Analysis of Power to Gas Technologies for Energy Intensive Industries in European Union

David Borge-Diez (), Enrique Rosales-Asensio, Emin Açıkkalp and Daniel Alonso-Martínez
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David Borge-Diez: Department of Electrical Automation and System Engineering, University of León, 24004 León, Spain
Enrique Rosales-Asensio: Department of Electrical Engineering, School of Industrial and Civil Engineering, ULPGC, Campus de Tafira, 35017 Canary Islands, Spain
Emin Açıkkalp: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Engineering Faculty, Eskisehir Technical University, 26470 Eskisehir, Turkey
Daniel Alonso-Martínez: Department of Business Management and Economics, Faculty of Economics and Business Studies, Campus de Vegazana, University of León, 24071 León, Spain

Energies, 2023, vol. 16, issue 1, 1-22

Abstract: Energy Intensive Industries (EII) are high users of energy and some of these facilities are extremely dependent on Natural Gas for processing heat production. In European countries, where Natural Gas is mostly imported from external producers, the increase in international Natural Gas prices is making it difficult for some industries to deliver the required financial results. Therefore, they are facing complex challenges that could cause their delocalization in regions with lower energy costs. European countries lack on-site Natural Gas resources and the plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the industrial sector make it necessary to find an alternative. Many different processes cannot be electrified, and in these cases, synthetic methane is one of the solutions and also represents an opportunity to reduce external energy supply dependency. This study analyzes the current development of power-to-gas technological solutions that could be implemented in large industrial consumers to produce Synthetic Methane using Green Hydrogen as a raw source and using Renewable Energy electricity mainly produced with photovoltaic or wind energy. The study also reviews the triple bottom line impact and the current development status and associated costs for each key component of a power-to-gas plant and the requirements to be fulfilled in the coming years to develop a cost-competitive solution available for commercial use.

Keywords: Power to Gas; Power to Power; energy policy; Natural Gas; Green Hydrogen; synthetic methane; carbon capture; electrolyzer; triple bottom line (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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