MOVE - Wasserstoffproduktion aus temporär überschüssiger Elektrizität mit Nutzung in der Mobilität und / oder der Rückverstromung
Abstract from the ARAMIS database
The Future Mobility project is based on the new Swiss energy strategy with a strong development in renewable electricity production, whereby not the energy production is in the focus but the chemical storage of fluctuating renewable excess electricity and its use. The project is divided into three work packages:
H2/HCNG Demonstrator at Empa (WP1) with design and realization of a H2 production, HCNG blending and H2/HCNG fueling station
Methanation plant at PSI (WP2) with research targets in the field of increasing the know-how on CO2 methanation by modelling and pilot scale experiments that can be used for model validation
HCNG field testing at Empa (vehicles) and ETH (CHP) (WP3) with multi-month field testing of HCNG vehicles and a HCNG CHP-facility
Due to the temporal and spatial decoupling in production and use of renewable electricity, a significant part of the new renewable electricity production in summer ends up in excess electricity without storage . Simulations show, that the existing electricity storage capacity in Switzerland is too small for storing the whole excess electricity at an enhanced PV market development already in 2023, if no new storage systems are realized . Stored renewable energy has significantly higher costs due to unavoidable losses and storage facility costs than renewable energy itself and therefore has to fight against a limited concern in the electricity market. However, mobility with a high statutory pressure on CO2 reduction and taxed fossil fuels is expected to be a more suited market for stored renewable energy. Within the Future Mobility project, decentralized chemical storage of renewable excess electricity with transfer and use in the mobility sector is the focus, without neglecting other storage technologies as batteries, compressed air, etc. Estimations on the potential for mobility show, that a CO2 free operation of several 100’000 vehicles would be possible, if only half of the expected excess electricity could be used in 2050. On a long term view, a complete turnover from fossil to synthetic renewable fuels doesn’t seems to be impossible, because there are no physical limits neither in renewable energy nor in CO2. Furthermore, the storage of renewable energy would probably increase the acceptance of enhanced (subsidized) production of renewable energy by reducing the share of excess electricity.
| Start | End | Budget |
|---|---|---|
| 2013-12-10 | 2017-09-30 | Fr. 1’534’342 |