Augsburg: Industry calls for rapid development and implementation of “Carbon Management Strategy” + + + Stuttgart: Ceres, Bosch and Linde are working on a 1 MW SOEC plant for green hydrogen + + + Portugal: Fusion Fuel receives 3,6 million euros in funding for 1 MW project + + + Regensburg: New H2 research center at TH Deggendorf + + + Bad Lauchstädt: Vestas supplies wind turbines for the energy park + + +DISCOUNT promotion: Your ADVERTISING on the PtX portal
A selection of PtX topics summarized at the end of the week
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Graphical representation of “Carbon Capture and Storage” (CCS). © Global Carbon Capture and Storage Institute Ltd, Australia
More than a dozen German industrial companies are calling on the federal government to quickly develop and implement a “Carbon Management Strategy” (CMS). In a joint paper, they see, among other things, “a close connection between the CMS and the national hydrogen and biomass strategy, an integrated network and system development, the rapid establishment of a pipeline network and a proof of origin for CO2”. The group agrees that the rapid implementation of a CMS “is of great importance in terms of location policy for maintaining Germany as an industrial location and is a prerequisite for the implementation of the German and European climate goals”. For example, “hydrogen and the raw material CO2 must be thought of together,” demands Uwe Lauber, Managing Director of MAN Energy Solutions. Shipping, aviation and the chemical industry rely on synthetic fuels. “And they are predominantly obtained from H2 and CO2.” Technologies for CO2 capture and use are therefore indispensable for the decarbonization of Germany as an industrial location. The signatories of the paper, which was developed as part of a workshop, include MAN Energy Solutions Tree Energy Solutions BV (TES) from Brussels, the building materials manufacturer CEMEX Deutschland AG, the energy company Eon, the gas pipeline network operator Open Grid Europe (OGE) and twelve other companies from the cement and chemical industries.
In February the declared Federal government, they want to develop the carbon management strategy “based on the evaluation report on the Carbon Dioxide Storage Act” this year, accompanied by a “comprehensive stakeholder dialogue”, which will, among other things, identify possible areas of application for CO2 storage (CCS) in Germany should show. However, the Bundestag had planned for March 16, 2023 to discuss the “Evaluation Report of the Federal Government on the Carbon Dioxide Storage Act” (Bundestag printed matter 20/5145) removed from the agenda. A 216-page briefing stated that “approving CO2 lines for CCU purposes is not legally possible.” There is still a need for discussion and advice.
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Ceres, together with Bosch and Linde in Stuttgart, is developing an electrolyzer to demonstrate its SOEC technology. © Ceres Power
The British Ceres Power Holdings plc has signed contracts with Linde Engineering and Robert Bosch GmbH to test the production of green hydrogen with a Ceres megawatt system based on solid oxide electrolysis (SOEC) at the Bosch Stuttgart site. The project starts in 2024 and is designed to last two years. The aim is to show that “the technology offers a highly efficient way to produce green hydrogen cost-effectively, which can play an important role in industrial sectors that are difficult to decarbonize,” said the company. Ceres has committed 100 million pounds (114 million euros) to the development of its SOEC technology. The first electrolyzer module with an output of 100 kilowatts is currently in the test phase. According to initial results, this technology requires less than 40 kilowatt hours to produce one kilogram of green hydrogen, which is said to be around 25 percent more efficient than established low-temperature technologies.
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The Irish-based technology company Fusion Fuel Green Plc has received a grant of 3,6 million euros from the Portuguese economic stimulus program for the development of a decentralized plant for the production of green hydrogen in Elvas, Portugal, on the border with Spain. The project envisages an electrolysis capacity of one megawatt, which can produce up to 400 kilograms of green hydrogen per day. An integrated hydrogen filling station for light and heavy commercial vehicles is also planned. The project is expected to require investments of around 7,2 million euros. The grant is part of broader funding for the Moving2Neutrality Alliance, a consortium of 13 partners led by Petrogal, a subsidiary of the Galp Group. Fusion Fuel wants to develop centers for the production of sustainable fuels in the port city of Sines, a 2,5-hour drive away, and at other strategic locations in Portugal. The “Sines Green Hydrogen Valley Alliance” consortium already gave 36 million euros for this in December.
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From left to right: Gerhard Schmautz, 2nd mayor of the city of Wörth ad Donau, Hans Peter Rabl, OTH Regensburg, Elisabeth Kerscher, mayor of the municipality of Wiesent, Ralph Schneider, president of OTH Regensburg, district administrator Tanja Schweiger, Otto Kreutzer, TH Deggendorf, Andreas Grzemba, Vice President Research and Knowledge Transfer at TH Deggendorf, Jörg Kunz, Head of Science Communication at TH Deggendorf and Roland Weiß, Regensburg District Economic Development Officer. © TH Deggendorf / HC Wagner
From April, a new research center for hydrogen and heavy-duty transport will be built in the Wörth/Wiesent industrial area in the Regensburg district. The operator of the facility is Technical University of Deggendorf. According to the information, there is also close cooperation with the East Bavarian Technical University of Regensburg and its research center in Kelheim. The location was chosen, among other things, because in addition to suitable property in the surrounding communities, the commercial area also has a high density of companies. The Bavarian Ministry of Science is supporting the new campus with around seven million euros. The commercial hall is currently being renovated. The key handover is scheduled for April 1st. The research focuses on hydrogen production, use, storage and the completely renewable supply of heavy-duty transport. Including the administrative positions, the institute will employ 30 to 35 people.
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Vestas is building eight wind turbines with an output of 6,2 megawatts each in the Bad Lauchstädt energy park. © Vestas
The Danish wind turbine manufacturer Vestas is delivering eight wind turbines to the Bad Lauchstädt energy park. The output is 6,2 megawatts each. After completing the approval process by the Saalekreis district, Terrawatt Planninggesellschaft mbH has now concluded a corresponding supply contract. Two systems will be installed on tubular steel towers with a height of 119 meters; the hub height of the remaining six is 166 and 169 meters. The wind turbines are combined into a generation unit via a central controller. The proceeds are used to produce green hydrogen in an electrolyzer with an output of 30 megawatts. Stored temporarily in a salt cavern specially designed for this purpose, the hydrogen can be fed into the hydrogen network of the chemical industry based in Central Germany via a former gas pipeline. Construction of the wind farm is scheduled to begin in the first half of this year and be completed by the end of 2023. The Bad Lauchstädt Energy Park is used for large-scale research into the production of green hydrogen as well as its storage, transport, marketing and use, known as the “real laboratory”. The “Energy Park Bad Lauchstädt” project consortium includes Terrawatt planning company mbH, Uniper, VNG Gasspeicher GmbH (VGS), Ontras Gastransport GmbH, Gastechnologisches Institut gGmbH Freiberg (DBI) as well as the gas trader and transmission system operator VNG AG.
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