First commercial PtG-plant with biological methanation goes live Technical forum h2fc fair at Hannover Messe
Page 2 Agenda 1. Viessmann Group and MicrobEnergy GmbH 2. BioPower2Gas Project Allendorf (Eder) 3. System operation and results
Viessmann Group 1917 Company foundation 11.400 Employees 2,1 Billion EUR turnover 27 74 120 55 Production companies in 11 countries Countries with sales activities and distribution partners Branches worldwide Percent of turnover derived from export activities Branches Distribution partners MicrobEnergy GmbH - Biological methanisation - PtG-project Allendorf (Eder) Page 3
Page 4 Company Structure Three company divisions Viessmann Group Supervisory Board Heating technology Industrial solutions Cooling technology
MicrobEnergy GmbH Member of the Viessmann Group Established: 2012 Headquater: Schwandorf (Bavaria / Opf.) Employees: 20 Services: Power-to-Gas and Biological Methanation Research Microbiological know-how and laboratories Biogas Technology Develpoment MicrobEnergy GmbH - Biological methanisation - PtG-project Allendorf (Eder) Page 5
Page 6 Agenda 1. Viessmann Group and MicrobEnergy GmbH 2. BioPower2Gas Project Allendorf (Eder) 3. System operation and results
Project BioPower2Gas Demonstration and comparison of optimally controlable biogas technologies 01.09.2013 31.08.2016 7
Demonstration Plant Functional Principle Monovalent operation Bivalent operation 50% CH 4 50% CO 2 Power grid 50% CH 4 50% CO 2 Gas grid BGP PSA 95% CH 4 SET 95% CH 4 Gas grid CHP BGP SET 95% CH 4 3% CH 4 97% CO 2 H 2 H 2 Energy Storage of surplus renewable power by using seperated CO 2 of the Biomethane upgrading plant BGP = Biogas Plant SET = Stand-Alone-Tank PSA = Pressure swing adsorption Biogas Upgrading of raw biogas in order to adapt flexibility to CHPs of biogas plants Energy Storage Of surplus power by using raw biogas as source for CO 2 MicrobEnergy GmbH - Biological methanisation - PtG-project Allendorf (Eder) Page 8
Page 9 Demonstration Plant Plant Design 3 2 (1) PEM-electrolyzer (2) Biological methanation (5m³-tank) (3) Process and system control (4) Measuring and mechanical process technology 1 4
Demonstration Plant Plant Design PEM-electrolyzer Water treatment O 2 - separator 1/3 MW Stack Process air Phase I Phase II System pressure Current density rectifier control H 2x 150 kw Stack 2 - buffer 60 Nm³/h H 2 (5,4 kg/h) 2 stacks á 150kW +60 Nm³/h H 2 1/3 MW-stack 40 bar 3.000 ma/cm² MicrobEnergy GmbH - Biological methanisation - PtG-project Allendorf (Eder) Page 10
Page 11 Demonstration Plant Location biogas plant Allendorf (Eder)
Page 12 Demonstration Plant Run-in phase
Page 13 Agenda 1. Viessmann Group and MicrobEnergy GmbH 2. BioPower2Gas Project Allendorf (Eder) 3. System operation and results
Page 14 Demonstration Plant Injection of biologically produced methane into gasgrid Flow H 2 Input Flow CO 2 c CH4 First injection into national gas grid Output Quality c H2 02.03.2015 Output Flow Product f H2 15Nm³/h c H4 96% c H2 0,8%
Page 15 Demonstration Plant Greenhouse gas reduction potential
Page 16 Demonstration Plant Certification and gas sales Heat Market Biofuel Market Fleet Emissions Modell prowindgas Source: Greenpeace Energy Source: Erdgas Mobil Source: Audi
Demonstration Plant Project Schedule first-time gas injection into natural gas grid 2nd March 2015 finishing certification April 2015 plant tours available from April 2015 Contact details: Thomas Heller Technical project leader MicrobEnergy GmbH Bayernwerk 8 92421 Schwandorf phone: +49 (0)9431 751-190 fax: +49 (0)9431 751-5190 mobile: +49 (0)151 195 55 230 e-mail: thomas.heller@microbenergy.com web: www.microbenergy.com MicrobEnergy GmbH - Biological methanisation - PtG-project Allendorf (Eder) Page 17
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