Fraunhofer Institute for Environmental, Safety and Energy Technology UMSICHT
Fraunhofer Institute for Environmental, Safety and Energy Technology UMSICHT

Facts and figures about the joint project Carbon2Chem®

Project phase III

  Phase III
Duration 01/2025 - 12/2028
Funding amount 50 million euros
Supported by German Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space (BMFTR)
   
Partner Industry: thyssenkrupp Carbon2Chem GmbH, thyssenkrupp Steel Europe AG, Thyssen Vermögensverwaltung GmbH, thyssenkrupp Uhde GmbH, Ernst & Young Consulting GmbH, Siemens AG, Clariant Produkte (Deutschland) GmbH, BASF SE, OBRIST DE GmbH, Lhoist Germany Rheinkalk GmbH (associated partner), REMONDIS Energy & Services GmbH & Co. KG (associated partner)

Research: Max-Planck-Institut für Chemische Energiekonversion, Fraunhofer UMSICHT, FernUniversität Hagen, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Universität Duisburg/Essen, TU Dresden, TU München, RWTH Aachen
   

Carbon2Chem® laboratory Oberhausen

500 m2 of project-owned laboratory space on the Fraunhofer UMSICHT campus for basic research and laboratory-scale experiments

Carbon2Chem® technical center Duisburg

3700 m2 project site next to the Duisburg steelworks for tests with real gas on a pilot plant scale

Project phase I and II

  phase I phase II
     
Duration

03/2016 - 05/2020

 06/2020 - 05/2024
Funding amount 60 million euros 75 million euros
Supported by

Federal Ministry of Education and Research

 Federal Ministry of Education and Research
     
Partner

Industry: thyssenkrupp, Siemens, Clariant, Nouryon, Linde, Evonik, Covestro, BASF, VW

Research: Max Planck Institute for Chemical Energy Conversion, Fraunhofer UMSICHT, Center for Fuel Cell Technology, Fraunhofer ISE, Ruhr University Bochum, RWTH Aachen University, Max Planck Institute for Coal Research, TU Kaiserslautern, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Industry: thyssenkrupp, Thyssen Vermögensverwaltung, Siemens AG, Siemens Gas and Power, Clariant, Nobian, Linde, Evonik, Covestro, Lhoist Germany Rheinkalk (associated partner), Gemeinschaftsmüllverbrennung Oberhausen (associated partner)

Research: Max Planck Institute for Chemical Energy Conversion, Fraunhofer UMSICHT, Fraunhofer ISE, Ruhr University Bochum, RWTH Aachen University, Max Planck Institute for Coal Research
     

Carbon2Chem® laboratory Oberhausen

500 m2 of project-owned laboratory space on the Fraunhofer UMSICHT campus for basic research and laboratory-scale experiments

Carbon2Chem® technical center Duisburg

3700 m2 project site next to the Duisburg steelworks for tests with real gas on a pilot plant scale