A flexible methanol-to-methane thermochemical energy storage system (TCES) for gas turbine (GT) power production
2024
Rodríguez Pastor, Diego Antonio | García Guzmán, Alejandro | Marqués-Valderrama, Israel | Ortiz Domínguez, Carlos | Carvajal Trujillo, Elisa | Becerra Villanueva, José Antonio | Soltero Sánchez, Víctor Manuel | Chacartegui, Ricardo | Universidad de Sevilla. Departamento de Ingeniería Energética | Universidad de Sevilla. Departamento de Ingeniería del Diseño | Universidad de Sevilla. TEP137: Máquinas y Motores Térmicos | Universidad de Sevilla. TEP022: Diseño Industrial e Ingeniería del Proyecto y la Innovación
This study introduces an innovative solution to address the challenges arising from the volatile natural gas market and the growing integration of renewable energy sources within the industrial sector. The research strives to confront this challenge by including renewable methanol (CH3OH) and converting it into methane (CH4), with an intermediate step involving synthesis gas (CO/H2) by using concentrating solar power. This approach provides a sustainable and adaptable solution to reduce dependence on natural gas. The process entails a methanol decomposition reaction at moderate temperatures (<350 °C). Subsequently, the synthesis gas is compressed to 40 bar, stored, and discharged through a methanation process that can be conducted at high temperatures (>500 °C). The resulting methane is used as fuel for gas turbines and can also serve as feedstock in the chemical industry. The simulations were conducted in ASPEN HYSYS and yielded overall system efficiencies exceeding 29% and roundtrip efficiencies of 44%. Through techno-economic optimisation of the reaction conditions, competitive levelized fuel costs (LCOF) of €172/MWh and future LCOE values of €145/MWh were achieved. These findings present an innovative strategy for integrating gas turbine cycles and additional conversion pathways for green methanol.
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