Session: 06-01 Innovative Combined Cycle

Paper Number: 83003

83003 - Market Opportunities for Power-to-X Solutions for Combined Cycles Flexibilization 

Power-to-X solutions are getting year by year more and more market interest in the present and future Renewable (RES) driven energy market scenario. Their potential coupling with Combined Cycles Gas Turbine (CCGT), which have to be present together with RES as back-bone to guarantee grid resilience and stability, is currently under investigation also in order to enhance CCGT flexibility as short-/middle-term storage solutions.

The H2020 EU Funded PUMP-HEAT and FLEXnCONFU projects[1]study two different types of Power-to-X solutions: the former a power-to-heat concept by heat pump coupling and the latter a power-to-hydrogen/ammonia system via Electrolyser coupling), both targeting flexibility enhancement and emissions reduction. This paper presents and compares the market potential of Power-to-X solutions proposed  in the two projects via a) a techno-economic analysis, b) an EU electric market assessment, c) a scouting and profitability assessment and comparison of potential flexibility services that CCs could offer if coupled with such Power-to-X solutions.

The results of the parametric sensitivity analysis show the flexibility and electric market potential of Power-to-X solutions coupled with CCs, presenting specific features per both of them such as the most techno-economic viable sizes or market characteristics to leverage Power-to-X potential. Furthermore, the market potential is presented by analysing bottlenecks and drivers (in current and future EU scenarios, such as Carbon Tax or electrolyser/HP CAPEX decrease) that could facilitate or hamper the widespread of the proposed technologies.

Power-to-X solutions are getting year by year more and more market interest in the present and future Renewable (RES) driven energy market scenario. Their potential coupling with Combined Cycles Gas Turbine (CCGT), which have to be present together with RES as back-bone to guarantee grid resilience and stability, is currently under investigation also in order to enhance CCGT flexibility as short-/middle-term storage solutions.

The H2020 EU Funded PUMP-HEAT and FLEXnCONFU projects[1]study two different types of Power-to-X solutions: the former a power-to-heat concept by heat pump coupling and the latter a power-to-hydrogen/ammonia system via Electrolyser coupling), both targeting flexibility enhancement and emissions reduction. This paper presents and compares the market potential of Power-to-X solutions proposed  in the two projects via a) a techno-economic analysis, b) an EU electric market assessment, c) a scouting and profitability assessment and comparison of potential flexibility services that CCs could offer if coupled with such Power-to-X solutions.

The results of the parametric sensitivity analysis show the flexibility and electric market potential of Power-to-X solutions coupled with CCs, presenting specific features per both of them such as the most techno-economic viable sizes or market characteristics to leverage Power-to-X potential. Furthermore, the market potential is presented by analysing bottlenecks and drivers (in current and future EU scenarios, such as Carbon Tax or electrolyser/HP CAPEX decrease) that could facilitate or hamper the widespread of the proposed technologies.

 

[1] These projects have received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreements No. 764706 (PUMP-HEAT) and No. 884157 (FLEXnCONFU)

[1] These projects have received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreements No. 764706 (PUMP-HEAT) and No. 884157 (FLEXnCONFU)

Presenting Author: Stefano Barberis RINA Consulting SpA

Presenting Author Biography: Stefano Barberis, PhD (male, Professional Engineer, Project Manager). He received his PhD in Turbomachinery and Advanced Energy Systems Engineering at University of Genova. He is a Senior Mechanical Engineer with expertise in renewable energy sources, project management, techno-economical feasibility studies, research activities on energy storage and renewable energy systems, due diligence, innovation and technology transfer. He is currently appointed as Project Coordinator as part of Innovation for Energy R&I division at Rina Consulting and he is managing the activities of different European funded Projects (ENGIMMONIA, EVERYWH2ERE; SOLARSCO2OL) dealing with electrical and thermal power production, renewable energy and energy efficiency.

Authors:

Stefano Barberis RINA Consulting SpA
Alessandra Cuneo RINA Consulting SpA
Daria Bellotti Università degli Studi di Genova
Alessandro Sorce Università degli Studi di Genova
Alberto Vannoni Università degli Studi di Genova