Sustainability assessment of the CO2 methanation value chain: environmental impacts and socio-economic drivers and barriers
At a glance
- Project leader : Vicente Carabias-Hütter, Dr. Christian Zipper
- Project team : Rino Anniballo, Jens Baier, Adrian Burri, Evelyn Lobsiger-Kägi, Luis Lopez de Obeso, Diego Sanchez, Gabriel Schneider, Matthias Stucki, Sarah Wettstein
- Project status : completed
- Funding partner : SNSF (NFP 70 «Energiewende»)
- Project partner : Paul Scherrer Institut PSI, Ecole polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne EPFL, Eidgenössische Materialprüfungs- und Forschungsanstalt EMPA
- Contact person : Vicente Carabias-Hütter
Description
This project aims at evaluating the sustainability of the joint project’s “Reduction and reuse of CO2” value chain, i.e. the carbon dioxide methanation value chain – from the production of hydrogen through photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting (partner project 2), through the methanation of carbon dioxide from the cement industry with renewable hydrogen using a catalyst (partner project 1), to using the methane generated as fuel for electricity generation in novel stationary and mobile fuel cells (partner projects 3 and 4). Achieving the potential benefits of such a hydrogen/methane system requires careful integration of production, storage and end-use components with minimised cost and maximised efficiency, and a strong understanding of environmental impacts and opportunities. System models combined with comprehensive sustainability assessments, including life cycle assessments and technology assessments, provide a platform for comparisons of energy systems for specific applications. Environmental, economic and social benefits and drawbacks will be demonstrated for the different technologies mentioned above along the value chain.
Publications
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Carabias-Hütter, Vicente; Wettstein, Sarah; Stucki, Matthias; Lopez de Obeso, Luis; Lobsiger-Kägi, Evelyn; Schneider, Gabriel; Baier, Jens; Burri, Adrian; Zipper, Christian,
2018.
Winterthur:
ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften.
Open Data and Downloads
Open Data
- Baier, Jens, 2020. Ökonomische Betrachtung verschiedener Szenarien zum Reuse von CO2 aus Zementherstellungsprozessen. Verfügbar auf zenodo unter: http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3740888.
- Stucki, Matthias; Wettstein, Sarah, 2020. Renewable Methane for Transport and Mobility: Calculation Tool. Verfügbar auf zenodo unter: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3744300.