Barcelona pilot turns wastewater and CO2 into hydrogen-based clean marine fuel

IREC leads a consortium developing zero-emission maritime fuel for the Port of Barcelona

IREC leads a consortium developing zero-emission maritime fuel for the Port of Barcelona IREC has led the SUPORT consortium, which has developed and validated an innovative process to produce sustainable maritime fuels from wastewater and CO₂ generated during its treatment, in collaboration with the Port of Barcelona, Aigües de Barcelona, Cetaqua, and CIMNE. The developed solution demonstrates that this transformation is technically feasible and…

SUPORT Consortium Advances Biological Hydrogen for Maritime Use

IREC-led SUPORT consortium develops innovative process to produce sustainable maritime fuels from wastewater and CO2, enabling progress towards decarbonization of maritime transport.

H2-View News: Barcelona pilot turns wastewater and CO2 into hydrogen-based clean marine fuel

The Suport project, led by the Catalonia Institute for Energy Research (IREC), showcased a pilot-scale demonstration where wastewater and captured CO2 were converted into a synthetic fuel chemically equivalent to marine diesel. The process used co-electrolysis to convert CO2 and wastewater into hydrogen-rich syngas, which was then put through Fischer–Tropsch synthesis to make the liquid

Barcelona pilot turns wastewater and CO2 into hydrogen-based clean marine fuel

Researchers in Barcelona have developed a process to turn wastewater and carbon dioxide into a hydrogen-based clean fuel for existing ship engines.