InfigoLabs provides zero-emission, high-temperature heat generation for heavy industries using a novel hydrogen-oxygen combustion technology. This solution enables decarbonization of hard-to-abate sectors by converting electricity into thermal energy exceeding 1200°C, offering a sustainable alternative to fossil fuels.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
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Problem
Heavy industries such as petrochemicals, cement, steel, and chemicals require substantial high-temperature thermal energy, which is predominantly generated through the combustion of fossil fuels. This reliance contributes significantly to greenhouse gas emissions, posing a challenge to meeting global climate objectives. Electrifying the generation of this high-grade heat has historically been technically and economically prohibitive, classifying these sectors as "hard-to-abate."
Solution
InfigoLabs offers a novel combustion technology that electrifies the production of high-temperature heat by precisely controlling the reaction between hydrogen and oxygen. This process, branded as the Hydrox Cycle® and Hydrox Combustion Technology®, converts grid electricity or other hydrogen sources into high-grade thermal energy, effectively abating CO2 emissions. The technology utilizes a ceramic-lined reactor to manage the hydrogen-oxygen reaction, producing steam at temperatures exceeding 1200 degrees Celsius. This provides a sustainable alternative to traditional fossil fuel-based heating methods, enabling decarbonization across challenging industrial sectors. The UniPhi Control System® ensures complete combustion and optimizes steam output for industrial processes.
Target Audience
Primary customers are operators within hard-to-abate industrial sectors, including petrochemicals, cement, steel, chemicals, and fertilizer production, seeking to decarbonize their high-temperature heat generation processes.
Features
- Hydrox Combustion Technology®: Enables safe, controlled, and systematic combustion of hydrogen with oxygen to produce high-temperature steam (+1200°C).
- Ceramic-lined reactor: Allows for high-temperature operation without metallurgical constraints, with temperatures adjustable based on industrial process requirements.
- UniPhi Control System®: Ensures complete combustion of hydrogen with minimal residual hydrogen or oxygen in the produced steam.
- Energy source agnostic: Compatible with hydrogen of any "color" and electricity from any source, facilitating a gradual energy transition.
- Affordable energy storage: The Hydrox Cycle® incorporates gaseous storage for thermal energy, offering a cost-effective solution compared to direct electrification.
- Retrofittable, scalable, and modular design: Can be integrated into existing plants and scaled by configuring multiple trains in parallel.
- Uniform heat supply: Delivers sustained thermal energy with consistent temperature and heat content.
- Zero emissions: Produces high-grade thermal energy with no atmospheric emissions.