaluate their practicalityTo evaluate their practicality

• To speed up the time scale of getting them into theTo speed up the time scale of getting them into the

market place for end user implementation as swiftly market place for end user implementation as swiftly

as possibleas possible

Established by DG TREN in 2003 to accelerate implementation

of promising Early Stage Technologies (ESTs) for energy

conversion, storage and transportation

EMINENTEMINENT -- EEarly arly MMarket arket IIntroduction of ntroduction of NNew ew

ENENergy ergy TTechnologies by the OPET network in echnologies by the OPET network in

liaison with science and industryliaison with science and industry - NNE5-2002-00075 - NNE5-2002-00075

Eminent Partners:Eminent Partners:• TNO, the NetherlandsTNO, the Netherlands

• SINTEF Energiforskning AS, NorwaySINTEF Energiforskning AS, Norway

• University of Manchester (upto 30 Sept 2004 UMIST)University of Manchester (upto 30 Sept 2004 UMIST)

• Instituto Superior Tecnico, PortugalInstituto Superior Tecnico, Portugal

• PTJ Forschungszentrum Julich GmbH, GermanyPTJ Forschungszentrum Julich GmbH, Germany

• VTT Processes, FinlandVTT Processes, Finland

• Riga Technical University, LatviaRiga Technical University, Latvia

• UPEI VUTUPEI VUT Brno, the Czech RepublicBrno, the Czech Republic

• Risoe National Laboratory, DanemarkRisoe National Laboratory, Danemark

• Moscow State University, Russian FederationMoscow State University, Russian Federation

EMINENT ProjectEMINENT Project

EMINENT

European Commission

DG Research

R & D 1

R & D 2

R & D 3

R & D i

OPET 1

OPET 2

OPET 3

OPET i

The link between EMINENT, R&D projects, OPETs, DG Research and European Commission

Source: Energy Project NNE5-2002-00075 “EMINENT”. 2004

EMINENT Assessment ToolEMINENT Assessment Tool

Web based, a potential user has to be provided with the user name and password to log in the software, www.eminentproject.com

Example: EMINENT geothermal resource screen

EMINENT Assessment ToolEMINENT Assessment Tool

• EST Manager

• Resources Manager

• Demands Manager

• Analysis tool

Four Main Functions in EMINENT Assessment Tool

Early Stage Technologies ManagerEarly Stage Technologies Manager Contains information about relevant technologies, which are commercially available on the market or during the development

Ambientheat

Biomass

Windpower

HydropowerWaste

Gas / Oil

Hydrogen

Solar

Ambientheat

Ambientheat

BiomassBiomass

WindpowerWindpower

HydropowerHydropowerWasteWaste

Gas / OilGas / Oil

HydrogenHydrogen

SolarSolar

Early Stage TechnologiesEarly Stage Technologies(examples)(examples)

1. Biomass• Biomass Gasification Methanol Synthesis System

from Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd.• Concentrated Acid Hydrolysis from Arkenol, Inc.

Early Stage TechnologiesEarly Stage Technologies

2. Heat Exchangers• Plate Fin Heat Exchangers from Chart Heat Exchangers• Printed Circuit Heat Exchangers from Heatric Ltd.• Corrugated Tube Heat Exchangers from HRS Heat

Exchanger Ltd

Early Stage Technologies Early Stage Technologies

3. Solar Photovoltaic Cells• Crystalline Silicon Solar Cells from BP Solar, Inc. • Thin Film Solar Cells from United Solar Ovonic LLC• Third Generation Solar Cells from Konarka

Technologies, Inc.• Biological-Based Solar Cells from MIT and UTK

Early Stage TechnologiesEarly Stage Technologies

4. Oil Refining• Power Recovery Unit in Fluid Catalytic Cracking

Unit from UOP LLC

Resource ManagerResource ManagerIn Resource Manager seven energy resources are available :

• Electricity• Fuels• Geothermal• Hydro energy• Ocean tidal energy• Wave energy• Wind energy

The user can search for the energy resource by selecting the continent, country, resource type, source, and editor name

Demand ManagerDemand ManagerSimilar to the resource manager, there are five demand types:

• Electricity• Fuels• Heating• Mechanical work• Transportation

The user can search for the energy demand by selecting the continent, country, main sector, sector, sub sector, demand type, source, or editor name

Analysis ToolAnalysis Tool In analysis tool, all data are combined together to evaluate the economic possibility and amount of CO2 emission. EST, resources and demands data are selected from the database to compare the performances of each technology.

Recent Public Awareness ActivitiesRecent Public Awareness Activities WEB SITE: WWW.EMINENTPROJECT.COM

Workshop onASSESSMENT OF EARLY STAGE TECHNOLOGIES

8 March 2004 Riga, Latvia

• Assessing Early Stage Technologies: gaining access to knowledge and assessment tools• Evaluation of EST’s developed in FP5 projects• Methodology and initial results of Eurendel. Dephi study on Europe's energy future (Eurendel)• Emerging decarbonised energy carriers by conversion of natural gas• Assessment of particular EST’s in practice - Bio-ethanol - CO2 - capture - Process Integration - Biomass Fuel Cells - Wind - Fuel cells - New bioenergy schemes - Waste to Energy• European policies for surmounting barriers to accelerated introduction of EST’s• Relevance of new technologies in the OPET network

Recent Public Awareness ActivitiesRecent Public Awareness Activities

Workshop on PRACTICAL APPLICATION OF THE DEVELOPED TOOL FOR IDENTIFICATION AND ASSESSMENT

OF ESTs AND DISCUSSION ON POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS

31 March - 1 April 2005, Brno, Czech Republicwww.eminetproject.com/2005

• Presentation of the latest version of EST Assessment software tool to existing and potential end users• Training the end users• Discussion on policy recommendations which are being developed by the participants of the project

Recent Public Awareness ActivitiesRecent Public Awareness Activities

EMINENT is looking for EMINENT is looking for world-wide collaborationworld-wide collaboration

• You are welcome to use and evaluate the SW tool

• You are welcome to contribute to the data base of the EST

• For more details and information visitwww.eminentproject.com