The Solution: Bulk Energy Storage via Power-to-Gas
In many countries, the energy storage capacity of the natural gas grid is practically unlimited. This allows a power-to-gas (P2G) facility to “charge” for multiple hours or even days in a row. Once in the grid, the renewable natural gas can be stored or transmitted over long distances using existing pipelines. Being a chemical energy carrier, the renewable gas can be used in the transportation sector, for power generation, or in commercial, residential or industrial applications in order to reduce the carbon footprint.
Electrochaea’s P2G process is so flexible that it can help stabilize the electricity grid through the provision of reserve energy and frequency regulation. And because carbon dioxide is used as a feedstock in the process, our renewable gas can reduce greenhouse gas emissions by up to 50%.
P2G dissociates the production and use of renewable electricity in both time and space. To date, it has only been possible to go from gas to power. With Electrochaea’s technology, it is now possible to go from power to gas. Through this bi-directional link between the electricity and gas systems, utilities and grid operators can now manage their assets with the highest degree of flexibility in order to maximize value.