Intevep, S.a.

Eth Zurich

Alstom Technology Limited

University of Colorado

General Electric Technology Gmbh

Adelaide Research & Innovation Pty Ltd

Ciemat

Ethz

Centro De Investigaciones Energeticas Medioambientales Y Tecnologicas

Aldo Steinfeld

Alfredo L Morales

Domingo P Rodriguez

Manuel Romero

Julian Blanco

Philipp Haueter

Marco Simiano

Juan Carlos De Jesus

Dominic Trommer

Alan W Weimer

Paul R Lichty

Luis Zacarias

Andreas Z'Graggen

Illias Hischier

Philipp Furler

Michal Gorbar

Andreas Christian Haselbacher

Lukas Geissbühler

Graham Jerrold Nathan

Darwin Arifin

Christopher Muhich

Peter Ashman

Bassam Dally

Ulrich Vogt

Domingo Rodriguez

Jonathan Scheffe

Simon Ackermann

Brendan Bulfin

Andreas Haselbacher

Graham J Nathan

Thorsten Denk

Alfredo Morales

Disclosed is a thermochemical reactor system and method for a temperature swing cyclic process with integrated heat recovery having at least two modules, wherein each module includes at least one chemical reaction zone and at least one thermal energy storage unit. The at least two modules are operationally connected for at least one heat transfer fluid for transporting heat between the two modules. Each chemical reaction zone includes at least one reacting material that undergoes in a reversible manner an endothermic reaction at temperature Tand an exothermic reaction at temperature T, wherein Tand Tdiffer from each other. The at least one reacting material is provided in at least one encapsulation within each of the chemical reaction zones such that a contact of the reacting material and the at least one heat transfer fluid is avoided.

Thermochemical reactor system for a temperature swing cyclic process with integrated heat recovery and a method for operating the same

The present invention provides for a structure for use in a thermo chemical fuel production process, said structure having a void phase and a solid phase, wherein the structure has an effective total optical thickness for solar radiation or effective total optical thickness for infrared radiation of from 0.1 to 10, wherein the solid phase has a geometrical specific surface area of more than 2*10mand wherein the solid phase comprises and preferably consists of a reactive material.

Open-cell materials for use in thermochemical fuel production processes

A solar receiver () having a radiation capturing element () about which is formed a channel () through which a working fluid flows such that thermal energy of the radiation capturing element () is absorbed by the working fluid, the channel () being shaped to provide a uniform cross sectional area along a length thereof between an inlet thereto and an outlet therefrom.

Solar receiver

A solar receiver (), for capturing solar radiation, comprising a radiation capturing element () and a channel () around that element, through which channel () a pressurized working fluid is passed to absorb thermal energy from the radiation capturing element.

Solar receiver, method of cooling a solar receiver and a power generation system

A hybrid receiver-combustor () for capturing heat energy from a solar source and a fuel source. The hybrid receiver-combustor () includes a vessel () for acting both as a combustion furnace and as a solar receiver, and a plurality of burners () for combusting an oxidant stream, such as an air stream, and a fuel stream. The vessel () includes a casing () defining a cavity () having an aperture () for receiving the concentrated solar radiation from the solar source. The cavity () provides a chamber defining a zone () which can function as a combustion zone for production of heat energy through a combustion process using the fuel and into which concentrated solar radiation can be received from the solar source through the aperture (). A heat energy absorber () configured as a heat exchanger is provided to receive heat energy from concentrated solar radiation entering the cavity () through the aperture () and from combustion within the cavity. A fluidic seal system () is associated with the aperture () and is operable to establish a fluidic seal to restrict fluid flow through the aperture () during the combustion process. The fluidic seal comprises exhaust gas from the combustion process within the cavity ().

Hybrid receiver-combustor

A method and apparatus for gas-phase reduction/oxidation is disclosed. The apparatus includes a reactor including at least one reactor tube or containment vessel with active redox material within the reactor tube or containment vessel, a first reactant gas or vacuum for reducing the active redox material, and a second reactant gas for oxidizing the active redox material. The method may be run under substantially isothermal conditions and/or energy supplied to the apparatus may include solar energy, which may be concentrated.

Methods and apparatus for gas-phase reduction/oxidation processes

An apparatus for thermochemical conversion of solid carbonaceous materials into fluid fuels using a fluid source of oxygen and an external source of concentrated radiation includes a reactor having a wall defining a cavity; a radiation inlet positioned in the wall for passing concentrated radiation into the cavity; and at least one inlet for introducing a fluid reactant flow of a source of oxygen and particles of carbonaceous material into direct exposure to the concentrated radiation in the cavity so as to heat and thermochemically convert the particles into fluid fuel. A process and system are also provided. The fluid source of oxygen is preferably steam and the carbonaceous material is preferably particles of petcoke.

Method for gasification of carbonaceous solid materials

Apparatus and gasification of carbonaceous solid materials

A process for thermochemical conversion of heavy oil and petroleum coke to fluid fuels includes the steps of: providing a fossil fuel selected from the group consisting of heavy oil, petroleum coke and mixtures thereof; and exposing the fossil fuel to an external source of concentrated radiation so as to increase the temperature of the fossil fuel, supply high-temperature heat required for the desired endothermic conversion process, and convert the fossil fuel to a product selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, carbon monoxide, gaseous hydrocarbons and mixtures thereof.

Process for converting heavy crude oils and petroleum coke to syngas using external source of radiation

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