Programme

Opening of PRAXISforum Power-to-X and Welcome Address

Kurt Wagemann, Managing Director, DECHEMA e.V.

Pathways of Power-to-X in energy transition: technical feasibility and necessity of a new technology group

• Starting points and climate mitigation framework
• P2X-Pathways
• Power-to-Heat / Power-to-Gas / Power-to-Fuel (Gas and Liquid) / Power-to-Chemicals
• National and global outlook

Michael Sterner, Ostbayrische Technische Hochschule, Regensburg / Germany

H₂ − Key element in P2X: Sources, Technologies, Perspective

• Today´s sources in hydrogen market
• Electrolysis as the link between electrons and material world
• Technology, products and plants for industrial and P2X applications
• Outlook on commercial aspects of hydrogen

Bernd Pitschak, Managing Director, Hydrogenics GmbH / Germany

CO₂ Capture from Air

• Climeworks temperature-vacuum swing technology for CO₂ capture from ambient air
• Applications, markets and challenges for CO₂ capture from the air
• Recent developments: First commercial direct air capture plant in Hinwil, Switzerland

Jan Wurzbacher, Managing Director, Climeworks AG / Switzerland

Power-to-X for the future fuels supply

• Outlook on renewable fuel blends in Europe GHG reduction targets, demand and raw material potential
• Power-to-Liquid (PtL) and the Biomass-to-Liquid BtL processes – introducing the technology
• Techno-economic and ecological process evaluation

Ralph-Uwe Dietrich, Head of Alternative Fuels,

Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V. (DLR) / Germany

Hydrogen technology development in HYPOS and the need of a Green Hydrogen Economy in the future

• Short overview of the hydrogen initiative HYPOS including the objectives, strategy and network-structure
• Presentation on various HYPOS projects and technology developments with focus on innovative solutions for green hydrogen production, storage and transportation
• Opportunities and need of green hydrogen for a sustainable economy based on renewable energies

Alexander Spieß, Projektmanagement & Wissensmanagement, HYPOS − Hydrogen Power Storage & Solutions East Germany e.V. / Germany

The Power-to-Gas Project “Energiepark Mainz” − Operating experience of the world’s largest Power-to-Gas plant with PEM

• Project Background
• Project Status and key facts
• Operational experiences

Jonas Aichinger, Head of Innovation Management, Mainzer Stadtwerke AG / Germany

Power to X – is the coupling of the energy sectors going to fail because of the wrong legal framework?

• Legal obstacles and ideas for the further development of the legal framework
• Focus on the German legislation but also on the European one

Max Peiffer, Partner, AssmannPeiffer Attorneys / Germany

HyP – what´s needed to make profit with green hydrogen?

• Without Green Hydrogen the energy transition will be very expensive
• Energy security - economic and sustainable - in an energy world 2050 without Green Hydrogen is not possible
• Long range and flexible mobility without emissions needs Green Hydrogen

Werner Diwald, Deutscher Wasserstoff- und Brennstoffzellen-Verband e.V.

Panel discussion on the topic "Regulatory framework of Power-to-X"

Werner Diwald, Deutscher Wasserstoff- und Brennstoffzellen-Verband e.V. 

Simon Verleger, DVGW research position at Engler-Bunte Institute, KIT - Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Max Peiffer, AssmannPeiffer Attorneys

Industrial Symbiosis - powering up the green transition towards a circular economy

• The mindset and model behind Industrial Symbiosis
• Showcasing the world famous Kalundborg Symbiosis
• Industrial Symbiosis 3.0 towards a circular economy

Per Møller, Head of Symbiosis Center Denmark, Dansk SymbioseCenter / Denmark

Power-to-Gas systems for balancing high-RES power systems

• Power-to-gas systems
• Electricity grid balancing
• Gas grid decarbonisation

Marcus Newborough, Development Director, ITM Power Plc / United Kingdom

Linking of the carbon loop via biological methanation – Power-to-Methane

• Technology and application of biological methanation
• Experience in regards of operation (>8000 hours) and business development
• Current project realizations

Thomas Heller, Project Manager Power-to-Gas, MicrobEnergyGmbH / Germany

Coffee break in exhibition area,

interactive discussion and networking at „topic tables“

Transforming hydro & wind power into liquids

• Management of hydro & wind power, as key input in a financial sustainable solution
• Multi application, mulit country approach
• Herøya Industrial park as the perfect site
• High performance technology from sunfire & Climeworks

Rolf Bruknapp, Partner, Nordic Blue Crude AS / Norway

CO2 to methanol at commercial scale: Practical experience and business perspective

• Designing and building the world´s first industrial scale plant for direct conversion of CO2 to methanol
• Best practice advice for emerging opportunities in production of “e-fuels”
• Technical, commercial and regulatory aspects

Benedikt Stefánnson, Director of Business Development, Carbon Recycling International / Iceland

Power-to-Liquids for Aviation – Energy, Environment and Cost Aspects

• The challenge of greenhouse gas mitigation in aviation
• Environmental performance (GHG, water, land) of alternative jet fuels
• Sustainability aspects of power-to-liquids with focus on CO₂ from concentrated sources

Patrick Schmidt, Sustainable Energy & Transport, Ludwig-Bölkow-Systemtechnik GmbH / Germany

Lunch in exhibition area,

interactive discussion and networking at „topic tables“

End of PRAXISforum Power-to-X