Innovative power-to-gas plant concepts for upgrading of gasification bio-syngas through steam electrolysis and catalytic methanation

• Published in: Energy conversion and management Vol. 183; pp. 462 - 473
• Main Authors: Anghilante, Régis, Müller, Christian, Schmid, Max, Colomar, David, Ortloff, Felix, Spörl, Reinhold, Brisse, Annabelle, Graf, Frank
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Elsevier Ltd 01.03.2019; Elsevier Science Ltd
• Subjects: Algorithms; Calorific value; Carbon; Catalysis; Compressed gas; Computing time; Cooling water; District heating; Efficiency; Electrolysis; Feasibility studies; Gasification; Liquefied natural gas; Methanation; Natural gas; Oxygen; Power efficiency; Power plants; Power-to-gas; Power-to-methane; SOEC; State of the art; Steam; Steam electrolysis; Substitute natural gas; Syngas upgrading; Synthesis gas; Water; Water requirements; Methanation; Gasification; Syngas upgrading; SOEC; Power-to-methane; Steam electrolysis

•Assessment of power-to-CH4 plants with Pinch technology & full thermal integration.•Different biomass feedstocks, methanation & electrolysis technologies considered.•Plant efficiency with SOE much higher than with low temperature electrolysis.•Gasification allows a higher plant efficiency t...