Power-­‐to-­‐gas. 
BIOMETHANE PRODUCTION 
01-­‐Oct-­‐14 
DR. 
BENOÎT 
BOULINGUIEZ 
-­‐ 
MT-­‐ENERGIE 
GMBH 
1
Power-­‐to-­‐ 
gas 
§ “e-­‐gas 
Project” 
at 
Werlte 
in 
Lower 
Saxony 
the 
first 
industrial-­‐scale 
power-­‐to-­‐ 
gas 
plant 
DR. 
BENOÎT 
BOULINGUIEZ 
01-­‐Oct-­‐14 
-­‐ 
MT-­‐ENERGIE 
GMBH 
2
Project Werlte – e-­‐gas Audi 
e-gas Plant 
01-­‐Oct-­‐14 
DR. 
BENOÎT 
BOULINGUIEZ 
-­‐ 
MT-­‐ENERGIE 
GMBH 
3 
Filling station 
► Customer can refuel at 
regular natural gas filling 
stations 
► Charges by financial system 
equal to green power 
Electrolysis 
Methanation 
Production and 
feed-in 
► Production of e-gas with 
subsequent feed-in into the 
public natural gas grid 
Vehicle 
► When ordering the vehicle, 
the customer can request 
“CO2 neutral mobility“
Project Werlte – e-­‐gas Audi 
§ e-­‐gas 
Audi 
driving 
factor: 
“CO2 
neutral 
mobility.” 
“Power-­‐to-­‐gas 
technology 
links 
the 
electricity 
grid 
with 
the 
natural 
gas 
network.” 
§ Increase 
of 
sustainability 
in 
fuel 
producTon 
for 
automoTve 
§ The 
plant 
will 
power 
ca. 
1500 
Audi 
A3 
g-­‐tron 
for 
15,000 
km 
of 
CO2 
neutral 
driving 
every 
year 
01-­‐Oct-­‐14 
DR. 
BENOÎT 
BOULINGUIEZ 
-­‐ 
MT-­‐ENERGIE 
GMBH 
4
Project Werlte – e-­‐gas Audi 
01-­‐Oct-­‐14 
DR. 
BENOÎT 
BOULINGUIEZ 
-­‐ 
MT-­‐ENERGIE 
GMBH 
5
Project Werlte – e-­‐gas Audi 
Integra@on 
in 
the 
Power-­‐to-­‐Gas 
Plant 
of 
renewable 
CO2 
from 
a 
biogas 
upgrading 
plant 
01-­‐Oct-­‐14 
DR. 
BENOÎT 
BOULINGUIEZ 
-­‐ 
MT-­‐ENERGIE 
GMBH 
6 
Biomethane 
upgrading 
plant 
CO2 
Hydrolysis 
from 
renewable 
Power 
H2 
Reforming 
CH4 
SNG
Project Werlte – e-­‐gas Audi 
§ Upgrading 
Technology: 
unpressurized 
Amine 
Scrubbing 
for 
CO2 
removal 
and 
Biomethane 
producTon 
§ Biomethane 
produced 
is 
of 
idenTcal 
quality 
as 
fossil 
natural 
gas 
and 
is 
injected 
into 
the 
local 
gas 
grid 
– 
as 
well 
as 
the 
Audi 
e-­‐gas 
(SyntheTc 
Natural 
Gas, 
SNG) 
01-­‐Oct-­‐14 
DR. 
BENOÎT 
BOULINGUIEZ 
-­‐ 
MT-­‐ENERGIE 
GMBH 
7
Project Werlte – e-­‐gas Audi 
01-­‐Oct-­‐14 
DR. 
BENOÎT 
BOULINGUIEZ 
-­‐ 
MT-­‐ENERGIE 
GMBH 
8
Project Werlte – e-­‐gas Audi 
§ The 
Amine 
Scrubbing 
supplies 
high 
quality 
Biomethane 
and 
high 
purity 
CO2 
(> 
99,9 
Vol.-­‐%) 
§ Another 
advantages 
is 
the 
CO2 
outlet 
pressure 
of 
5 
bar 
(no 
addiTonal 
compression 
required). 
