ECODESIGN IS PARTNER IN THE H2020 PROJECT CO2FOKUS

The ECODESIGN company GmbH is one of the thirteen partners in the H2020 project CO₂ Fokus.

The CO2Fokus project aims to realise the full potential of a number of strategies to exploit the direct use of CO₂ for the production of dimethyl ether (DME) by CO₂ hydrogenation. With CO2 utilisation at its heart, CO₂ Fokus will seek to exploit the inherent advantages of both chemical and electrochemical systems to establish robust, industrially optimal proofs-of-concept.

The project will explore energy efficient processes for two separate, potentially integrated systems, namely a 3D printed multichannel reactor, and a solid oxide fuel cell (for co-electrolysis and electrolysis/reverse operation).

The CO2Fokus systems will be evaluated for operational flexibility in an industrial environment with a CO₂ emission point source. The central focus will be on producing tangible improvements to the industrial processes in terms of energy efficiency and cost saving, by optimising the most promising conventional catalyst systems as well as innovative carbon-based ones.

The ECODESIGN team leads the life cycle assessment work and collaborates with partners along the industrial value chain, from industrial CO₂ emitters to experts in catalyst production and petrochemical process engineering to chemical and fuel cell specialists.

Here you can find the main aspects of the CO2Fokus project and an explanation of the social acceptance study carried out: https://zenodo.org/records/10819370.

This presentation, which took place as part of the 2nd CINEA LCA to CCUS & alternative fuels Workshop in March 2024, focused on the LCA study carried out on the technology developed in the CO2Fokus project. The goal of the project is to use CO2 emitted from industrial sources to produce dimethyl ether (DME), a valuable gas for the chemical industry and the energy sector as fuel for heavy-duty vehicles: https://zenodo.org/records/10821693.