Sunfire the winner of the Kanthal® Award 2017

Dresden, 4. Oktober 2017.  Sunfire is the winner of the Kanthal® Award 2017. The motivation from the Jury is: “Sunfire GmbH has developed a process converting regenerative power, CO2 and water into synthetic gas or a crude oil substitute (e-Crude) which has the potential to satisfy the key need for CO2-neutral transportation fuels for the sustainable society of tomorrow. Sunfire is nominated for their process which utilizes waste heat with the help of efficient high temperature flow heaters to maximize the overall efficiency.”

Dr Dilip Chandrasekaran, Head of R&D and Technology at Kanthal, and Chairman of the Jury, said: “Sunfire GmbH has with their technology fulfilled the key criteria for the Kanthal® Award, to promote innovation, sustainability and benefits on a global scale.”

The Kanthal® Award recognizes innovations related to new solutions in sustainability, quality of life and the field of energy efficiency.

Find out more about the technology and motivation of Sunfire (video):