Thesis work 30hp Carbon Dioxide Removal with producer gas from biomass
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Job Location:
Södertälje - Sweden
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
23-10-2025
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Scania is one of the leading European manufacturers of heavy-duty vehicles. The 2024 global sales were 96400 trucks 11200 engines and 5600 buses with 45 % of the total outside Europe. When it comes to global warming we already contribute to the necessary reduction of fossil CO2 emissions with a focus on battery-electric trucks and buses plus the necessary charging infrastructure.
Background
According to EU regulation 2019/1242 from 2019 toand 2040 the average tailpipe-CO2 of new truck sales shall be reduced by 43 64 and 90 %. The plan is to reach this reduction by quickly ramping up the sales of battery-electric vehicles (BEV) and the corresponding charging infrastructure. Most truck charging pools need a new connection to the Medium Voltage (MV) grid. During a preceding MSc project it was found that the waiting time only for this MV grid connection spans from 1 to 4 years. To be able to use the charging pools while waiting for the grid connection gensets shall serve as intermediate electricity source. And to maximise the climate-positive effect these gensets shall run on biofuels and apply Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) what results in Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR).
Task
In this . thesis project (30 hp) for one student a techno-economic assessment of CDR with producer gas from biomass shall be conducted. The task is to (i) Calculate the supply cost for biomass from lignocellulosic energy crops (ii) Estimate the biomass supply prices (iii) Design a small plant for biomass gasification and gas-cleaning to fuel quality where examples are TNOs MILENA gasifier and OLGA tar removal (iv) Calculate the CDR cost / tonne-CO2 for 90 % carbon capture downstream the genset (v) Calculate the negative well-to-wheel greenhouse gas emissions g-CO2eq / km of a BEV powered by these gensets (vi) Describe potential adverse effects of this CDR option on area consumption and a parallel MSc project technology and cost of the CCS machinery for a genset will be elaborated.
Education & organisation:
Studies: Energy / Chemical Engineering
Is a must: Knowledge of chemical processes thermodynamicsengineering economics.
Is a bonus: Knowledge of gasification.
Number of students: One.
Start of work: Mon
Estimated duration: Until Fre. In average min. 2 office-days per week
Language of work: English Swedish
Location of work: Södertälje Stockholm County Sweden
Students from outside Stockholm County can rent a subsidized Scania apartment in Södertälje.
Per student payment before taxes: 20000 SEK at the start 20000 SEK after the final report was approved by Scania.
Per student travel expenses: 1 to 2 roundtrips between study location and Södertälje.
Contact persons and supervisors:
Antonius Kies Energy Economy / Range. Tel.- 724 24
Anders Jensen Energy Economy. Tel.- 859 13
Application:
Please enclose personal letter CV and the list of grades from the latest . studies.
The applications will be checked continuously.
A background check and security interview will be conducted for this position.
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Scania is a world-leading provider of transport solutions, including trucks and buses for heavy transport applications combined with an extensive product-related service offering.
