Multi-fuelled Solar Steam Reforming for Pure Hydrogen Production Using Solar Salts as Heat Transfer Fluid

Multi-fuelled Solar Steam Reforming for Pure Hydrogen Production Using Solar Salts as Heat Transfer Fluid

Type	Journal Article
Author	A. Giaconia
Author	G. Monteleone
URL	Free Full Text Source:  http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1876610215004506
Series	International Conference on Concentrating Solar Power and Chemical Energy Systems, SolarPACES 2014
Volume	69
Pages	1750-1758
Publication	Energy Procedia
Date	May 2015
Abstract	This paper presents a project named CoMETHy (Compact Multifuel-Energy to Hydrogen converter) co-funded by the European Commission under the Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking (FCH JU). The project is developing an innovative steam reformer for pure hydrogen production to be powered by Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) plants using molten salts as heat transfer fluid. Due to the limitations in the molten salts maximum operating temperature of 550 °C, the reformer should operate at lower temperatures than conventional steam reforming processes. This implies the development of an innovative system, involving different R&D topics presented in this paper.