Summary
- Closed for EoI
- Profile Type
- Research & Development Request
- POD Reference
- RDRDE20241206017
- Term of Validity
- 9 December 2024 - 9 December 2025
- Company's Country
- Germany
- Type of partnership
- Research and development cooperation agreement
- Targeted Countries
- All countries
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General information
- Short Summary
- A German research institute, leading an international consortium, seeks industrial partners for a project proposal focussing on the sustainable electrocatalytic production of ammonia. Sought are companies from industries utilizing ammonia as fuel or in fuel cell applications for testing and validating project outcomes in practical applications. The project is to be submitted to: Sustainable, secure and competitive energy supply (HORIZON-CL5-2024-D3-02)
- Full Description
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Ammonia is gaining increasing attention due to its potential role in clean energy systems, driven by its unique properties. Ammonia (NH₃) contains a high hydrogen content (17.6% by weight), making it an efficient hydrogen carrier essential for many fuel cell technologies. Unlike elemental hydrogen, ammonia offers significant advantages in storage and transportation, as it can be stored as a liquid under relatively mild conditions, resulting in easier handling and lower costs. Another advantage is the carbon-free combustion.
Despite these benefits, challenges persist in achieving sustainable production processes of ammonia with industrial potential. The direct electrocatalytic generation of ammonia from nitrogen (N₂) is highly challenging, yielding mostly unacceptably low efficiencies in the current state of the art. Even alternative approaches, such as producing hydrogen via electrolysis and subsequently synthesizing ammonia through the Haber-Bosch process, have limitations in terms of overall sustainability and efficiency.
A German research institute specializing in material and component development for electrolysis processes is defining a project to address these challenges. The project aims to demonstrate the electrocatalytic production of ammonia by leveraging an innovative approach: the intermediate production of nitrogen oxide species (NOₓ). This strategy is expected to significantly enhance reaction efficiency and achieve technological maturity for large scale ammonia synthesis.
The project focuses on the following objectives:
• Sustainable synthesis of ammonia from N₂ through an innovative reaction cascade.
• Comprehensive process design, demonstration, and techno-economic evaluation to ensure viability.
• Significant advancements in all key reaction steps and system technologies to overcome current limitations.
By tackling these critical aspects, the project aims to establish a breakthrough in the sustainable and efficient production of ammonia for clean energy systems
In accordance with the above aim and project steps, the German research institute, as coordinator, is requesting industrial partners with the goal to submit a project proposal under the following call: HORIZON-CL5-2024-D3-02-02
The call deadline is 04 February 2025, therefore the EOI deadline is set for 17 January 2025.
The consortium currently consists of 6 partners from 4 countries.
Sought are industrial partners who, as potential end users of the technology to be developed, are willing to participate in the testing and validation of the project results. Only non-German EOIs will be considered. - Sustainable Development Goals
- Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy
- IPR description
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• Demonstrated experience in the industrial use of ammonia (or an interest in it), experience in ammonia-based fuel systems or related end-user applications, such as fuel-cells.
• Experience with integrating innovative solutions into existing industrial processes is a plus
Partner Sought
- Expected Role of a Partner
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Sought are industrial partners with the abovementioned expertise. Companies from all sectors that utilize or want to use ammonia as fuel or for fuel cells are suitable partners (e.g. from the chemical industry or the shipping industry / maritime transport). Role in the project would be to provide feedback on technical developments from an end-user perspective. The partner sought should be willing to collaborate on testing and validating project outcomes in practical applications.
Ideally, the partner is also experienced in EU projects and has the capacity to meet the requirements of EU-funded projects (e.g., administrative compliance, ability to co-invest time and resources). Familiarity with collaborative R&D environments is preferred.
Only non-German EOIs will be considered. - Type and Size of Partner
- SME 50 - 249
- SME 11-49
- SME <=10
- Big company
- Type of partnership
- Research and development cooperation agreement
Call details
- Framework program
- Horizon Europe
- Call title and identifier
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Sustainable, secure and competitive energy supply (HORIZON-CL5-2024-D3-02)
- Coordinator required
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Yes
- Deadline for EoI
- Deadline of the call
- Web link to the call
- https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/opportuni…
- Horizon Europe
Dissemination
- Technology keywords
- 04001005 - Transport and storage of gas and liquid fuels
- 04002001 - Fuel cells
- 04005003 - Liquid biofuels
- 10003007 - Waste to Energy /Resource
- 04008002 - Fuels and engine technologies
- Market keywords
- 09001005 - Motor vehicles, transportation equipment and parts
- 06011 - Energy for Transport
- 06007001 - Other energy production
- 06010003 - Energy for Industry
- 08001017 - Industrial chemicals
- Sector Groups Involved
- Energy-Intensive Industries
- Mobility - Transport - Automotive
- Renewable Energy
- Maritime Industries and Services
- Targeted countries
- All countries