Start of construction of the world's largest research and demonstration plant for the production of electricity-based fuels at the Leuna chemical site
The Federal Minister of Transport and Digital Infrastructure, Dr Volker Wissing, the Minister President of Saxony-Anhalt, Dr Reiner Haseloff, Prof. Dr.-Ing. Anke Kaysser-Pyzalla, Chair of the Executive Board of the German Aerospace Center (DLR), Prof. Dr.-Ing. Karsten Lemmer, DLR Executive Board Member for Innovation, Transfer and Scientific Infrastructures, Prof. Dr Meike Jipp, DLR Executive Board Member for Energy and Transport, and Dr Christof Günther, Managing Director of InfraLeuna GmbH, today celebrated the symbolic start of construction of the new DLR building project at the Leuna chemical site.
The largest research and demonstration plant to date for the production of power-to-liquid (PtL) fuels will make a decisive contribution to achieving future CO2 reduction targets in the mobility sector, particularly in aviation. The German government is funding the investment project with a total of 130 million euros.
Project launch of the Technology Platform PtL (TPP) at the Leuna chemical site by (from left) Prof. Dr Meike Jipp, Head of Energy and Transport at the German Aerospace Center (DLR), Dr Reiner Haseloff, Minister-President of Saxony-Anhalt, Transport Minister Dr Volker Wissing, Prof. Dr Anke Kaysser-Pyzalla, Chairwoman of the DLR Executive Board, Prof. Dr Karsten Lemmer, DLR Board Member for Innovation, Transfer and Scientific Infrastructures and Dr Christof Günther, DLR Executive Director for Innovation, Transfer and Scientific Infrastructures. Ing. Anke Kaysser-Pyzalla, Chairwoman of the DLR Executive Board, Prof. Dr Karsten Lemmer, DLR Executive Board Member for Innovation, Transfer and Scientific Infrastructures and Dr Christof Günther, Managing Director of InfraLeuna GmbH
Electricity-based fuels - so-called power-to-liquid (PtL) fuels - are seen as the key to achieving climate-neutral fuels for shipping, aviation and heavy goods transport. They are produced using carbon dioxide and hydrogen obtained by electrolysis. If renewable energy is used, CO2 emissions remain balanced, as only as much CO2 is released as was previously bound.
The aim of the project is to produce PtL fuels for the market ramp-up in a scalable and economical way and thus make a positive contribution to the climate and environmental goals of the German government.
The technology platform for power-to-liquid fuels (TPP) combines research and industrial production and has a capacity of 2500 tonnes per year. DLR is testing new technologies and processes at the facility together with partners from science and industry. The modular design enables the investigation and comparison of different production routes and technologies. The facility can be used by industry and research organisations from all over Europe.
After a two-year selection process involving over 60 sites, the Leuna chemical site was chosen from 16 finalists as the future location for the technology platform. It is one of the most important locations for fuel production in Germany. Almost 100 years ago, pioneering processes for the production of synthetic fuels were developed here and implemented on an industrial scale for the first time worldwide. The DLR research facility in Leuna is the first time that the overall integration of a production plant for electricity-based fuels of this size has been trialled.
„This is about fuels of the future and, above all, it is about pioneering technologies and necessary expertise that will make a decisive contribution to further developing the chemical site as a sustainable fuel location and further expanding Leuna's position as a leading location for sustainable chemistry in Europe”, emphasises Christof Günther, Managing Director of InfraLeuna.
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Projektstart der Technologie-Plattform PtL (TPP) am Chemiestandort Leuna durch (v.l.) Prof. Dr. Meike Jipp, Bereichsvorständin Energie und Verkehr des Deutschen Zentrums für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR), Dr. Reiner Haseloff, Ministerpräsident von Sachsen-Anhalt, Verkehrsminister Dr. Volker Wissing, Prof. Dr.-Ing. Anke Kaysser-Pyzalla, Vorstandsvorsitzende DLR, Prof. Dr.-Ing. Karsten Lemmer, DLR-Vorstandsmitglied Innovation, Transfer und wissenschaftliche Infrastrukturen sowie Dr. Christof Günther, Geschäftsführer InfraLeuna GmbH
About InfraLeuna: InfraLeuna GmbH and its affiliated companies own and operate the infrastructure facilities at the Leuna site. InfraLeuna operates according to the low-profit principle. The shares are held by several companies based here. Our acquired expertise, experience and a team of qualified and motivated employees have already convinced major international chemical groups to set up operations in Leuna.
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