Dr. Andreas Kunz’s Post

Did you know Heligoland can become a blueprint for the energy transition? If you’re curious how this might work, check out the latest whitepaper published by TransHyDE, titled: “Safe and efficient long-distance hydrogen transport with LOHC. Modelling an exemplary hydrogen value chain Heligoland-Hamburg”! The paper was written in cooperation with Tewis Projektmanagement GmbH, Fraunhofer IFAM and the HHLA Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG. Giving an in-depth overview of the TransHyDE project Helgoland and some preliminary project results, the paper covers the following points: 💚 General project approach for the TransHyDE project Helgoland with a breakdown of all stations surrounding the transport chain 🚢 Logistics concepts and feasibility of the hydrogen/LOHC value chain Heligoland – Hamburg 🧪 Our LOHC Storage and Release Plants including a deeper look at the usability of surplus heat generated by hydrogenation on Heligoland 🛢️ Material research for LOHC and hydrogen transport and storage, particularly tank concepts and materials for the LOHC and hydrogen infrastructure as well as applicable sensor technology for status monitoring Read the full Whitepaper here: https://lnkd.in/e9KZXM95 Congrats to the authors and shoutout to the contributors from our team Ina Baumeister, Sejir Boubtane, Andreas Nuß, Siying Huang, Frank Erik Walter and Dominik Bruckner! #LOHC #hydrogen #energytransition

We don't need to choose between a Green Deal and a strong European Industrial Deal – we can and must have both! 🌍⚡️ Anyone who says we have to pick one over the other is missing the point. A thriving industrial sector and a sustainable environment aren't mutually exclusive – in fact, they can fuel each other. By investing in low-carbon electricity and streamlining energy agreements, we're not just cutting emissions – we're also creating a more competitive, resilient industry. To achieve this, industries need financial support to decarbonise, and it's crucial that clean, abundant energy is accessible to everyone. Cleaner energy translates to lower long-term costs, increased innovation, and a better position in the global market. A strong industrial base provides the resources and stability needed to tackle big environmental challenges. Europe has the tools and the know-how – now we just need the will and the investment. This isn’t about changing one European Commission flagship initiative for another. It’s about understanding that these initiatives can be complementary and mutually reinforcing. #EUGreenDeal #AntwerpDeclaration

What a week it was! Read the Enerin take on the Hannover Messe (#HM24) #event which the company attended at the invitation of Innovation Norway to showcase 'Clean Recycled Industrial Heat'. Enerin CEO, Arne Høeg, talks about the efficiency of its HøegTemp high-temperature heat pump (#HTHP). The news blog briefly examines why heat upgrades for industry need to be ramped up using HTHPs, #waste and #ambient heat to tackle #decarbonisation efforts quickly. Høeg talks about the price ratio between #electricity and #gas and how it can be brought closer a 1:1 ratio by programming the heat pump to use the cheapest electricity rates during the day, while utilising #renewables on-site, which help balance the #grid. ♻ https://lnkd.in/darMpXS4 During the Hannover Messe, German Chancellor, Olaf Scholz, and Norwegian Prime Minister, Jonas Gahr Støre, discussed and signed a Memorandum of Understanding related to #renewable #energy and #green #industry. The two leaders discussed energy transformation, including floating #wind platforms, #hydrogen production, #carbon capture, #battery cells, green #shipping, and #AI innovation in the Pavilion where Enerin was present. This is a good interim measure for oil and gas companies to clean up their act and diversify, as well as deliver energy security, additionally securing European jobs into the future. 👉 However, there is an enormous potential for the re-capturing of waste heat in industry that is currently under utilised. 👉 That is why there has been a big campaign from many value chain actors for the European Commission to address the heating and cooling sectors in its 2040 climate targets which are aimed at a reduction of the EU’s “net greenhouse gas emissions by 90% by 2040 relative to 1990”. The US is forging ahead with massive investments in heat pumps announced last year under the Biden-Harris #climate plan which is aiming for 100% carbon pollution-free electricity by 2035. Enerin VP Software Engineering, Gunnar Vartdal, gave a compelling case as to why industrial waste heat should be captured and not wasted. At high temperature lifts, the HoegTemp is the most efficient heat pump on the market, while at lower temperatures the Coefficient of Performance (COP), or energy efficiency, is higher. Compared to a traditional fossil fuel boiler, which usually has an efficiency of 80% to 90%, the typical customer will experience 2-3 times less energy consumption than with fossil heating. Trond-Atle Asphjell Kjartan Strand Jan Kvalem Tobias Dahl Sindre Glenn Halnes Sindre Abrahamsen Ruben Barbero Jennet Orayeva, MBA SUSHEAT Team Norway in Germany Sonia Bianconi European Heat Pump Association Irene Egea Saiz Push2Heat SPIRIT Horizon Europe Project Innovation Norway in Europe & Africa Hilke von Hoerschelmann Veronica Broholm Business Norway ATMOsphere Saroj Thapa Mikael Muegge Trude Haugsvær Verling #GoNatRefs #HeatPumps #Helium #Hydrogen #heating #cooling

And that’s a WRAP on our first Antwerp Dialogue on Industrial Electrification and Competitiveness! 💯 For the European #aluminium industry to fully decarbonise by 2050, we need cost-competitive low-carbon electricity and to remove all existing barriers for industrial offtake via Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) to accelerate the transition to a fully #decarbonised power sector.   Building on the signing of the Antwerp Declaration not too long ago, where we joined over 1200 organisation across the EU in expressing full support for a European Industrial Deal to complement the Green Deal, together with Eurelectric and Cefic, we hosted an Antwerp Dialogue gathering experts from the European Commission’s DG ENER and DG CLIMA along with other industry representatives.   The session aimed to answer the following questions:   ➡️How can electricity market development, including the development and integration of flexibility markets, as well as its interface with carbon markets, aid in industrial electrification and competitiveness? ➡️Taxes, levies constitute a considerable share of EU electricity costs. How can these be set in a way that incentivises industrial electrification and supports industrial consumers, whilst maintaining fair burden-sharing between parties and lower system costs? ➡️How can the financing of renewable and low-carbon technology be facilitated to drive their swift scale-up? ➡️How can the EU advance grid development and industrial permitting, in line with the modelled grid needs flowing from industrial electrification, whilst minimising system costs?⚡   The next steps include organising a deeper technical dive before Summer about the solutions identified and a final key recommendations session by October this year.   We thank everyone who participated for their exciting and insightful interventions 🤝   📜 Support the Antwerp Declaration ➡️ https://lnkd.in/dB9cvQAe   Want to be involved? Get in touch!   #industry #electricity #competetiveness 

We need strong sector integration to #decarbonise the #EU! 🤝 We are thrilled to be at the Eurelectric #PowerSummit2024 in Athens to enhance the synergies between district energy and electricity. #Districtheating networks can significantly contribute to improve #electricity grid #flexibility and #balancing capabilities - just as many of our members proved during this event! ⚡ Wien Energie GmbH is a great example of this! As presented during the summit's #innovation session, the largest #European #heatpump system using #wasteheat in Vienna (from #wastewater from a treatment plant) is a milestone in #electrification and #decarbonisation of heating. This project not only creates #synergies between the #heating & #cooling, electricity, and water sectors, but also presents an easy-to-replicate and ready-to-deploy #solution! ♻ We’re stronger together – let’s lead the charge for the clean heat #transition! 💪 Johannes Imminger | Stefanie-Marie Rupprecht | András Takács  | Wien Energie GmbH  | Swedish Energy Agency  | Energiateollisuus ry – Finnish Energy  | Fortum  | Danfoss | PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna | Wiener Stadtwerke GmbH

Coming soon: Hydrogen Technology Expo Europe in Hamburg, Germany. 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗘𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗴𝘆 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 – 𝗮𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀, 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗰 𝗼𝗳 𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗼𝗹 𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗿𝘀.   We have developed a family of reformers for decentralised hydrogen supply with focus on fuel-cell based applications. Our 75-kW methanol reformer is a prime example of compactness and efficiency. Thanks to a proprietary catalyst formulation, our system performs under high standards of stability and reliability. One of the goals of our developments is sustainable use (e.g. low energy consumption, few by-products, reduction of the time required for system start-up) even in areas where there are flexible energy requirements.   More information about our participation at the Hydrogen Technology Expo 2024 👉 https://lnkd.in/eWaGzDkz   Please also visit our expert website on methanol reformers 👉 https://lnkd.in/erBqW_Qm   Register for free exhibition pass here 👉 https://lnkd.in/grzGRNv and visit us in Hall 3 Booth 3F55   #Fraunhofer | #hydrogen | #hydrogentechnology | #decarbonization

Big news for the future of green transportation! 🚛💨 A new hydrogen refuelling station has opened at the The Port of Gothenburg, strategically located at one of Sweden’s busiest truck routes 🚚. This station, operated by Hydri, is the first of many planned to support a national hydrogen infrastructure. With access to green hydrogen, this move brings heavy land transport one step closer to a carbon-neutral future 🌱. Viktor Allgurén, Head of Innovation at the Port of Gothenburg, highlighted that, this location is ideal for the hydrogen refuelling station, positioning the port to lead the transition to both electric and hydrogen-powered heavy transport.⚡ Shoutout to Qarlbo Energy AB and Swedish Energy Agency for making this happen! 💡 #Sustainability #GreenTransport #HydrogenEnergy #Innovation #PortofGothenburg #Hydri #QarlboEnergy #CleanEnergy #FutureofTransport

👁️🗨️ Discover the heart of a Steam Methane Reforming-X (SMR-X) Unit in Antwerp, Belgium. SMR-X is an innovative type of reformer that produces hydrogen without excess steam. By unlocking the potential of biomethane, a renewable resource, the technology produces low-carbon hydrogen more efficiently and reduces CO2 emissions. 👉 Discover about SMR-X technology here. https://ow.ly/hCme50SMbp8

Great first exchange among industry and energy ⚡️ sector on the way forward to restoring energy’ competitiveness for industry 🏭. The gaps are still wide on several key topics from market design to PPAs and tools to finance RES projects ⚠️ European energy intensive industries have already lost competitiveness in terms of energy costs against global 🌍 counterparts… with prices twice as high than before the crisis and ever more volatile gas market. However on the facts, we do see it similarly 🏆 Nonetheless, immediate and tough action is needed to restore well functioning wholesale markets 🧰 and definitely increase RES participation to short-term markets. We remain determined in our ask for a proper assessment of the current market design as promised by the European Commission President at the onset of the Russian unlawful invasion. Thanks to EUROPEAN ALUMINIUM Cefic and Eurelectric for the organization and the willingness to discuss.

How to make hydrogen work for transport. Make hydrogen close to the source of renewable electricity (at a scale that makes sense for the capital investment of the h2 production) to improve the productivity of their investment in renewables then move it to where is is needed, within a radius that makes sense to optimise the logistics investment. Store and compress enough on site to keep within COMAH volumes with filling capability that delivers the flexibility and availability of clean fuel that customers need to be productive with their capital investment in transport assets. Fuel users are customers; investment cases need to make sense and government needs to incentivise the whole supply process, in these early stages while the risk of delivering is economically is still high and not in the control of any single part of chain.