P2X SPIKE

SPIKE - System analysis and integration of Power-to-X in the context of renewable electricity as primary energy

System analysis and integration of Power-to-X in the context of renewable electricity as primary energy

P2X SPIKE

The project "System Analysis and Integration of Power-to-X in the Context of Renewable Electricity as Primary Energy" (SPIKE) is based on the P2X project of the Kopernikus research initiative. In this project, which will run until August 2019, FENES will support the P2X consortium in selected project sections and complement it thematically.

The Kopernikus research initiative's P2X project aims to investigate the conversion of regeneratively generated electricity into material resources via electrochemical processes. These include hydrogen, carbon monoxide and synthetic gas. For the subsequent efficient storage, distribution and conversion into end products, the project is developing processes and pathways that are advantageous from an ecological, economic and social perspective.

In the P2X consortium, the focus of the six clusters is on the sector coupling of electricity-transport and electricity-chemistry. A comparative classification in the overall context of the energy transition, including consideration of numerous alternatives and competing technologies, is not provided. Similarly, essential and relevant PtX technologies such as Power-to-Heat are not considered separately.

SPIKE examines supplementary PtX technology paths from a system analysis perspective that have not yet been covered in P2X. These include the sector coupling of electricity and heat (Power-to-hHeat), electricity and gas (classic Power-to-Gas via electrolysis and methanation) and selected paths of sector coupling electricity-NEV (non-energy consumption). With regard to the latter, the electricity-based production of ammonia for the production of fertilizers and the electricity-based production of ethylene and propene, which can also be obtained from renewable energies in the event of complete decarbonization, are being investigated in particular.

The work packages on Power-to-Heat, Power-to-Gas and Power-to-Ammonia / Power-to-Ethylene / Power-to-Propene can be divided into the sections "Technology and potential", "Economic efficiency" and "Ecology". The analyses of these technology-specific topics represent the first step in the project. At the same time, the current regulatory framework conditions for PtX will be identified and evaluated. Once these work packages have been completed, a comparative classification of both these and the other P2X cluster technologies from the P2X consortium will be carried out. An energy-economic simulation model will be created on the basis of previous studies. The resulting findings will be used to identify possible options for the classification and legal treatment of PtX systems and sector coupling. The results obtained from the work packages will also be used to derive recommendations for action and to support the roadmapping process of the P2X consortium.