EUBCE 2021 - Julio GUILLEN ANGEL - Integration of Hydrogen and Ammonia Energy into Combined Cycles: the FLEXnCONFU Project

Integration of Hydrogen and Ammonia Energy into Combined Cycles: the FLEXnCONFU Project

Short Introductive summary

Within the strategies to achieve the European Union’s carbon neutrality target by 2050, replacing fossil fuels with alternative sources such as renewables or secondary raw materials represents a prominent action line. The EU is currently dependent on natural gas (NG) to facilitate such transition, for its lower carbon footprint and greater grid stabilization capacity. However, combined cycle (CC) plants and likewise any system employing gas turbines (GTs), could potentially benefit from the integration of alternative energy sources to meet the grid’s requirements at peak demand times, thus curtailing their carbon footprint significantly. Ammonia and hydrogen convey two promising energy vectors that if successfully deployed may considerably aid in the large-scale energy switch and help reduce CC plants’ reliance on fossil fuels. The FLEXnCONFU project plans to demonstrate the feasibility of integrating Power-to-X (P2X) solutions in CC plants at TRL 6 and 7, realizing their full potential to diversify the supply network, making it more flexible to accommodate a carbon neutral economy.

M. del Cerro, CIRCE, Zaragoza, SPAIN
A. Hernández Pedrero, CIRCE, Zaragoza, SPAIN
L. Pérez Heras, CIRCE, Zaragoza, SPAIN
G. Mancheño Sanz, CIRCE, Zaragoza, SPAIN