Power to gas-electrochemical industry hybrid systems: A case study

Manuel Bailera, Sergio Espatolero, Pilar Lisbona and Luis M. Romeo

Applied Energy, 2017, vol. 202, issue C, 435-446

Abstract: Several researchers have proposed in literature different Power to Gas (PtG) hybridizations to improve the efficiency of this energy storage technology. Some of the synergies of this hybrid systems are already being tested under real conditions (e.g. PtG-Amine scrubbing, PtG-wastewater treatment) while others have only been studied through numerical simulations (e.g., PtG-oxyfuel combustion). Here, a novel hybridization between Power to Gas and electrochemical industries is proposed for the first time. This PtG-Electrochemical hybridization avoids to implement the typical water electrolysis stage of PtG since hydrogen is already available in the plant. This study thoroughly analyzes the implementation of Power to Gas in a real electrochemical plant that sub-produces hydrogen from the lines of production of chlorate, chlorine, and potassium hydroxide. It is shown that the required carbon dioxide for methanation can be captured from the flue gas of the factory’s boilers without additional energy penalty thanks to energy integration. The methanation plant has been designed according to the H2 and CO2 availability, taking into account the number of operating hours and the degree of usage of by-products. Results show that this PtG hybridization could operate more than 6000h per year at large scale concepts (nominal H2 inputs of 2000m3/h (NTP)), which represents 2000h more than pilot/commercial demonstrations of classic PtG concepts. Besides, a detailed economic analysis demonstrates the economic feasibility of the system under current scenarios. It is shown that the capital investment would be recovered in 8years, generating a 4.8M€ NPV at the end of the project lifetime. Thus, this work presents a suitable way to avoid the subsidy dependency that current PtG research projects have.

Keywords: Power-to-gas; Methanation; Hybridization; Electrochemical industry (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2017.05.177

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