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Synhelion
Switzerland
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Synhelion is on a mission to unlock a clean future of transportation by turning CO2 and sunlight into fuel. The synthetic fuels produced by Synhelion - such as solar gasoline, diesel, or jet fuel - are compatible with conventional combustion engines and turbines. Synhelion’s solar fuels reduce net CO2 emissions by up to 100% and offer a truly sustainable and affordable alternative to fossil fuels.
Visit our website and read the answers to frequently asked questions: synhelion.com/solar-fuels
Visit our website and read the answers to frequently asked questions: synhelion.com/solar-fuels
Synhelion – Inauguration of plant DAWN
On June 20, 2024, Synhelion inaugurated DAWN, the world’s first industrial-scale plant to produce synthetic fuels using solar heat in Jülich, Germany. By inaugurating DAWN, Synhelion proves that the technology to produce solar fuels is ready for large scaling. Following DAWN’s inauguration, the commissioning of the plant continues, and solar fuel production will start soon. Fuels from DAWN will be used in showcases throughout the transportation sector to demonstrate the importance of sustainable fuels in the energy transition.
Attended by Synhelion’s partners, customers, the media, and renowned guests from industry, politics, and science, the inauguration was a resounding success! In addition to several insightful keynotes, a presentation of DAWN, and a panel discussion on the future of sustainable mobility, Synhelion offered the unique opportunity to tour plant DAWN to get a first-hand impression and learn more about the technology.
Attended by Synhelion’s partners, customers, the media, and renowned guests from industry, politics, and science, the inauguration was a resounding success! In addition to several insightful keynotes, a presentation of DAWN, and a panel discussion on the future of sustainable mobility, Synhelion offered the unique opportunity to tour plant DAWN to get a first-hand impression and learn more about the technology.
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Synhelion - How to bring solar aviation fuel to market
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Scaling a sustainable fuel technology is no easy task. But together with our visionary partners and pioneering investors, that’s exactly what we’re doing! This insightful video of Bloomberg showcases the innovative technology of Synhelion and the invaluable partnership between Synhelion, Lufthansa Group, and Swiss International Air Lines. Synhelion believes in a world connected by clean and sus...
Synhelion's unique solar fuel technology
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Synhelion uses the power of the sun to decarbonize transportation. We produce solar jet fuel, diesel, and gasoline, which can directly replace fossil fuels. ☀️⛽️ Our technology converts concentrated solar radiation into process heat beyond 1’500°C, making it possible to drive fuel production with solar heat for the first time. Our sustainable solar fuels are carbon-neutral as they only emit as ...
Synhelion - Turning sunlight into fuel
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Synhelion produces solar fuels to decarbonize aviation and long-distance transportation. We produce solar jet fuel, gasoline, and diesel, which can directly replace fossil fuels. Our technology converts concentrated solar radiation into process heat beyond 1’500°C, making it possible to drive fuel production with solar heat for the first time. Our sustainable solar fuels are carbon-neutral as t...
Aerosuisse Award 2022: Synhelion
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Synhelion is the 2022 laureate of the Aerosuisse Award. With this award, Aerosuisse recognizes each year outstanding contributions to the Swiss aerospace industry. The solar fuel technology developed by Synhelion offers a solution to enable net-zero aviation.
Synhelion - Fuel from air and sunlight
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Synhelion produces solar fuels to decarbonize transportation. Our solar fuels replace fossil fuels as they are fully compatible with existing global infrastructure and competitive. We have a unique technology that uses concentrated solar heat to turn CO2 into fuel. As we close the carbon cycle, we drive a world connected by clean, sustainable transportation.
Synhelion - The road to market
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In 2019, we produced the world’s first fuel from air and sunlight. We have since taken large strides toward commercialization. Read about our journey: synhelion.com/news/the-road-to-market-for-solar-fuels
Synhelion - Virtual tour solar tower IMDEA Energy
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Follow us on a virtual tour of the IMDEA Energy solar tower near Madrid. Learn how we turn sunlight into high-temperature process heat beyond 1’500°C to produce climate-friendly, synthetic fuels.
The video fails to mention that the feed is taken from carbon wastes/slag from the paper industry that would otherwise be BURNED and would have contributed to CO2 pollution. When judging clean energy, people constantly only look at the fuel efficiency at the end and completely ignore the preventative steps that reduce emissions. This proves once again that haters aren't interested in combating climate change but solely in criticizing the imperfection of renewable energy. It's like throwing away free food because it lacks a pinch of salt.
I am no chemist. But from CO2 and H2O, you get carbon, oxigen or hydrogen... nothing new here.
The way of the future !!!
Interested in how to get and concentrated CO2 from air?how about cost and economic of per ton solar fuel?
how and where to get CO2 resources?
I read in one of their papers (by ETH Zurich & Synhelion persons) that they hope to get efficiency (solar to fuel) to 13% to 19% range based on the type of fuel. I'll wager that won't be competitive when you consider the capital and on-going costs.
Some back of the envelope calculations. Solar energy over a day is ~200GJ/hectare [1 hectare = 2.47 acre]. That is equivalent energy to ~32.5bbl of crude oil or 5800l of kerosene [1532 gallon]. The largest operating concentrated solar plant (Noor 3 , Morrocco) is ~550hectare [2.2 sq.mile], so the impinging energy is equivalent to ~18,000bbl of oil per day. Let's assume 10% efficient. Then you'd need to use ~3100 km^2 at 10% efficiency to supply 1 million barrels of oil per day! At Noor-like cost ($800mill USD/550hectare) the 1million-barrel-per-day plant would cost ~$500Bill (half a trillion USD). Assuming 5% capital cost, and 20% annual operation and maintenance cost you'd be paying ~$340/barrel. You'd really want to get the efficiency to ~33% to compete with crude oil, tho' of course there is the carbon advantage. Seems very unlikely, but ... cool idea.
