In June 2020, the company received approval for an application to the Eurostars program for a new project called PACS, Phoenix Advanced Combustion System.
The objective for the project is to develop and validate the world’s first prototype of the Phoenix Advanced Combustion System (PACS) with ultra-low emissions and ultra-high fuel flexibility. The PACS shall be validated first at atmospheric pressures, and then at pressure, for use with climate-neutral fuels like gasified biomass or natural gas and hydrogen mixtures. Further the project will prepare for market entry and integration in the full-scale Top Cycle gas turbine.
PACS is at the heart of a new platform for decarbonized electricity and heat production called the Top Cycle gas turbine. This platform provides local, plannable and low-emissions energy at levelized cost of electricity up to 40% lower than conventional fossil-based plants. For operators, a significantly more profitable asset is achieved, and for society, a more cost-effective path to climate-neutrality is possible.
The project will be executed in partnership with TU Berlin, KTH and BIT, a German technology development SME working closely with TU Berlin. The total project budget is 1.7 M€ and total grants from Eurostars is 1M€. Phoenix’ part has a budget of ~730 K€ with 50 % funding from the program.
This is the first EU backed project that the company has received approval for and marks a milestone in our development road as we now have dedicated resources for combustion development during 2020-2022.
Learn more about Eurostars on https://www.eurostars-eureka.eu/
