Clean Gas and advanced fuels based on natural gas or CO2

1. www.ecn.nl
Clean Gas and advanced
fuels based on natural gas
or CO2
Jaap Vente
Innovation manager ECN
WG convener CEN II
Abu Dhabi
8 November 2016

2. Natural gas in Europe

3. • Natural Gas
– Remains a clean source of energy
– Receives political support from EU
– Use in 2015 was ~25% less than in
2004- 2010
– Use in power applications under
threat
– 50% of power is generated using
fossil fuels
Natural gas in Europe
Source: Eurostat
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4. Decreasing productivity
in the Netherlands
• Reserves and
productivity are
decreasing
Source: ECN
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5. EU - LNG imports
Source: ECN
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6. LNG and storage:
increasing flexibility
• Increase accessibility
of regional hubs
• Ensure access to
storage locations
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7. • Smart Energy System
– Interconnecting the power and gas system
• Renewable Gas
– Fermentation, power-to-gas and thermal
gasification
• Small Scale LNG
– LNG as a fuel
• The North Sea – Gas meets Wind
European Research Institute for
Gas and Energy Innovation
• Promoting joint innovation and
research work
• Supporting the EU’s strategic research
agenda
• Disseminating the results
• Transferring technology
• Communicating existing know-how
• Promoting cooperation

8. Advanced Fuels

9. CO2 reuse an EC priority
• An Integrated Roadmap theme- JRC93056 / 2014 (December 2014)
– «Enabling carbon capture, CO2 utilisation and storage technologies...»
• An Energy Union research priority – COM(2015)80 (25.2.2015):
– «A forward-looking approach to CCS and CCU for the power and industrial sectors will be critical to
reaching the 2050 climate objectives in a cost-effective way»
• Final Report, KETs: Time to Act, High Level Expert Group on Key Enabling Technologies
(June 2015)
– « IPCEI – PHOENIX – Transforming CO2 into Value for a rejuvenated European Economy »
• A SET-plan Action priority – C(2015)6317 (15.9.2015):
– «Step up R&I activities on the application of CCS and commercial viability of CCU»
• Closing the loop - An EU action plan for the Circular Economy- COM(2015) 614
(2.12.2015)
– « The reuse of gaseous effluents, in particular CO2, is another example of innovative process....»
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10. • Integrated approach of capture,
transport, permanent storage and use
• Aim: 8 Mton within 15 years
• Greenhouses
• Materials – Chemicals - Fuels
• Permanent storage
CO2 Smart Grid
Source: co2smartgrid.nl

11. Methanol as shipping
Emission Control Area Shipping makes a move
towards methanol
Methanol from CO2
on Iceland
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12. DME as diesel replacement
Emission control in cities Diesel engines
on DME
Advanced production
of DME
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13. • What do you need?
• How can you benefit from the CEN II?
• What are your specific needs which the EU may bring to you?
• How are we going to fund this?
Collaboration EU - GCC
To catalyze your partnership with clean energy
stakeholders, both in the GCC and the EU.
Jaap Vente vente@ecn.nl
T +31 88 515 49 16
M +31 6 101 4749 513