It's wonderful to see many years' hard work come together! Congratulations to the entire team.
Guten Abend! Добрый вечер! Удачного решения поставленных задач. Отличные перспективы для человечества.
From where the CH4 comes from? Ahaaa, from fossil fuels...
How long last the thermal storage?
Unfortunately, not a word about energy efficiency. How high is the energy efficiency with this developed system? Is the efficiency significantly higher than with conventional e-fuels?
Probably for a reason.
I'm generally not convinced when it comes to e-fuels. That energy source is supposed to be CO2 neutral. Wind, Sun, some biomass and a little hydro... The required surface / space to collect enough sun / wind... is mind blowing. And probably NOT environmentally friendly! (That is if you don't wanna count nuclear.) (even more so since electricity, thermal energy... for private /industry is needed too) At the end one converts mostly solar / windenergy into fuel - what is lost due to efficiencies. Which is alot! You make the Gas - You make the Oil - you refine the oil. Let's assume each one of those steps with generous 70% efficiency. 0,7x0,7x0,7= and you have 34.3% total efficiency! For e-fuel worth 40.000kj one needs to invest 120.000kj. You wanna do this? You gotta do it globally and parallel! A country / a couple of countries spearheading this won't survive economically! Question of required space/area remains...
I do understand that the production of syngas is a endothermic reaction but the Fischer-Tropsch process is highly exothermic. Therefore, highly integrated plants converting (bio-)methane into synthetic crude do not depend on a external heat source. This is why I struggle to understand the added value of the integration of solar process heat into a potential future BTL/PTL plant.
The solar is to produce the F-T precursors, which is far more energy intensive than your 'highly exothermic 'F-T. Solar cracking: 284J + 1.CO2 => 1.CO + (1/2).O2 572J + 2.H2O => 2.H2 + 1.O2 F-T: -165J + (n)-alkane+ 1.CO + 2.H2 => (n+1) alkane + H2O The lengthened alkane has an added ~620J of stored energy per mol CO. So the energetics are: 856J of solar in, 165J released from F-T exothermy, ~620J stored in the fuel. I expect the missing ~71J (856-165-620) is perhaps the heat of formation of the 0.5 mol of O2 from the CO2 => CO - not certain.
je veux investir dans synhelion
Great idea, hope it isn't just hype. The temptation and financial incentives to sell fraudulent 'solar' hydrocarbons that are actually fossil derived (see VW emissions scam, the olive oil industry, or HFC-23 credits) loom large. Building a relatively small amount of solar thermal capital rather than replace a world's worth of hydrocarbon burning equipment is a plausible though still enormous approach. Hope there is a licensing process that allows people to build them all over the world.
Hopefully this will break through and you will not be hindered or obstructed by the oil barons!
Beautiful
What are the emissions?
What is your total production now how many liters per day? What is the total cost per liter? Including the infrastructure cost and what is the cost not including the infrastructure like if it was all paid for
Read description. There's a link to their website.
Well done!!!!
How much can be made from one large solar dish on a bright sunny day?
Brilliant! How much does this fuel cost per litre?
your process is well explained /s
Now they just need to figure out how ro get cheap co2...
The idea of keeping the internal combustion engine alive any longer than is absolutely required is only in the interest of the oil companies. There is enough of the present fuel to last for sufficient time for the development of alternative energy sources. Stop trying to hang on to a power source that is at least 70 years out of date. Other companies are producing food from sunlight and air!!! A more valid use intellect don't you think?
Large vehicles, like ships, planes, and trucks, can’t be practically powered by batteries like a car can. So we still need fuel. Clean fuel is better than dirty fuel. Moreover, building a new car, even an electric one, isn’t exactly a carbon-neutral proposition. Manufacturing a car generates as much CO2 (from steel etc) as driving it for around three years, and not everyone can afford new cars. So we’re looking at internal combustion cars on the road for another 15-20 years at least, and fuel-powered planes, trucks, and ships for the foreseeable future.
Oh, and another advantage of synthetic fuel… the energy density and long-term storage capacity makes it a practical supplemental solution in northern areas that get only limited sunlight in the winter. It also makes it practical to capture solar/wind energy in remote areas and deliver it to densely populated areas. It really solves a lot of problems for cleaning up our grid.
I’m not an oil company and I’m interested in internal combustion engines and technology.
Quel serait le rendement énergétique d'une installation industrielle de ce type ? Merci.
Water in limited on earth ! Where will you take the huge amount of water needed to create 875 millions of Liters each year ? Catch in the atmosphere ? Carbon capture and fuel transformation on last stage is Huge energy-demanding ! Will it comes from solar panel ?
Burning fuel returns water in atmosphere
The problem with this is we need to bring down C02 from current levels not just recycle it back into the atmosphere. Why not fix carbon into building materials that will trap it long term like mollusks and trees do. More forest restoration please.
It’s not an either/or proposition. I agree we need carbon capture, but carbon-neutral fuel would at least help us stop burning more fossil fuel and further carbonizing the atmosphere.
@@davestagner Science has known about climate change since I was born in 1958. I just am sceptical about anything that continues our perilous trajectory.
Burj Al Khalifa, Sydney Opera House and Cristo Redentor covered in ivy. Looks cool!
Wow really promising technology from proof of concept to practical now industrialized please 👍
How much fuel is produced per year for each m2 of the fuel plant?
Middle east will go bankrupt within 2 decades
amazing project
wow
amazing !!