MoBioInd

Analysis of the future use of (hybrid) bioenergy concepts for industrial heating in competition with other renewable energies as part of energy system modelling with BENOPTex

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As part of the energy transition, the transformation of Germany's medium and high-temperature process heat in industry poses a particular challenge. A number of promising solutions are available for tackling this challenge, but none of them can yet be regarded as undisputed from an economic and ecological perspective. Scenario analyses from current studies show a mixed picture for these sectors. In some scenarios, the use of biomass from residual and waste materials in industry is the efficient, cost-optimized solution. In other analyses, however, synthetic fuels from renewable electricity dominate this market. The aim is to identify the most efficient decarbonisation options for these industries.

The main objective of the project is to support the transformation of the German medium and hightemperature industry through detailed analyses and scenarios within an energy system model and to identify economic transformation solutions. In particular, the industrial processes for which a transformation to biogenic fuels from residual and waste materials can be the most efficient are to be determined. To this end, the aforementioned industrial processes, as well as possible renewable monovalent and hybrid technical bioenergy concepts, are to be modelled in more detail than has been done to date in an energy system model.

https://www.energetische-biomassenutzung.de/de/projekte/03EI5492

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