The Centre for Research and Technology Hellas (C.E.R.T.H.), the largest research centre in Northern Greece is a non-profit organization that directly reports to the General Secretariat for Research and Technology (GSRT), of the Greek Ministry of Development. The Chemical Process & Energy Resources Institute (CPERI) operates at CERTH and contributes to the increased competitiveness of the Greek and European industry by providing unique and innovative solutions to research problems of technological and/or commercial interest. CPERI’s R&D results have led to the development of new products and services that have found applications in many international and Greek industries. Successful applications and products include: a) Technologies for the production of environmental-friendly fuels, b) Design, application and testing of anti-polluting technologies c) Analysis and Characterization of Solids, d) LNG, CNG applications for marine and other end uses in islands. Recently, the research interest is focused on novel energy applications in island type systems.

Public Power Corportation (PPC) is the major electricity utility in Greece, with an installed capacity of about 12 GW_e, more than 80% of total. Its portfolio includes lignite, oil, natural gas and hydroelectric stations, as well as by wind and solar energy parks. PPC is the sole electricity generating company in Greek Islands and PPC Renewables SA (PPCR), 100% subsidiary of the Public Power Corporation SA, possesses RES units (PV, wind parks) in a number of Greek islands. Under the new conditions that are shaping up in the electricity market, PPC’s strategic direction is the expansion of its business activities in other areas and products, with Natural Gas being a significant opportunity, especially in the non-interconnected islands where natural gas penetration can be supported through its own autonomous thermal generation.

Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems Europe GmbH (MHPSE) as a leading power plant manufacturer has long experience from the participation in international and EU research and innovation projects on the further development of technologies and solutions on conventional thermal power generation, energy storage as well as cross-sectorial technologies such as “power to heat” and “power to fuel”.

The Gas- und Wärme-Institut Essen e.V. (GWI) is an applied science institute dedicated to all fields of gas and heat technology applications. Despite the portfolio of services offered in the accredited Testing Laboratory and the Education Centre, the research and development work at GWI is focused in: a) Fuel and Appliance Technology (BGT) and b) Industrial Combustion Technology (IFT). The laboratories at GWI are very well equipped and serve for experiments from the small scale gas application (including CHP, fuel cells up to 300 kW) to the industrial scale combustion in MW-burners. The research conducted in the proposed project will take place in the BGT department. Its expertise includes applied technology for natural gas utilization as well as alternative gases such as biogas, SNG, LNG, etc.

The Chair of Environmental Process Engineering and Plant Design (LUAT) of the University of Duisburg-Essen features based on decades of experience of core staff, scientific management expertise in the fields of power generation and energy recovery from waste, residues and biomass. The competencies are supported by more than 50 outstanding major externally funded projects as well as through publications and scientific reports. Specific competence in modelling of diverse thermodynamic cycles by using EBSILON® Professional is verifiable due to executed and actual running projects (FLEXI-TES, P-DKW, COALEEP, TURIKON).