§ The 
„waste 
stream“ 
CO2 
from 
the 
Amine 
Plant 
offers 
great 
applicability 
within 
the 
Power-­‐to-­‐Gas 
process 
§ CO2 
is 
supplied 
directly 
to 
the 
methanisaTon 
plant 
without 
addiTonal 
pre-­‐condiToning 
or 
compression. 
01-­‐Oct-­‐14 
DR. 
BENOÎT 
BOULINGUIEZ 
-­‐ 
MT-­‐ENERGIE 
GMBH 
9
Project Werlte – e-­‐gas Audi 
01-­‐Oct-­‐14 
DR. 
BENOÎT 
BOULINGUIEZ 
-­‐ 
MT-­‐ENERGIE 
GMBH 
10
Project Werlte – e-­‐gas Audi 
Even 
more 
than 
CO2 
neutral 
fuel, 
overall 
energy 
and 
heat 
op@misa@on 
with 
wider 
effect 
than 
just 
SNG 
01-­‐Oct-­‐14 
DR. 
BENOÎT 
BOULINGUIEZ 
-­‐ 
MT-­‐ENERGIE 
GMBH 
11 
Wind 
/ 
Solar 
overcharge 
e-­‐grid 
e-­‐ 
Peak 
Intelligent 
process 
integraTon 
Heat
Project Werlte – e-­‐gas Audi 
01-­‐Oct-­‐14 
DR. 
BENOÎT 
BOULINGUIEZ 
-­‐ 
MT-­‐ENERGIE 
GMBH 
12 
§ In 
operaTon
Project Werlte – e-­‐gas Audi 
01-­‐Oct-­‐14 
DR. 
BENOÎT 
BOULINGUIEZ 
-­‐ 
MT-­‐ENERGIE 
GMBH 
13 
§ In 
stand-­‐by
Project Werlte – e-­‐gas Audi 
§ The 
combinaTon 
of 
Amine 
Scrubbing 
and 
Power-­‐ 
to-­‐Gas 
offers 
the 
highest 
energy 
efficiency. 
§ Heat 
produced 
by 
the 
exothermal 
process 
of 
methanisaTon 
needs 
to 
be 
removed 
from 
the 
process 
conTnuously. 
§ This 
heat 
is 
used 
for 
the 
regeneraTon 
of 
the 
Amine 
SoluTon. 
§ Besides 
the 
CO2 
demand 
of 
the 
methanisaTon 
also 
the 
heat 
demand 
of 
Amine 
Scrubbing 
is 
derived 
from 
a 
„waste 
stream“ 
(excess 
heat). 
01-­‐Oct-­‐14 
DR. 
BENOÎT 
BOULINGUIEZ 
-­‐ 
MT-­‐ENERGIE 
GMBH 
14
Project Werlte – e-­‐gas Audi 
01-­‐Oct-­‐14 
DR. 
BENOÎT 
BOULINGUIEZ 
-­‐ 
MT-­‐ENERGIE 
GMBH 
15
Project Werlte – e-­‐gas Audi 
Performance 
Data 
Raw 
Biogas 
ProducTon 
1.000 
m³/h 
Biomethane 
ProducTon 
675 
m³/h 
CO2 
ProducTon 
325 
m³/h 
Power 
Requirement 
Electrolyser 
6,3 
MWel 
H2 
ProducTon 
1.300 
m³/h 
e-­‐Gas 
ProducTon 
325 
m³/h 
01-­‐Oct-­‐14 
DR. 
BENOÎT 
BOULINGUIEZ 
-­‐ 
MT-­‐ENERGIE 
GMBH 
16
Project Werlte – e-­‐gas Audi 
01-­‐Oct-­‐14 
DR. 
BENOÎT 
BOULINGUIEZ 
-­‐ 
MT-­‐ENERGIE 
GMBH 
17
Biomethane as a fuel 
BIOMETHANE PRODUCTION 
DR. 
BENOÎT 
BOULINGUIEZ 
-­‐ 
MT-­‐ENERGIE 
GMBH 
18
Biomethane 
as a fuel 
§ 
Not 
only 
the 
Audi 
e-­‐gas 
but 
also 
the 
Biomethane 
can 
be 
used 
as 
fuel 
for 
natural 
gas 
vehicles 
and 
therefore 
contributes 
to 
a 
sustainable 
mobility. 
01-­‐Oct-­‐14 
DR. 
