The Road Ahead
European Power Plant Suppliers Association 2003 Where have we come fr from? Where do we want to go? 2018 2001 European Boilermakers Energy Technologies Association Europe
Net Zero Emissions Paris Agreement Kyoto Protocol Clean Energy Package
Net Zero Emissions Paris Agreement Kyoto Protocol Clean Energy Package
Energy Technologies Europe European Power Plant Suppliers Association
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Energy Technologies Europe commits itself to provide and further develop technologies, helping European energy conversion to be carbon neutral well before 2050. We will accelerate the achievement of the EU’s decarbonisation goals by enabling other sectors such as industry, transport, heating and cooling to reach zero emissions. www.eteurope.eu @EnergyTechEU 8
EU-28 electricity production by source, 2016 (in %) Others Wind Currently the electricity 4.0% 9.9% system relies for approximately 50% on Hydro thermal energy. 11.9% Conventional thermal Nuclear Thermal generation needs to 48.5% 25.7% reach carbon neutrality, fast. Source: Eurostat www.eteurope.eu @EnergyTechEU 9
The power plant of today Currently power plants produce electricity, heat and cold on demand providing affordable and dispatchable energy when needed, thereby stabilising the grid. EU 28 electricity production by source of thermal energy source in 2017 (excluding nuclear) Biomass Other Fossil 11.9% 8.1% Gas 39.1% Lignite 19.1% Hard coal 21.8% Data: Sandbag, 30-04-2018 The Road Ahead 10
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The Energy Hub: Carbon Neutral well before 2050 • Energy Hub: the place where the production, conversion, storage and consumption of different energy carriers takes place • The Energy Hub will mostly convert excess renewable electricity to heat and cold and synthetic fuels, and periodically generate electricity, heat and cold, stabilising the grid and decarbonising other sectors • Resource utilisation will be limited • It can either be big and centralised or small and decentralised, depending on the demand and capability of the energy grids • Its input and output mix allows the Energy Hub of the future to be a key flexibility mechanism • Carbon looping and carbon feedstock will be enabled by CCUS • The result will be a more sustainable European energy system, a competitive industry, job creation and maintenance and exportable technologies The Road Ahead 13
The economics of the Energy Hub • Using existing infrastructure and assets, preventing high investment cost • E.g. networks: electricity, gas and fuel distribution • E.g. power generation: combined cycle gas plant, CHP plants • More variable renewables will increase the periods of low or negative electricity prices, making heat, cold and molecule production more affordable (Power to X) • Fuel flexibility allows for switching based on the cost of the specific resource • An increasing carbon price makes CCU/S more competitive • However, demonstration projects are needed • Wide scale deployment will lead to more cost effective solutions The Road Ahead 14
Energy Hub of the Future: Key benefits • Offsetting fossil fuels • Grid balancing • More RES electricity use • Input flexibility • Energy storage • Using synergies of existing assets and infrastructure (e.g. gas and electricity infrastructure come together in existing power plants) • Synthetic fuels production and usage • Sectoral integration • Job creation The Road Ahead 15
Panel Discussion: Energy Technologies Europe paving the way for the Energy Transition “ ” Mr Patrick Clerens (Moderator) Secretary General, Energy Technologies Europe Mr Dries Acke Director of Energy Systems Programme, European Climate Foundation Ms Marion Labatut Director - Policy Issues, Eurelectric Dr Martin Pogoreutz President, Energy Technologies Europe Mr Jeroen Schuppers Deputy Head of Unit, Advanced Energy Production, DG Research & Innovation, European Commission The Road Ahead 16
Thank you for your attention! Martin Pogoreutz President www.eteurope.eu @EnergyTechEU
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