What areas of research are being explored in this innovation lab?
The innovation laboratory "Sustainable Hydrogen Combustion Concepts" (WaVe) focuses on researching the use of regeneratively produced "green" hydrogen that is completely free of CO2 and therefore carbon neutral. The combustion of hydrogen is almost completely free of pollutants and therefore just as environmentally friendly as the use of hydrogen in fuel cells, but is significantly more cost-effective and robust depending on the area of application.
For this purpose, this lab conducts three research projects that are particularly well suited to Lower Saxony:
A. Hydrogen-based provision of flexible primary operating reserve in thermal power plants. In this project, an H2-O2 burner system will be developed that can be used to quickly generate large amounts of additional power in the MW range, e.g., in the steam path of a combined cycle power plant for flexible power regulation.
B. Substitution of natural gas with hydrogen at the Huntorf power plant in connection with compressed air storage in a salt cavern. This project focuses on the intermediate energy storage of hydrogen in a cavern and greenhouse gas-free electricity recovery to compensate for periods of low electricity generation from solar power plants and wind turbines.
C. Low-pollution and efficient hydrogen engines. This project strives to make clean hydrogen use without shock-sensitive and expensive fuel cells possible for larger commercial vehicles.
All projects are examples of the future utilization of hydrogen combustion under special conditions, combining challenging basic research in combustion technology with interesting application possibilities for a defossilized hydrogen future.
As part of the three-year innovation laboratory, basic processes will be researched and the potential for subsequent implementation in industrial technologies will be assessed in collaboration with industrial partners.
Questions, suggestions, interested in collaboration?
Prof. Dr. Friedrich Dinkelacker
Primary Point of Contact for the Innovation Laboratory "Sustainable Hydrogen Combustion Concepts (WaVe)"
Which scientists are collaborating in this innovation lab?
Project A: Hydrogen-based provision of flexible primary operating reserve in thermal power plants
Project A1:
Modeling the power plant process with H2-O2 combustion
Prof. Dr.-Ing.
Roland Scharf
Niklas Siwczak
Project A2:
Developing an H2-O2- H2O burner system
Prof. Dr.
Friedrich Dinkelacker
Markus Höltermann
Lars Eichhorn
Project A3:
Flow design and pressure scaling of an H2-O2-H2O burner system
Prof. Dr.-Ing.
Karsten Oehlert
Dennis Sanders
Jade University of Applied Sciences Wilhelmshaven
Institute for Sustainable Energy Supply (InEV)
Project B: Substitution of natural gas with hydrogen at the Huntorf power plant
Project B1:
Development of a hydrogen MILD burner technology for gas turbine burners
Prof. Dr.-Ing.
Roman Weber
PD Dr.-Ing. habil.
Marco Mancini
Dr.-Ing.
Yunus Poyraz
Agnes Eberhard
Vishnuvardhan Tanga
Clausthal University of Technology
Institute of Energy Process Engineering and Fuel Technology (IEVB)
Project B2:
Reaction kinetics for diluted high-pressure hydrogen combustion
Prof. Dr.
Ravi Fernandes
Dr.
Bo Shu
Project C: Low-pollution and efficient hydrogen engines
Project C1:
Ignition of lean-burn hydrogen mixtures at different pressures
Dr.-Ing.
Detlev Markus
PD Dr.-Ing. habil.
Holger Grosshans
Dr.-Ing.
Stefan Essmann
Dr. rer. nat.
Jens Brunzendorf
Jacqueline Horstmann
Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt Braunschweig
Working Group Explosion Protection in Energy Technology
Project C2:
Measuring the ignition and flame propagation of lean-burn supercharged hydrogen combustion on a transparent single-cylinder engine
Prof. Dr.
Friedrich Dinkelacker
Dr.-Ing.
Hauke Hansen
Toni Dageförde
Project C3:
Development of highly diluted hydrogen combustion processes on the variable single-cylinder engine
Prof. Dr.-Ing.
Peter Eilts
Dr.-Ing.
Alexander Pauls
Lukas Sagan
Nico Höweling
Technische Universität Braunschweig
Institute of Internal Combustion Engines and Fuel Cells (IVB)
Project C4:
Development of a two-stage turbocharging concept to increase the performance of lean-burn hydrogen engines
Prof. Dr.-Ing.
Jörg Seume
Philipp Nachtigal
Christoph Küstner
Associated partners:
EEW Energy from Waste GmbH Helmstedt
Enercity AG Hannover
Fr. Fassmer GmbH & Co. KG Berne
IAV GmbH Gifhorn
Papier- u. Kartonfabrik Varel GmbH & Co. KG
Uniper Kraftwerke GmbH Wilhelmshaven
SAACKE GmbH
Funded in Niedersächsischen Vorab through: