The findings from the new reactor concept can be implemented for large-scale plant: Florian Kiefer, project manager for sorption-enhanced methanation, next to the test plant. Image: Empa
The findings from the new reactor concept can be implemented for large-scale plant: Florian Kiefer, project manager for sorption-enhanced methanation, next to the test plant. Image: Empa - Synthetic energy carriers are carbon-neutral and make renewable energy transportable and storable in the long term. Synthetically produced methane is one of them. The problem: The production involves rather high energy losses; moreover, existing processes require the methane to be purified. To change this, researchers have developed a new, optimized reactor concept for methanation. A successful energy transition requires energy sources that are climate-friendly; this means: as few CO2 emissions as possible - ideally none at all - during production and use. Synthetic energy carriers - i.e. those that are obtained from renewable energy through chemical conversion processes - are one of the most promising options.
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