Bio-FlexGen
Decarbonising
the energy system
Our greatest challenge today is climate change.
Global warming has already had drastic consequences and it is set to continue unless we do something drastic about it.
The EU has therefore set out its Green Deal to make Europe climate-neutral by 2050. And it’s a big deal, with fossil fuels needing to be replaced within 27 years.
To achieve this, our energy system must harness renewable energy with new, powerful tools. This is where the EU research project Bio-FlexGen will come in.
We seek to develop a combined heat and power plant (CHP) system with hourly, daily and seasonal flexibility through hydrogen production from biomass. This includes the flexibility to switch from CHP mode in winter to hydrogen production when needed.
Biomass also provides firm power and complements renewable sources such as wind and solar energy.
The core of the project
A new turbine technology!
Bio-FlexGen will develop a novel approach for CHP plants. It is called « Biomass-fired Top Cycle » and is more efficient, more flexible and more robust than the usual thermal power stations
Using renewable sources for a greener future
The global demand for energy is constantly increasing. That´s why renewable sources are crucial for a decarbonised future. Bio-FlexGen will develop an optimised combination of bioenergy with green hydrogen providing secure and plannable sources for power and heat.
The green power plant : Cost-efficient, robust and innovative
The Bio-FlexGen approach is highly efficient – both energetically and economically.
Engineers will develop a power plant with a unique combination of gasification and gas turbine technology that allows the plant to utilise hydrogen for fast dispatch and biomass for low operating costs over time.
Green hydrogen is an energy carrier to stabilise electrical grids. It is generated through solar or wind energy.
Compared with thermal power stations, the Bio-FlexGen power plant will generate electricity and heat from biomass, with a much higher electricity efficiency.
The Bio-FlexGen power plant will operate with up to 100% green hydrogen – thus enabling higher flexibility of renewable energy sources. Bio-FlexGen researchers will, among others, develop a novel combustion chamber.
This enables the gas turbine combustion system to adjust to changing compositions of bio-syngas and the hydrogen.
That´s a real big (green) deal!
Green energy producer
The Biomass-fired Top Cycle (BTC) is a high-efficient CHP technology suitable for medium -and large- scale plants. It can achieve an electrical efficiency over 50 percent and a total plant efficiency up to 110 percent. This is achieved by using a hybrid air-blown gasification system to produce a syngas. This will be combusted in a Top Cycle gas turbine which drives a power generator.
1 : Biomass
2 : Feeder
3 : Gasifier
4 : Gas cooler
5 : Hot gas filter
6 : Top Cycle gas turbine and combustor
7 : Generator
8 : Heat recovery steam generator
9 : Flue gas condenser
10 : CO2 storage
Latest news
Animation of the combustion chamber
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The Bio-LexGen
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Animation of the BTC plant
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So cool, Scarlett!
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“We need to replace natural gas and coal”
Read the new article by Michael Bartlett in @illuminemNews. He writes about the flexibility of the Biomass-fired Top Cycle plant technology, #biomass in Sweden, & how the #EnergyTransition can be successful.
Renewable energy tech is becoming more flexible. Europe’s laws need to be too.
A natural part of the EU's energy transition must be to take what you have at home — take a look at each...
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Time to mix!
Syngas is short for synthetic gas and describes a mixture of hydrogen, carbon monoxide, and other gases.
We will produce syngas from biomass by heating it up to 900°C. This gas drives our turbine.
Visit https://bioflexgen.eu to learn more!
#BioLexGen
Why do we gasify Biomass before we combust it in our biomass-fired Top Cycle plan?
Visit to see how we will bring gasification to the next level.
Look at the fantastic overview on gasification by @IEABioenergy: https://www.ieabioenergyreview.org/gasification-for-multiple-purposes/
Gasification for multiple purposes - Bioenergy Review 2023
Gasification is the thermo-chemical conversion of solid biomass or residues into product gas. This gaseous secondary e...
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Boom! Combustion is a basic chemical process in which a substance reacts with oxygen and releases heat.
@bioflexgen combusts air with gasified biomass at over 1.400°C. That´s the Biomass-fired Top Cycle gas turbine!
Visit https://bioflexgen.eu to learn more!
#BioLexGen
Scarlett reporting….
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Current Status: Testing prototype for combustor front panel that provides essential cooling.
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Analysis….
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Prognosis: Further tests with syngas and hydrogen planned. #GreenNewDeal here we come!
It´s a star: Hydrogen is the most abundant element in the universe that can be used to produce clean energy.
Our Biomass-fired Top Cycle plant can produce hydrogen from biomass and also runs on hydrogen.
Visit https://bioflexgen.eu to learn more!
#BioLexGen #hydrogen
Green Energy Working Group, assemble!
We are part of the #CleanEnergy working group. 16 projects from 46 countries collaborate to reduce #CO2 emissions by developing novel energy solutions.
The core of @bioflexgen technology: Gasification is a process that converts biomass into gas to produce energy.
In our plant, the gasified biomass is combusted with air at high temperatures to drive a gas turbine.
Visit https://bioflexgen.eu to learn more!
#BioLexGen
Green Gown Awards (@greengowns) are coming up next week on July 17. We are excited to be among the 92 finalists this year. We will make combined heat and power plants much more efficient and flexible▶️
Check out our contribution:
https://www.greengownawards.org/universidad-pontificia-comillas-spain
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Bio-FlexGen About the project Biopower at its best Watch our film : https://youtu.be/quL7qhnn-Xc Outcome Decarbonising t...
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