Research and development on the development of innovative waste sludge and municipal waste gasification technology integrated into a heat engine-based cogeneration system
The subject of the project is the development of innovative technology for gasification of sewage sludge and municipal waste integrated with a heat engine-based cogeneration system. This technology will allow the conversion of the chemical energy of fuel from waste to electricity and heat in the range of low and medium power. The result of the research project will be a technology that will be product innovation and process innovation. The process innovation will consist of the use of an external combustion chamber with an exchanger, in which the exhaust energy will be converted to steam energy. The solution is a process innovation allowing you to use the chemical energy of syngas to power the cogeneration device without having to install complex syngas purification systems. The project will also create a new product, which will be characterised by an innovative approach linked to combining the gasification process with a heat engine-based cogeneration system. The combination of the gasification system with a heat engine-based cogeneration system by means of an external combustion chamber constitutes product innovations that have not been used so far in terms of low and medium power. The project will be completed within 18 months and will cover 3 research tasks. The project will create 2 new jobs. A project team consisting of 11 people, including 2 newly employed, will be established for its implementation. The company will involve subcontractor – University of Warmia and Mazury. The project implements and contributes directly to the specific objectives pursued in Priority Axis I: 1) Increased marketability of R & D activities; 2) Increasing innovation of companies in the areas of smart specialisation through R & D activities – research concerns 2 RIS areas – “Water economy” and “High-quality food”; 3) Increase the application of innovation in small and medium-sized enterprises.