Clean Energy Capability Portfolio | Energy Markets |
Renewables in High- Temperature Industrial
Processes
Among various energy applications , high-temperature industrial processes are some of the most difficult to decarbonise . However , renewable fuels and / or concentrated solar-thermal energy , have the potential to address this challenge if existing processes can be adapted . |
Competitive Advantage • Deep modelling and experimental capability in hightemperature , multiphase , chemically reacting flow
• Expertise in techno-economic modelling
Impact • Enables the integration of renewables into hightemperature industrial processes from early stage concept development , through to design and scaleup , and techno-economic assessment
Successful Applications • Research focused on the integration of solarthermal energy into the alumina production process
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More Information Professor Evatt Hawkes School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering T : + 61 2 9385 4602 E : evatt . hawkes @ unsw . edu . au
Professor Robert Taylor School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering T : + 61 2 9385 5400 E : robert . taylor @ unsw . edu . au
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Capabilities and Facilities |
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• Experimental solar furnace ~ 700 suns |
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• Comprehensive , in-house modelling capability for turbulent , multiphase , chemically reacting flow |
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Our Collaborators |
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• Alcoa |
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• Australian Renewable Energy Agency ( ARENA ) |
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