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Project Details
Description
The flagship project ZEUS (Zero Emissions throUgh Sectorcoupling) focuses on the steel and cement industry as representatives of industrial sectors that are difficult to decarbonize. The aim is to develop and demonstrate - across sectors - a climate-neutral process chain, from the production and processing of green hydrogen under fluctuating process conditions, to the capture of CO2 from industrial waste gases and the conversion into valuable, storable products. The ZEUS project significantly contributes to the implementation of the climate targets and the national hydrogen strategy by:
- further developing an existing 6 MW PEM electrolysis plant for the production of green hydrogen with regard to purification, compression, and storage andscaling it up to industrial scale
- using green hydrogen in energy-intensive industry and substituting fossil fuels
- enabling the flexibilization of the power supply system through grid-serving electricity generation and sustainably anchoring hydrogen production in Austria
- further developing CCU processes in the steel and cement industry to a technology maturity level of 6 for the electricity-based production of chemical products
- further developing an existing 6 MW PEM electrolysis plant for the production of green hydrogen with regard to purification, compression, and storage andscaling it up to industrial scale
- using green hydrogen in energy-intensive industry and substituting fossil fuels
- enabling the flexibilization of the power supply system through grid-serving electricity generation and sustainably anchoring hydrogen production in Austria
- further developing CCU processes in the steel and cement industry to a technology maturity level of 6 for the electricity-based production of chemical products
| Acronym | ZEUS |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Effective start/end date | 02.10.2023 → 04.10.2027 |
UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This project contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Fields of science
- 104021 Structural chemistry
- 104 Chemistry
- 106041 Structural biology
- 302043 Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
- 104017 Physical chemistry
- 106002 Biochemistry
- 301305 Medical chemistry
- 104026 Spectroscopy
- 104015 Organic chemistry
- 211927 Hydrogen technology
JKU Focus areas
- Sustainable Development: Responsible Technologies and Management
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Boron subphthalocyanine complexes for CO2 electroreduction: molecular design and catalytic insights
Yari, F., Offenthaler, S., Vala, S., Krisch, D., Scharber, M. & Schöfberger, W., 09 Oct 2025, In: Energy Advances. 4, 10, p. 1241-1250 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Cryo-mechanochemical synthesis of free-base and metal A3-corroles and A4-porphyrins: A solvent-free approach
Dorniak, A. & Schöfberger, W., 01 Feb 2025, In: Journal of Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines. 29, 1-2, p. 242-249 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Efficient electroreduction of CO2 to C1 and C2 products using atomically dispersed boron N–C@graphite catalysts
Yari, F., Offenthaler, S., Vala, S., Krisch, D. & Schöfberger, W., 22 Oct 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Energy Advances. 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access