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Engineering of a Demonstration Plant for Synthetic Gas

Customer:

Spark e-Fuels

Location:

Berlin, Germany

Germany
Markets:
Energy
Scope:

Spark e-Fuels, a startup from Berlin, requires an experienced project partner to design a demonstration plant.

The goal of Spark e-Fuels GmbH is to construct a demonstration plant with an integrated Power-to-Liquids process chain for the production of synthetic hydrocarbons (e-crude oil) from renewable feedstocks.

The main purpose of this demonstration plant is to verify the technology's performance (particularly the load flexibility of the coupled water-gas shift reaction – Fischer-Tropsch process). The scale-up risk will be reduced and data for subsequent industrial implementation will be provided.

Services:
SustainabilityEfficiencyEngineeringConsultancyProject
  • Engineering and planning of a demonstration plant as an intermediate step from laboratory to industrial scale
  • Process simulation data and results from pre-FEED studies were provided by Spark e-Fuels
  • Process simulation data and results from pre-FEED studies provided by Spark e-Fuels
  • Conceptualization (at study level), modeling, and cost framework coordination in close collaboration with Spark
  • Engineering of main equipment (reactors, pumps, vessels, heat exchangers, piping)
  • For the reverse water-gas shift reaction, 2 larger or 4 smaller reactors are operated alternately (reaction/regeneration)
  • Ensuring process engineering functionality and feasibility

Added Value:

  • Bilfinger has the right experts to support the goal of decoupling the aviation industry from fossil fuels
  • Basic design of main equipment, project schedule, and overall cost estimate delivered "on time"
  • All funding applications requiring cost estimates could be submitted on schedule
  • Defined timeframe for constructing the demonstration plant, with reference to "external factors" such as building permits
  • Avoidance of typical errors associated with scaling from a demonstration plant to an industrial-scale plant
  • Identification of additional cost factors
  • Consulting and planning expertise tailored for startups