Phase 1: Renewable energy
We power the system with 100% clean solar energy. Power electronics will transfer the electricity in to the process.
The SOLETAIR renewable concept offers a beneficial option for the renewal of the Finnish and global industry. The process is multipurpose and modifiable for the demands of variable industrial sites. The wide range of possible end products enables obtaining the best value from the renewable electricity and CO2 emissions. The SOLETAIR aims for making the sustainable future not only possible but also feasible!
All resources we need for the sustainable fuels and plastics are in the air, all around us. We only need two key components: carbon and hydrogen. Carbon we can capture directly from the air as CO2 and hydrogen we can produce by renewable electricity from the sun or wind. With the help of catalytic synthesis, we can combine them into hydrocarbons suitable for fuel and plastic production.
In the SOLETAIR project, we integrate these sustainable technologies to demonstrate that renewable products from the sun and air are available, already today.
We power the system with 100% clean solar energy. Power electronics will transfer the electricity in to the process.
First we produce hydrogen using the electrolycer module. The electrolyzer splits water molecules to H2 and O2. Hydrogen is then supplied to the next module.
We collect carbon dioxide from the air using the direct air capture module. Carbon dioxide is separated from the air by the adsorption process.
We transfer CO2 and H2 to mobile synthesis unit. Intensified synthesis reactor combines CO2 and H2 to CXHY. Multifunctional hydrocarbons are used for fuel, gas and plastic production.
With refining processes we can utilize all the hydrocarbons from the synthesis for sustainable products.
The ultimate product of the SOLETAIR process can be anything from simple synthetic natural gas to complicated petrochemical compounds like polyurethane.
The SOLETAIR renewable concept offers a beneficial option for the renewal of the Finnish and global industry. The process is multipurpose and modifiable for the demands of variable industrial sites. The wide range of possible end products enables obtaining the best value from the renewable electricity and CO2 emissions. The SOLETAIR aims for making the sustainable future not only possible but also feasible!