{"id":6744,"date":"2024-06-26T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-06-26T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prod.zbt.compositas.io\/projects\/projektstart-dac-2-e-methane-gruene-stromueberschuesse-in-e-methan-speichern\/"},"modified":"2025-02-21T11:25:39","modified_gmt":"2025-02-21T11:25:39","slug":"project-launch-dac-2-e-methane-storing-green-electricity-surpluses-in-e-methane","status":"publish","type":"project","link":"https:\/\/staging.zbt.de\/en\/projects\/project-launch-dac-2-e-methane-storing-green-electricity-surpluses-in-e-methane\/","title":{"rendered":"Project launch: DAC-2-E-Methane \u2013 storing green electricity surpluses in e-methane"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Project launch: DAC-2-E-Methane \u2013 storing green electricity surpluses in e-methane<\/h1>\n
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Storing green electricity chemically instead of regulating it \u2013 this is possible with hydrogen and its derivatives. E-methane is a climate-neutral energy source if the carbon is captured from the air. A project that has now been launched is exploring the technical possibilities.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Electric energy from renewable sources<\/b>\u00a0is occasionally available in excess and must be\u00a0curtailed<\/b>. The expansion of renewables will further amplify this effect. To efficiently\u00a0store<\/b>\u00a0and\u00a0transport<\/b>\u00a0this energy,\u00a0hydrogen<\/b>\u00a0(H2<\/sub>) is increasingly being produced with green electricity. However, the expansion of hydrogen infrastructure is not yet well advanced.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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Green hydrogen<\/b>\u00a0can be converted into\u00a0methane<\/b>\u00a0using carbon dioxide (CO2<\/sub>) captured from the air. This climate-neutral energy carrier can be easily fed into the existing natural gas network. This way, the stored energy can be easily transported and made available for the long term.<\/p>\n

In the cooperative project\u00a0DAC-2-E-Methane<\/b>,\u00a0ZBT<\/a>\u00a0and its partners are investigating an innovative solution for converting large amounts of electrical energy into methane. This involves researching the coupling of a\u00a0Direct-Air-Capture plant<\/b>\u00a0(DAC) with\u00a0catalytic methane synthesis<\/b>.<\/p>\n

For the project, the consortium can rely on an existing methanation plant and a hydrogen electrolyser at the ZBT site in Duisburg, Germany. \u201cWith the project funding, ZBT has the opportunity to strengthen its research and development portfolio in the field of\u00a0Power-to-Gas and sector coupling technologies<\/b>\u00a0and build on the successful research work of previous projects,\u201d says Dr Ulrich Gardemann, project manager at ZBT. \u201cBesides plant design and the integration of process units, ZBT focuses on optimizing its proprietary\u00a0methane synthesis<\/b>.\u201d The DAC plant is to be installed by Greenlyte Carbon Technologies in early 2025.<\/p>\n

DAC-2-E-Methane is a\u00a0flagship project<\/b>\u00a0that contributes to developing North Rhine-Westphalia into the most modern and climate-friendly industrial location in Europe. It is supported by numerous regional partners from the gas industry and their suppliers and customers and sets standards for the\u00a0future energy industry<\/b>.<\/p>\n

The project is co-financed by the European Union and the state of North Rhine-Westphalia within the framework of the EFRE innovation competition \u201cEnergie.IN.NRW\u201d.<\/p>\n

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