2025 EURECHA Process Design Contest WINNERS
Every year the European Committee for the Use of Computers in Chemical Engineering Education (EURECHA) organizes the EURECHA Process Design Contest), a challenge for CAPE-students to suggest solutions to a broad chemical engineering problem.
The contest is open to Bachelor/Master/PhD students. Students can participate as a team or individually. The participants should submit their solutions to an open problem that involves Energy and Chemical Engineering, while using tools of Computer Aided Chemical Engineering. The contest occurs annually, with the project description given in August or September. Submission deadlines are usually in April. Check EURECHA website for details.
The 2025 winners are Jakob Hoch and Daniel Schicksnus from RWTH Aachen University. They gave a presentation at the ESCAPE 35 conference in Ghent, Belgium on their results at the closing ceremonies on July 9, 2025.
2025 Winners: Jakob Hoch and Daniel Schicksnus from RWTH Aachen University. Submission Title: Simulation and Optimization of Variable Ethylene Production from Carbon Dioxide Utilizing Intermittent Electricity.
- Download report [LAPSE:2025.0587]
- Download Aspen Plus and Python files: [LAPSE:2025.0588]
The Runners-Up are also recognized:
2025 Runners-Up: Soh MinChul, Simandjoentak Lance, Ezra Woldeyes, Yun Junhyuk, and Qian Vanessa from Imperial College London. Submission Title: Innovative Strategies in Sustainable Formaldehyde Production in Belgium: Integrating Process Optimisation, Carbon Capture, and a comprehensive Environmental Assessment.
- Download report [LAPSE:2025.0589]
- Download Aspen Plus files: [LAPSE:2025.0590]
- Download GAMS files: [LAPSE:2025.0591]
- Download OpenLCA files: [LAPSE:2025.0592]
Winners from 2016-2024 can be found on the EURECHA website.
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