The PHOTOSINT project has reached a significant milestone with the M30 Consortium Meeting, held in Paris, marking 30 months of research and development in artificial photosynthesis. At this stage, the project is moving beyond theoretical frameworks and into the testing of its integrated system under realistic operating conditions.

PHOTOSINT aims to revolutionise the way the chemical industry produces energy carriers, combining perovskite solar cells with novel light concentrators to generate Green Hydrogen and Methanol from C02 and wastewater more efficiently. The goal is to help the chemical sector defossilise and achieve greater energy independence.

As project coordinator, IDENER.AI plays a dual role within the consortium, both guiding the strategic roadmap and leading key technical activities. On the technical side, IDENER.AI is responsible for Process Modelling and Multidisciplinary Design Optimization (MDO), two interconnected workstreams that are essential for bridging the gap between laboratory innovation and industrial feasibility.

Through MDO, IDENER.AI is mathematically fine-tuning the interaction between every system component, from solar concentrators to electrochemical cells, to maximise overall efficiency. In parallel, the Process Modelling work is producing the digital blueprints needed to predict how the technology will perform once integrated into real-world industrial chemical processes. With the M30 milestone behind the, the consortium is now focused on the next and most demanding phase of the project: scaling up the technology towards industrial demonstration. IDENER.AI remains t the center of this effort, ensuring that both the technical development and the consortium´s coordination continue to move forward at full speed.