BENOÎT 
BOULINGUIEZ 
-­‐ 
MT-­‐ENERGIE 
GMBH 
19
MT-­‐BioFuel Compact 
01-­‐Oct-­‐14 
DR. 
BENOÎT 
BOULINGUIEZ 
-­‐ 
MT-­‐ENERGIE 
GMBH 
20 
A 
unique 
concept 
§ Compact 
filling 
staTon 
seamless 
integrated 
§ Gas 
upgrading 
§ CNG 
compression 
300 
bar 
§ Storage/DistribuTon 
§ Developed 
to 
be 
used 
by 
any 
projects: 
industrial/agricultural
MT-­‐BioFuel Compact 
01-­‐Oct-­‐14 
DR. 
BENOÎT 
BOULINGUIEZ 
-­‐ 
MT-­‐ENERGIE 
GMBH 
21 
§ Membrane 
separaTon 
§ High 
pressure 
and 
temperature 
resistance 
§ Superior 
carbon 
dioxide 
and 
methane 
selecTvity 
§ Best 
separaTon 
results
THANK YOU 
01-­‐Oct-­‐14 
22

Power-to-Gas - Dr. Benoit Boulinguiez

  • 1.
    Power-­‐to-­‐gas. BIOMETHANE PRODUCTION 01-­‐Oct-­‐14 DR. BENOÎT BOULINGUIEZ -­‐ MT-­‐ENERGIE GMBH 1
  • 2.
    Power-­‐to-­‐ gas §“e-­‐gas Project” at Werlte in Lower Saxony the first industrial-­‐scale power-­‐to-­‐ gas plant DR. BENOÎT BOULINGUIEZ 01-­‐Oct-­‐14 -­‐ MT-­‐ENERGIE GMBH 2
  • 3.
    Project Werlte –e-­‐gas Audi e-gas Plant 01-­‐Oct-­‐14 DR. BENOÎT BOULINGUIEZ -­‐ MT-­‐ENERGIE GMBH 3 Filling station ► Customer can refuel at regular natural gas filling stations ► Charges by financial system equal to green power Electrolysis Methanation Production and feed-in ► Production of e-gas with subsequent feed-in into the public natural gas grid Vehicle ► When ordering the vehicle, the customer can request “CO2 neutral mobility“
  • 4.
    Project Werlte –e-­‐gas Audi § e-­‐gas Audi driving factor: “CO2 neutral mobility.” “Power-­‐to-­‐gas technology links the electricity grid with the natural gas network.” § Increase of sustainability in fuel producTon for automoTve § The plant will power ca. 1500 Audi A3 g-­‐tron for 15,000 km of CO2 neutral driving every year 01-­‐Oct-­‐14 DR. BENOÎT BOULINGUIEZ -­‐ MT-­‐ENERGIE GMBH 4
  • 5.
    Project Werlte –e-­‐gas Audi 01-­‐Oct-­‐14 DR. BENOÎT BOULINGUIEZ -­‐ MT-­‐ENERGIE GMBH 5
  • 6.
    Project Werlte –e-­‐gas Audi Integra@on in the Power-­‐to-­‐Gas Plant of renewable CO2 from a biogas upgrading plant 01-­‐Oct-­‐14 DR. BENOÎT BOULINGUIEZ -­‐ MT-­‐ENERGIE GMBH 6 Biomethane upgrading plant CO2 Hydrolysis from renewable Power H2 Reforming CH4 SNG
  • 7.
    Project Werlte –e-­‐gas Audi § Upgrading Technology: unpressurized Amine Scrubbing for CO2 removal and Biomethane producTon § Biomethane produced is of idenTcal quality as fossil natural gas and is injected into the local gas grid – as well as the Audi e-­‐gas (SyntheTc Natural Gas, SNG) 01-­‐Oct-­‐14 DR. BENOÎT BOULINGUIEZ -­‐ MT-­‐ENERGIE GMBH 7
  • 8.
    Project Werlte –e-­‐gas Audi 01-­‐Oct-­‐14 DR. BENOÎT BOULINGUIEZ -­‐ MT-­‐ENERGIE GMBH 8
  • 9.
