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Repsol Sinopec Tech Challenge: CO2 Adsorption Materials

Get the opportunity to test your DAC adsorption materials at field scale

Repsol Sinopec Brasil, a leading player in Brazil's energy sector, has partnered with SOSA and Energy Hub to discover next-generation CO2 adsorption materials to test in a world-class DAC lab at PUCRS University in Brazil. 

Get a chance to be one of three winning companies selected for a POC with Repsol Sinopec Brasil. The best performance material may have the opportunity to test on a field scale!

Join us in this collaboration to optimize carbon capture and shape a sustainable future.

The demo day will be held in Singapore
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About the Challenge

4

years running

20

PARticipating
startups

₪3,4M

in grants
distributed

Repsol Sinopec is pioneering the implementation of Direct Air Capture (DAC) technology in Latin America.

Through its “DAC.SI” project, the company has already started testing the first DAC reactor to capture 15 tons of CO2 per year and, by the end of 2024, a new experimental plant with a capture capacity of up to 300 tons of CO2 per year will be commissioned.

DAC is a powerful tool in combating climate change, but current carbon adsorption materials face high energy demands, low efficiency, and high costs.

We invite startups, Universities and R&D institutes to propose innovative adsorbents that are efficient, scalable, and cost-effective.Top 3 applicants will  have the opportunity to test their materials from bench to prototype scale in a specialized DAC world class laboratory at PUCRS University, partner in the Repsol Sinopec project. The best-performing materials may move to field-scale testing (~15 tons/year).

Successful pilots can potentially lead to the exploration of collaboration opportunities.Leverage Repsol Sinopec Brasil’s resources and expertise to advance DAC technology and create a cleaner future

"We're thrilled to partner with SOSA to discover innovative solutions within the Bioeconomy. We're searching for startups developing groundbreaking applications in Forestry, Eucalyptus Biomass, Sustainable Packaging and Carbon Removal. If your venture fits the bill, we encourage you to apply!".

Paula Puzzi, Senior Manager at Suzano Ventures
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Selection criteria:

- Pre-seed to Series A
- Currently raising or interested in exploring the possibility
- Groundbreaking technological innovation within forestry technology, novel applications for eucalyptus biomaterials, sustainable packaging, or carbon removal
- Interest in the Brazilian Market

Selection criteria:

  • Technology:

DAC adsorption materials that undergo temperature-vacuum swing adsorption (TVSA) or vacuum-swing adsorption (VSA). Several classes of adsorbents are potentially promising for direct air capture including but not limited to amine-based sorbents, zeolites, and MOFs.

  • Development Stage:

Developed adsorbents that are already contacted in a form factor such as pellets, fibers, filters, monoliths or gel.

TRL ≥ 4 (Materials that have been tested at least in lab scale for the specific application)

  • Production Capacity:

The three finalists are required to supply material for prototype testing (up to 60g).

* The budget for production of materials or shipping is not included (the interested party must bear this cost).

  • Conditions for participation:

Provide supporting documentation (isotherms, breakthrough testing, heat of adsorption, accelerated aging studies or literature references, etc) to your proposal, indicating that the adsorbent you are developing meets the KPI criteria for the challenge.

  • Technical Criteria:
Working C02 Capacity
> 1 mmol/g
Contactor Pressure Drop
< 300 Pa
Material Lifetime
> 2 Years
Specific Energy Consumption
< 2000 kWh/t of released CO2
Levelized Cost of Direct Air Capture
< 300 €/t

Program Timeline

Applications
close

Sept 30
Candidates
Interviews

Up to Oct 5
Finalists
Selected

Oct 15
Finalists Technical Interviews 


Week of Oct 27
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Winners Announced & Program Launch


Nov

We are seeking solutions in:

01.

Eucalyptus Biomaterials

  • Biocomposites
  • Biofuels/Biorefinery
  • New uses for eucalyptus pulp and fluff pulp
  • Nanomaterial
  • Lignin
02.

Sustainable Packaging

  • Paper and/or Cellulose based packaging
  • Additivation of cellulose to enhance properties for packaging application
  • Barrier Technologies
  • Circularity Solutions
  • Promotion of new business models and distribution
03.

Forestry Technology

  • Genome informatics
  • Genome editing technologies
  • Optimization of agroforestry supplies consumption
  • Digital management of forests
  • Development of autonomous and energy-efficient equipment
04.

Carbon Removal

  • CO2 removal technologies
  • CO2 measurement and calculation
  • Applications and uses of CO2
  • Solutions for CO2 credit compensation
  • Biochar

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