RENERG2 – RENewable enERGies in future energy supply
Integration of Power2Gas-Systems as Long Term Storage Technology in electrical Networks
Description
Energy storage is a key challenge for the integration of renewable energies in future energy supply. Power-to-Gas, which transforms electricity in chemical energy carriers, is currently considered as the
only pathway to enable a sustainable, renewable energy provision with a large penetration of fluctuating renewables up to a seasonal timeframe. The project RENERG2 focuses on crucial key
aspects and challenges of a future Power-to-Gas chain, namely electrolysis, methanation, hydrogen/CNG blending and infrastructure, HCNG applications in mobility and decentralized combined heat and power. In addition overarching issues as market, economics and grid integration are studied by ZHAW to evaluate and assess different future scenarios.
Key data
Projectlead
Prof. Dr. Henriette Elise Breymann
Deputy Projectlead
Project team
Prof. Dr. Jörg Osterrieder, Dr. Olaf Hoenecke, Dr. Nils Andri Bundi, Dr. Lilach Goren Huber
Project partners
Ecole polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne EPFL; Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich ETHZ; Paul Scherrer Institut PSI; Eidgenössische Materialprüfungs- und Forschungsanstalt EMPA
Project status
completed, 07/2013 - 09/2017
Institute/Centre
Institute for Data Science (IDS); Institute of Energy Systems and Fluid Engineering (IEFE)
Funding partner
Swiss Electric Research; Bundesamt für Energie BFE; Foga; Internal
Project budget
300'000 CHF