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biogas to hydrogen
biogas to hydrogen
BioH2Ref" lighthouse
Since 2022: Biogas-to-hydrogen pilot project
on the Schleupen farm in Krefeld.
Decentralized hydrogen upgrading of biogas through steam reforming
Under the label "BioH2Ref", a BtX pilot plant for the production of hydrogen from biogas has been in operation since 2022.
Biogas plants are currently being phased out of the EEG feed-in tariff and are looking for economical connection concepts. Germany needs sector coupling and has identified hydrogen as the raw material that will enable a sustainable energy transition. In contrast to the electrolysis pathway, the usable energy is not reduced by hydrogen processing, as biogas and not electricity is used as the primary energy source. Green hydrogen from biogas is therefore the ideal raw material for building a hydrogen infrastructure as long as renewable electricity is not available in abundance.
On the technical side, the project investigates the influence of the raw biogas quality on the hydrogen quality, the real achievable efficiencies of the process, the waste heat integration of the hydrogen upgrading into the overall plant, as well as the constructive and procedural optimizations of the raw biogas upgrading and reformer dimensioning.
A holistic analysis of GHG emissions was also carried out. Furthermore, the economic efficiency of the overall concept was evaluated and recommendations for the further dissemination of the technology were developed.
Installation and trial operation of a pilot plant
In the BtX Energy GmbH sub-project, the 100 kg/day pilot plant was installed and operated on the Schleupen farm in Krefeld.
"BioH2Ref"
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