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The challenges of the energy transition
The energy sector is at the heart of the transition to a climate-neutral future. The generation, conversion and storage of energy need to be rethought – moving away from fossil fuels towards electricity-based and low-emission processes. This brings with it stringent requirements for thermal power density, process stability and energy efficiency, which conventional methods often struggle to meet.
Key challenges include producing hydrogen without direct CO₂ emissions, electrifying high-temperature processes that have so far relied on burning fossil fuels, and making effective use of waste and residual materials as usable energy sources and feedstocks for producing hydrocarbons such as kerosene. At the same time, there is a growing need not only to avoid CO₂ emissions but also to actively recover CO₂ from processes or directly from the ambient air.
Solutions for the energy industry
PlasmaAir AG develops and supplies plasma technology for the energy transition – from process design, planning and delivery through to installation and commissioning, all from a single source.
At the heart of its technology are thermal, arc-heated plasma torches, which precisely control the coupling of electrical energy into a working gas. The plasma core reaches temperatures of up to 15,000 °C, while the average gas temperature ranges from 1,500 °C to 5,000 °C. PlasmaAir supplies turnkey systems, including power supplies with outputs of up to 150 kW, and supports a wide range of working gases (Ar, N₂, air, steam, CO₂, H₂, CH₄, NH₃). This makes it possible to electrify high-temperature processes that have traditionally relied on fossil-fuel burners.
Building on this technology, PlasmaAir delivers practical processes for the energy sector – including methane pyrolysis to produce turquoise hydrogen, the conversion of waste into synthesis gas and the disposal of CFCs. The systems are developed and validated in collaboration with research and industry partners, then scaled to suit each specific application.
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