Technoeconomic Analysis of a Solar Thermochemical Fuel Production Process Using a Packed-Bed Redox Reactor

Alon Lidor, Zachary Hart, Janna Martinek

Research output: NRELPresentation

Abstract

The production of sustainable liquid fuels is paramount in decarbonization of difficult to abate sectors such as the aviation and maritime sectors. Solar thermochemical fuel production is a promising pathway to produce such fuels using concentrated solar thermal (CST) power driving high-temperature redox reactions, coupled with a gas-to-liquid process. In this work we present a preliminary technoeconomic analysis of a solar fuels plant, utilizing a new fixed-bed countercurrent redox reactor and combining both CST and photovoltaic arrays to supply the required energy.
Original languageAmerican English
Number of pages43
StatePublished - 2024

Publication series

NamePresented at the 30th SolarPACES Conference, 8-11 October 2024, Rome, Italy

NREL Publication Number

  • NREL/PR-5700-91794

Keywords

  • solar fuels
  • solar thermochemical processes
  • sustainable aviation fuels
  • technoeconomic analysis

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