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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.

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Deputy Projectlead

Project team

Project partners

Ecole polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne EPFL; Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich ETH; Paul Scherrer Institut PSI; Eidgenössische Materialprüfungs- und Forschungsanstalt EMPA

Project status

completed, 07/2013 - 09/2017

Funding partner

Swiss Electric Research; Bundesamt für Energie BFE; Foga; Internal

Project budget

300'000 CHF