M2N - Moving2Neutrality - GrAPHy

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About

The Moving2Neutrality Agenda, supported by the Recovery and Resilience Plan (PRR),  is a highly innovative integrated industrial project focused on the production of green hydrogen and biofuels to support the decarbonization of the transport sector, particularly in segments that are hard to electrify. The consortium, led by Petrogal, includes national reference entities with unrivalled knowledge and experience throughout the value chain as well as leading institutions in R&D activities at all stages of the production processes.

M2N Agenda envisaged six structuring projects. Four of these projects were the core of a new Sines Green Hub at Galp's production facility, namely: 

1) a Green Hydrogen production unit, 

2) a Synthetic Ethanol unit, 

3) an Alcohol-to-Jet unit, and 

4) a HDO unit. 

The Agenda also included the production of Cellulosic Ethanol and the deployment of a pilot network of Galp hydrogen refuelling stations.

 

The GrAPHy project (WP1.5.1) aims to develop models for a green NH3 production process adapted to the intermittent production of green hydrogen from renewable energy sources, through the study of its feasibility supported by dynamic models, its optimization and control. The validation of this process engineering system will be carried out in a small-scale unit to produce green NH3 using intermittent renewable hydrogen ("power-to-ammonia"). More, it is expected the development of a digital twin for real-time process optimization and control.

 

Keywords:
Energy, Processes and Systems Modelling
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CERENA Role:
Partner

Coordinator/Local PI

CERENA Team

Proponent Institution

PETROGAL, S.A.

Partners

IST - ID - Associação do Instituto Superior Técnico para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento, Portugal
IST - Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
INEGI - Instituto de Ciência e Inovação em Engenharia Mecânica e Engenharia Industrial, Portugal
BioRef - Collaborative Laboratory for Biorefineries, Portugal
UA- University of Aveiro, Portugal
LNEG - Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia, Portugal
INL - International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory, Portugal
Hard Level - Recolha e Gestão de Óleos Alimentares Usados, Portugal

Funding Programme

PRR Mobilizadores - Agenda Moving2Neutrality (M2N)

Total Funding
7 222 778,79 €
CERENA Funding
1 166 357,42 €