Start and End Date

01 August 2019-01 August 2023

Coordinator

Kinetics Technology SPA (KT)

Project Total Budget

18,361,356.25 Euro

Turkish Partners

Tekfen Engineering

Supported Framework Program

Horizon 2020

hiflex

Deniz Akçura, 0555 480 05 68, deniz.akcura@tekfen.com.tr

Heat, water, and energy are the ingredients of delicious Italian pasta. In the European HiFlex research project, industrial companies and research institutes are now working together to reduce the CO2-footprint of pasta production. Near the pasta factory in Foggia, in the south of Italy, a unique energy supply system will be built in the next two years. Pasta plant will use thermal energy for its pasta production to partly reduce the consumption of fossil fuels. The EU-funded project will demonstrate that it is possible to run a pasta plant 24/7 continuously powering it from renewable sources.

The HIFLEX (“HIgh Storage Density Solar Power Plant for FLEXible Energy Systems”) project has the ambition to develop and demonstrate a complete pre-commercial flexible CSP prototype plant featuring cheap solid particles as storage and heat transfer medium. Operation of the thermal storage system over a temperature span of 700°C results in a 2.5x higher storage density and 50% lower cost. During the project a complete pre-commercial solar tower system will be developed and built. The system will be located at a Barilla pasta plant in Foggia, Italy, with the following components: a 20 MWh thermal storage able to provide 800 kWth for 24h, innovative solar particle receiver with 2.5 MWth peak power, heliostat field with about 7000m² of mirror area, a 620°C particle steam generator, a 100 kW electric heater and a 800 kW fuel heater.

Fast ramping steam generation at 620°C enabling grid balancing will be demonstrated. The renewable-fuel heater ensures weather-independent availability. Further support of grid stability is achieved by using excess or cheap power from the grid to charge the storage for time-shifted electricity production (power-to-heat-to-power).

Continuous long-term operation for 18 months will be conducted to prove the performance. The project aims to verify the technical maturity of the technology for market introduction. Based on the experience from the pre-commercial prototype, the cost reduction potential for a 100 MWe solar tower plant will be validated, as well as the least-cost mix of renewables (PV, wind power, CSP, storage capacity, power-to-heat capacity, renewable fuel) for the future commercial application at Barilla as CHP system will be evaluated.

A business plan will be developed for fast market introduction of the technology. The project will provide a strong showcase, as basis for the exploitation activities to create new market opportunities, reduce market barriers and build confidence into the technology.

Kinetics Technology & NextChem
KT and Nextchem will coordinate and supervise the project as well as provide engineering
for the integration of the same. KT as coordinator of the project will manage the
consortium dynamics and the relation with the European Commission.
Tekfen Engineering
Tekfen Engineering Company is mainly responsible for the optimization, detailed engineering, manufacturing, installation and commissioning of the solar field and heliostats.
DLR
DLR designs the centrifugal particle receiver, the electric heater and the back-up heater system together with HelioHeat. It is responsible for the modelling and the techno- conomic assessment of the receiver and the overall system and implements the heliostat field control system.
The Barilla Group
Barilla is the end user of the energy produced by the CSP pre-commercial power plant and will host it next to its pasta manufacturing plant in Foggia, South Italy.
Sugimat
With support from John Cockerill, Sugimat is in charge for the manufacturing of the
steam generator and the condenser.
HelioHeat GmbH
HelioHeat manufactures and delivers the Centrifugal Particle Receiver, the electric and
the backup particle heater.
John Cockerill
John Cockerill is responsible of the Particle Steam Generator basic and detail engineering. John Cockerill will also support Sugimat for the Steam Generator manufacturing.
Dürmeier GmbH
Dürmeier is responsible for design and delivery of the transport system for particles to
the top of the tower feeding the Centrifugal Particle Receiver.
Quantis
Quantis assesses the environmental and integrated sustainability performance of HiFlex
concept, compared to alternative energy technologies, by means of a life cycle assessment (LCA) and natural and social capital valuation.

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