    Project Werlte –e-­‐gas Audi § The Amine Scrubbing supplies high quality Biomethane and high purity CO2 (> 99,9 Vol.-­‐%) § Another advantages is the CO2 outlet pressure of 5 bar (no addiTonal compression required). § The „waste stream“ CO2 from the Amine Plant offers great applicability within the Power-­‐to-­‐Gas process § CO2 is supplied directly to the methanisaTon plant without addiTonal pre-­‐condiToning or compression. 01-­‐Oct-­‐14 DR. BENOÎT BOULINGUIEZ -­‐ MT-­‐ENERGIE GMBH 9
  • 10.
    Project Werlte –e-­‐gas Audi 01-­‐Oct-­‐14 DR. BENOÎT BOULINGUIEZ -­‐ MT-­‐ENERGIE GMBH 10
  • 11.
    Project Werlte –e-­‐gas Audi Even more than CO2 neutral fuel, overall energy and heat op@misa@on with wider effect than just SNG 01-­‐Oct-­‐14 DR. BENOÎT BOULINGUIEZ -­‐ MT-­‐ENERGIE GMBH 11 Wind / Solar overcharge e-­‐grid e-­‐ Peak Intelligent process integraTon Heat
  • 12.
    Project Werlte –e-­‐gas Audi 01-­‐Oct-­‐14 DR. BENOÎT BOULINGUIEZ -­‐ MT-­‐ENERGIE GMBH 12 § In operaTon
  • 13.
    Project Werlte –e-­‐gas Audi 01-­‐Oct-­‐14 DR. BENOÎT BOULINGUIEZ -­‐ MT-­‐ENERGIE GMBH 13 § In stand-­‐by
  • 14.
    Project Werlte –e-­‐gas Audi § The combinaTon of Amine Scrubbing and Power-­‐ to-­‐Gas offers the highest energy efficiency. § Heat produced by the exothermal process of methanisaTon needs to be removed from the process conTnuously. § This heat is used for the regeneraTon of the Amine SoluTon. § Besides the CO2 demand of the methanisaTon also the heat demand of Amine Scrubbing is derived from a „waste stream“ (excess heat). 01-­‐Oct-­‐14 DR. BENOÎT BOULINGUIEZ -­‐ MT-­‐ENERGIE GMBH 14
  • 15.
    Project Werlte –e-­‐gas Audi 01-­‐Oct-­‐14 DR. BENOÎT BOULINGUIEZ -­‐ MT-­‐ENERGIE GMBH 15
  • 16.
    Project Werlte –e-­‐gas Audi Performance Data Raw Biogas ProducTon 1.000 m³/h Biomethane ProducTon 675 m³/h CO2 ProducTon 325 m³/h Power Requirement Electrolyser 6,3 MWel H2 ProducTon 1.300 m³/h e-­‐Gas ProducTon 325 m³/h 01-­‐Oct-­‐14 DR. BENOÎT BOULINGUIEZ -­‐ MT-­‐ENERGIE GMBH 16
  • 17.
    Project Werlte –e-­‐gas Audi 01-­‐Oct-­‐14 DR. BENOÎT BOULINGUIEZ -­‐ MT-­‐ENERGIE GMBH 17
  • 18.
    Biomethane as afuel BIOMETHANE PRODUCTION DR. BENOÎT BOULINGUIEZ -­‐ MT-­‐ENERGIE GMBH 18
  • 19.
    Biomethane as afuel § Not only the Audi e-­‐gas but also the Biomethane can be used as fuel for natural gas vehicles and therefore contributes to a sustainable mobility. 01-­‐Oct-­‐14 DR. BENOÎT BOULINGUIEZ -­‐ MT-­‐ENERGIE GMBH 19
  • 20.
    MT-­‐BioFuel Compact 01-­‐Oct-­‐14 DR. BENOÎT BOULINGUIEZ -­‐ MT-­‐ENERGIE GMBH 20 A unique concept § Compact filling staTon seamless integrated § Gas upgrading § CNG compression 300 bar § Storage/DistribuTon § Developed to be used by any projects: industrial/agricultural
  • 21.
    MT-­‐BioFuel Compact 01-­‐Oct-­‐14 DR. BENOÎT BOULINGUIEZ -­‐ MT-­‐ENERGIE GMBH 21 § Membrane separaTon § High pressure and temperature resistance § Superior carbon dioxide and methane selecTvity § Best separaTon results
  • 22.