LNG (Liquifed Natural Gas) is the usual natural gas cooled down to -160 °C. In this state of matter, it has a volume about 630 times smaller than in the gaseous state, thanks to which the “energy density” increases. Furthermore, the liquefaction process of natural gas requires its thorough purification from carbon dioxide, propane-butane, moisture, liquid hydrocarbons and helium, as a result of which it consists almost entirely of pure methane (approx. 95%). It does not contain sulphur compounds, does not have toxic properties and spreads immediately in the atmosphere, which makes the LNG fuel ecological and safe.
In the era of rapidly shrinking oil reserves and more and more contaminated atmosphere, LNG is no longer merely an alternative and is slowly becoming one of the main fuels in the world. Apart from the ecological aspect, what speaks in favour of LNG is also the economic aspect (possibility of purchase on global markets) and the fact that it enables diversification of supply (independence from transmission through pipelines) and thereby ensures energy security.
The project is co-financed from the funds of the European Regional Development Fund within the Intelligent Development Operational Programme for 2014-2020.
Priority axis “Support for conducting R&D works by enterprises”. Measures 1.1 “Projects R&D of enterprises” Sub-measures 1.1.1 “Industrial research and developmental works realised by the enterprises” POIR (Intelligent Development Operational Programme) 2016.
As part of the project, solutions will be developed enabling use of LNG fuel in water drafts and road and rail vehicles thanks to the use of energy-efficient and resource-efficient technological solutions. The main market for implementation of the solutions developed within the project will be the territory of the Republic of Poland and the European Union.
PLN 15.253.226,19
including co-funding from the European Regional Development Fund:
PLN 7.911.554,75
Project – Acton no. 2016-PL-TM-0268-S – is co-financed from the funds of the European Union.
EU managing agency – Executive Agency for Innovation and Network (INEA) Programme: “Connecting Europe”
The goal of the activity is to design, build and examine the LNG pilot docking station. The main task of the station will be long-term maintenance of safe technical parameters of intermodal, cryogenic LNG container tanks. This will allow further distribution of LNG to end customers with use of all possible carriage means (including the railway, inland and maritime carriage, not applied to this end so far). An additional function of the station will be the possibility to tank L-CNG. The pilot station will be located in Gdańsk. As part of the project, the following tasks will be performed (without limitation):
The main market for implementation of the solutions developed within the project will be the territory of the Republic of Poland and the European Union.
EUR 1.890.582,00
including co-funding from the Connecting Europe Facility:
EUR 945.291,00
We inform that during the tender procedure entitled: “Optimisation of systems feeding drives working in water, road or railway carriage, which use natural gas in liquefied form” announced on 14.11.2016, until the day of closing the tender on 16.12.2016, one offer was submitted by the Wrocław University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Mechanics and Energy, Department of Cryogenic, Aerospace and Process Engineering, Wybrzeże Wyspiańskiego 27, 50-370 Wrocław, for the amount of gross
PLN 4 182 000.
10.10.2016
Information about recruitment of the scientific staff for the performance of the planned project co-financed from the funds of the European Union.
We seek two scientific consultants (specialists with PhD, with documented scientific achievements), who would play the role of consultants in the project in the field of:
– selection of materials for machine construction, planned as part of the project implementation
– selection of materials for construction of devices/installations
– consultation of technologies developed during the project implementation
Recruitment planning – contract of mandate for the time of project implementation (2017-2022).
If you are interested, please send your CV to: a.kotlewska@rls.rh.pl