MefCO 2 Methanol Fuel From CO 2

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1 MefCO 2 Methanol Fuel From CO 2 Reference (call): H2020-SPIRE Start/end date: Dec / Dec Partners: EC funding: 8,622, Private investment: 2,419, Leverage factor: 0,2805 This project has received funding from the European Union s research and innovation programme under grant agreement No

2 Project Case Study 1. The EU/ SPIRE needs GHG reduction* 20% 40% 80-95% Renewable energy share 20% ** 27% - Efficiency increase 20% Min 27% - * From 1990 levels ** 10% Renewable resources for transportation KC1 FEED: Valorisation of flue gases as alternative sources for chemicals and fuels KC2 PROCESS: New energy and resource management concepts KC3 APPLICATIONS: New materials contributing to develop energy and resource efficient processes KC4 WASTE2RESOURCE: Pilot economically and environmentally sustainable and technically feasible process models KC5 HORIZONTAL: dissemination of cross-sectorial transfer of good energy and resource efficiency solutions and practices KC6 OUTREACH: comprehensive dissemination strategy 2. The Project Solution Green chemicals (P2C) and advanced fuel production (P2F) using captured CO2 as feedstock, an energy storage technology using methanol as energy vector in liquid fuels and a test bench for the provision of grid services using flexible electrolysers 4. How will this happen? Building up a pilot plant in Germany: Production capacity: 1t /day CO 2 capture capacity per ton of MeOH: 1,5 t/d PEM electrolyser (600 kwel) with improved dynamic response. MeOH unit: scalable production process with a novel patent protected catalyst with improved conversion and selectivity Scaling up the pilot plant for commercialization: Business cases for methanol plants of 10,000 and 50,000 t/yr 3. Value to Customers Mitigation of CO2 emissions by making a feasible business case for CCS+CCU. Stabilisation of electric grid by the consumption of the electric energy at its peaks. Methanol blending with conventional gasoline or methanol use in biodiesel production contribute to the achieving the renewable energy content and advanced fuels content in transportation.

3 What are the key expected sustainability impacts of MefCO 2? Indicator (Max 3-4 key indicators) Baseline Expected Impact Reduction of CO2 emissions of methanol as renewable fuel Global Warming Potential (CO2 emission reduction) of CCU w/o CCS 34 g/mj Emission associated with methanol fuels are expected to be below to the reference value of 1st generation biofuels (34 g/mj) with an expected emissions well below 20 g/mj. A more accurate value shall be provided when the LCA analysis is completed Mtons/year (without CCS) if methanol production were to cover methanol imports in the EU and 3% v/v blending with gasoline is achieved. Fossil energy intensity --- Highly dependent of the energy mix in the area in which the plant is located and the mode of operation. Fossil fuel displacement when substituting fossil gasoline --- Up to 1.3% on energy basis of gasoline consumption could be displaced if 3% v/v direct blending was achieved.

4 What outputs or learning from MefCO 2 could have value for other SPIRE projects here? Renewable hydrogen production: demonstration of flexible operation of water electrolysers can be used to decrease energy costs of renewable hydrogen production and reducing the reliance on natural gas steam reforming. Surplus Oxygen can be sold or used directly in several industrial process such as combustion processes. Optimised power plant operation when coupled with flexible hydrogen production for methanol production. Plants can be operated steadily at their maximum efficiency since flexible electrolysers can be adjusted to match supply and demand. Job preservation: CCU+CCS can help carbon leakage sensitive industries, such as the steel or cement industry, to maintain its competiveness while reducing their emissions. Growth of cost competitive non- manageable renewable energy generation will spur a new set of business opportunities for those who can build business models based integrating renewable energy surplus and stabilising the electrical grid. MefCO2 results could contribute to the reduction of the dependency on methanol imports for the chemical industry in the EU-28. An average of 5.8 Mtons where imported Jan-Nov Methanol produced in MefCO2 is considered an advanced fuel and its renewable energy content can be double counted towards the Renewable energy content in transport. Moreover, direct blending of methanol with gasoline can reduce the imports of gasoline. A 3% v/v blending with gasoline would add 2.2 Mton/year of additional methanol demand and displace up to 1 Mtoe of gasoline on an energy content basis.

5 MefCO 2 approach H 2 production 600 kw PEM electrolyser Niederaussen Coal fired power plant (Germany) Post-combustion CO 2 amine scrubber MeOH plant Max MeOH output 1000 kg/day Max CO 2 input 1500 kg/day Watch our video!

6 Contact Project coordinator and exploitation manager: Mr. David Cuesta: Ms. Rocío Pacios: Project website: