TY - GEN A1 - Sterner, Michael T1 - Ohne Speicher, Wasserstoff und Power-to-X keine Dekarbonisierung von Verkehr und Industrie – Möglichkeiten und Notwendigkeit der integrierten Sektorenkopplung T2 - CIGRE/CIRED Informationsveranstaltung 2020, Leipzig, 13.10.2020 KW - Erneuerbare Energien KW - Klimaneutralität KW - Energiewende KW - Sektorenkopplung KW - Klimaschutz KW - Energiespeicher KW - Power-to-X Y1 - 2020 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Sterner, Michael A1 - Thema, Martin T1 - Technologies status and perspectives of Power-to-Gas in connection with seasonal underground storage T2 - European Workshop on Underground Energy Storage, Paris 07.11.2019 KW - Erneuerbare Energien KW - Klimaneutralität KW - Energiewende KW - Sektorenkopplung KW - Power-to-Gas Y1 - 2019 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Sterner, Michael T1 - Power-to-Gas technologies in the energy sector and their role in the fight against climate change T2 - Hungarian Power-to-Gas REKK Forum, Budapest Corvinus University, 12.02.2020 KW - Erneuerbare Energien KW - Klimaneutralität KW - Energiewende KW - Sektorenkopplung KW - Power-to-Gas Y1 - 2020 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Sterner, Michael T1 - Megathema Wasserstoff: Power-to-X im Kontext der Energiewende und des Klimaschutzes in Deutschland T2 - IRES Symposium, Berlin 18.11.2020 KW - Erneuerbare Energien KW - Wasserstoff KW - Klimaneutralität KW - Power-to-X KW - Energiewende KW - Sektorenkopplung Y1 - 2020 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Sterner, Michael T1 - Die Rolle von Wasserstoff in allen Sektoren T2 - Sektorenübergreifende Erkenntnisse zu PtX Fachforum "Wasserstoff Technologie, Prozesssicherheit und Regionalentwicklung", Kurt-Schwabe-Institut für Mess- und Sensortechnik Meinsberg e.V.) Meinsberg, 23.9.2020 KW - Erneuerbare Energien KW - Klimaneutralität KW - Energiewende KW - Sektorenkopplung KW - Wasserstoff Y1 - 2020 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Sterner, Michael T1 - Power-to-X im Kontext der Energiewende und des Klimaschutzes in Deutschland T2 - Hydrogen Dialogue H2.Bayern, 18.11.2020, Nürnberg Friedrich-Alexander-Universität KW - Erneuerbare Energien KW - Klimaneutralität KW - Energiewende KW - Sektorenkopplung KW - Power-to-X Y1 - 2020 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Sterner, Michael T1 - The role of green H 2 + Power-to-X in the German Energy Transition T2 - First Brazilian-German Green Hydrogen Congress, Brasilia 06.10.2020 KW - Erneuerbare Energien KW - Klimaneutralität KW - Energiewende KW - Sektorenkopplung KW - Wasserstoff KW - Power-to-X Y1 - 2020 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Sterner, Michael T1 - Bedeutung des Klimaschutzes für die Wirtschaft in Ostbayern T2 - Veranstaltungsreihe der Freunde der OTH Regensburg e. V., Regensburg, Regensburg 25.11.2020 KW - Erneuerbare Energien KW - Klimaneutralität KW - Energiewende KW - Sektorenkopplung KW - Klimaschutz Y1 - 2020 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Sterner, Michael T1 - Gas aus einer Gesamtenergieversorgungsperspektive - Warum wir Power-to-X für die Klimaneutralität brauchen T2 - Kopernikus-Konferenz Projekt "Ensure" (Deutsche Umwelthilfe), 15. April 2021 KW - Erneuerbare Energien KW - Klimaneutralität KW - Energiewende KW - Sektorenkopplung KW - Power-to-Gas Y1 - 2021 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Sterner, Michael T1 - Vom Klimaschutz zum Wasserstoff in Verkehr und Industrie – jetzt regional handeln T2 - Kick-Off Workshop: HyExpert Wasserstoffmodellregion Fichtelgebirge, Wunsiedel, 22.09.2020 KW - Erneuerbare Energien KW - Klimaneutralität KW - Energiewende KW - Sektorenkopplung KW - Wasserstoff Y1 - 2020 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Sterner, Michael T1 - Wasserstoff als zentraler Baustein der Energiewende in Süddeutschland: Powerto- Gas und der rechtliche Rahmen T2 - 1. Wasserstofftag Süddeutschland, Um 29.10.2020 KW - Erneuerbare Energien KW - Klimaneutralität KW - Energiewende KW - Wasserstoff Y1 - 2020 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Sterner, Michael T1 - Warum wir Power-to-X für die Klimaneutralität und Mobilitätswende brauchen T2 - DECHEMA Fachforum Diesel: Mobilitätswende durch alternative Antriebe und Kraftstoffe:, Frankfurt 02.12.2020 KW - Erneuerbare Energien KW - Klimaneutralität KW - Energiewende KW - Sektorenkopplung KW - Power-to-X Y1 - 2020 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Sterner, Michael T1 - Grüner Wasserstoff - wo wir ihn brauchen für die Klimaneutralität T2 - Energiewendeforum Wasserstoff (Grüner Strom Label e. V.), Bonn, 21. September 2021 KW - Erneuerbare Energien KW - Klimaneutralität KW - Energiewende KW - Wasserstoff Y1 - 2021 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Sterner, Michael T1 - Die Grenzen des Wasserstoff-Hypes T2 - 1. Mitteldeutscher Wasserstoffkongress, 2. November 2021, Leuna CCE Kulturhaus KW - Erneuerbare Energien KW - Klimaneutralität KW - Energiewende KW - Wasserstoff Y1 - 2021 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Sterner, Michael T1 - Wasserstoff – Energieträger der Zukunft T2 - BBA Forum, Passau 24.11.2020 KW - Erneuerbare Energien KW - Klimaneutralität KW - Energiewende KW - Wasserstoff Y1 - 2020 ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Stadler, Ingo A1 - Sterner, Michael ED - Droege, Peter T1 - Urban Energy Storage and Sector Coupling T2 - Urban Energy Transition N2 - Global warming, greenhouse gas emissions, and the general transition toward renewable energy resources are mentioned many times within this book, and will not be repeated again here. Countries that are transitioning to use of more renewable energy sources are mainly using wind and solar power—except for a few countries that, due to their prerequisites, will mainly use hydro power and/or bioenergy. The transmission process in terms of energy generation so far is mainly happening in rural areas—not in urban centers. Most technologies do not really play an important role in urban areas, and are mainly focused on the application of solar energy. Solar energy is widely applied more in rural areas, although investigations show that its application in urban areas already fits well into the existing grid infrastructure. Whereas rural areas are more prone to grid integration problems, the energy infrastructure in urban centers is already well prepared for renewables integration. In fostering tight bundles of potentially linked energy generation, distribution, networking, and use across power and thermal systems in stationary and mobile modes, urban centers become particularly critical in the energy transition processes as energy systems are becoming completely based on renewable sources without a nuclear or fossil-based backbone. This chapter discusses the almost unlimited energy storage possibilities. It will show their enormous capabilities, but also their significant differences in many physical and economical parameters. Next, the authors discuss the necessity of combining and coupling the different energy sectors for electricity, heat, cold, gas, and transport. Finally, the authors present the conclusion that only when coupling the energy sectors and using cheap and efficient energy storage options from one energy sector to solve challenges within another energy sector will the energy transition process be managed in an efficient way. KW - Energy storage KW - energy transition KW - Greenhouse gas emissions KW - RENEWABLE ENERGY KW - Renewable sources KW - sector coupling Y1 - 2018 SN - 978-0-08-102074-6 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-08-102074-6.00026-7 SP - 225 EP - 244 PB - Elsevier ET - 2. ed. ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Sterner, Michael ED - Chen, Wei-Yin ED - Suzuki, Toshio ED - Lackner, Maximilian T1 - Power-to-Gas T2 - Handbook of Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation N2 - This chapter provides an overview on the storage technology power-to-gas for the decarbonization of all energy sectors. Other than “negative emissions” with CCS or biomass, which have clear limits in potentials, costs and environmental benefits, storage and energy conversion technologies like power-to-gas and power-to-x enable the decarbonization by neutralizing the CO2 footprint of all energy services. Via the conversion of renewable electricity into chemical energy carriers like renewable hydrogen or renewable hydrocarbons, the existing fossil infrastructure with vast and sufficient storage and transport capacities can be used with carbon neutral renewable energy. After showing the demand for storage technologies, the technology components of power-to-gas are described, building the basis for the storage system power-to-gas itself that is described in detail, including efficiency, potential, CO2 emissions, and costs. In conclusion, a technical pathway of decarbonization including costs is described for the industrial nation of Germany and necessary policy frameworks are derived. Y1 - 2016 SN - 978-1-4614-6431-0 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-6431-0_89-1 VL - 36 SP - 1 EP - 51 PB - Springer CY - New York, NY ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Thema, Martin A1 - Bellack, Annett A1 - Weidlich, Tobias A1 - Huber, Harald A1 - Karl, Jürgen A1 - Sterner, Michael ED - Held, Jörgen T1 - Optimizing biological CO2-methanation in a trickle-bed reactor BT - the ORBIT-Project T2 - 6th International Conference on Renewable Energy Gas Technology, 20-21 May 2019, Malmö, Sweden. Conference proceedings KW - Biologische Methanisierung KW - Power-to-Gas KW - Erneuerbare Energien KW - Rieselbett-Bioreaktor KW - Archaeen Y1 - 2019 SP - 93 EP - 94 PB - Renewable Energy Technology International AB CY - Lund, Sweden ER - TY - GEN A1 - Thema, Martin A1 - Bellack, Annett A1 - Weidlich, Tobias A1 - Huber, Harald A1 - Karl, Jürgen A1 - Sterner, Michael T1 - Optimierung biologischer CO2-Methanisierung im Rieselbett-Reaktor BT - das ORBIT-Projekt T2 - 4. Regensburger Energiekongress, Regensburg 26.-27.02.2019 KW - biologische Methanisierung KW - Archaeen KW - Power-to-Gas KW - Erneuerbare Energien KW - Rieselbett-Bioreaktor Y1 - 2019 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Sterner, Michael T1 - Insight into Power-to-Gas/Liquids: a solution for sustainable transport besides e-mobility T2 - Conference Low Carbon Transport - Engineering the Fuels of the Future (Institution of Mechanical Engineers), London 09.07.2019 KW - Erneuerbare Energien KW - Klimaneutralität KW - Energiewende KW - Sektorenkopplung KW - Power-to-Gas Y1 - 2019 PB - Institution of Mechanical Engineers CY - London ER - TY - RPRT A1 - Michael Sterner, A1 - Mareike Jentsch, A1 - Uwe Holzhammer, T1 - Energiewirtschaftliche und ökologische Bewertung eines Windgas-Angebotes N2 - In this technical report, (1) the benefits of the new technology for future energy supply are discussed, (2) the climate protection effect of wind gas is discussed, and (3) a reasonable use of wind energy for gas generation is analyzed. In particular, windgas in the heat market is discussed in the utilization cascade of wind energy. The new "power-to-gas" concept opens up completely new possibilities for the integration of renewable energies and for coupling the electricity and gas grids. The Sabatier process, which has been known for 100 years, was first developed for this purpose in 2008 under the leadership of the Center for Solar Energy and Hydrogen Research and Fraunhofer IWES (formerly ISET) with electrolysis to create the "power-to-gas" concept for energy storage. A first pilot plant was built by ZSW Stuttgart on behalf of SolarFuel in 2009. This plant proves the technical feasibility of the new technology. Renewable gas is stored, transported and used as required as control and reserve energy via reconversion, e.g. in combined cycle power plants. In this way, decentrally generated renewable electricity is converted into a CO2 -neutral energy carrier with high energy density. The key advantage of renewable methane is the use of existing infrastructure such as gas grids, gas storage and end-use equipment for the integration of renewable energy. Technologies for natural gas are state of the art and commercially available. Methane also has three times the energy density of hydrogen. T2 - Energy-economic and ecological evaluation of a windgas offer (Power-to-Gas) Y1 - 2011 U6 - https://doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.25093.68328 PB - Fraunhofer Institute for Energy Economics and Energy System Technology CY - Kassel ER - TY - RPRT A1 - Sterner, Michael A1 - Thema, Martin A1 - Eckert, Fabian A1 - Moser, Albert A1 - Schäfer, Andreas A1 - Drees, Tim A1 - Christian Rehtanz, A1 - Ulf Häger, A1 - Kays, Jan A1 - Seack, André A1 - Dirk Uwe Sauer, A1 - Matthias Leuthold, A1 - Philipp Stöcker, T1 - Stromspeicher in der Energiewende - Untersuchung zum Bedarf an neuen Stromspeichern in Deutschland für den Erzeugungsausgleich, Systemdienstleistungen und im Verteilnetz BT - Studie N2 - Wie groß ist der Speicherbedarf in Deutschland in der weiteren Umsetzung der Energiewende? Welche Rolle spielen Batteriespeicher, Pumpspeicher, Power-to-Gas etc. im Kontext anderer Flexibilitätsoptionen auf den verschiedenen Netzebenen? Wie entwickelt sich der Markt für Batterien und Wasserstoff? In unserer Agora-Speicherstudie haben wir auch erstmalig den Begriff Power-to-X definiert und damit die bis dato entstandenen Begriffe Power-to-Gas, Power-to-Liquids, Power-to-Products, Power-to-Chemicals etc. zusammengefasst. Y1 - 2014 U6 - https://doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.31804.56964 PB - Agora Energiewende CY - Berlin ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Sterner, Michael ED - Chen, Wei-Yin ED - Suzuki, Toshio ED - Lackner, Maximilian T1 - Power-to-Gas T2 - Handbook of Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation N2 - This chapter provides an overview on the storage technology power-to-gas for the decarbonization of all energy sectors. Other than “negative emissions” with CCS or biomass, which have clear limits in potentials, costs and environmental benefits, storage and energy conversion technologies like power-to-gas and power-to-x enable the decarbonization by neutralizing the CO2 footprint of all energy services. Via the conversion of renewable electricity into chemical energy carriers like renewable hydrogen or renewable hydrocarbons, the existing fossil infrastructure with vast and sufficient storage and transport capacities can be used with carbon neutral renewable energy. After showing the demand for storage technologies, the technology components of power-to-gas are described, building the basis for the storage system power-to-gas itself that is described in detail, including efficiency, potential, CO2 emissions, and costs. In conclusion, a technical pathway of decarbonization including costs is described for the industrial nation of Germany and necessary policy frameworks are derived. Y1 - 2017 SN - 978-3-319-14408-5 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-14409-2_89 SP - 2775 EP - 2825 PB - Springer VS CY - Cham ET - 2 ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Jentsch, Mareike A1 - Trost, Tobias A1 - Sterner, Michael T1 - Optimal Use of Power-to-Gas Energy Storage Systems in an 85% Renewable Energy Scenario T2 - Energy Procedia N2 - In future energy systems with high shares of fluctuating renewable energy generation, electricity storage will become increasingly important for the utilization of surplus energy. The Power-to-Gas (PtG) technology is one promising option for solving the challenge of long-term electricity storage and is theoretically able to ease situations of grid congestion at the same time. This article presents the perspectives of PtG in an 85% renewable energy scenario for Germany, quantifying an economic optimum for the PtG capacity as well as an optimized spatial PtG deployment. KW - Deutschland KW - Elektrizität KW - Energieproduktion KW - Energiespeicher KW - erneuerbare Energie KW - Langzeitarchivierung KW - Methan KW - optimale Nutzung KW - PtG (Power-to-Gas) Y1 - 2014 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egypro.2014.01.180 SN - 1876-6102 VL - 46 SP - 254 EP - 261 PB - Elsevier ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Sterner, Michael A1 - Thema, Martin T1 - Vergleich der Speichersysteme T2 - Energiespeicher - Bedarf, Technologien, Integration KW - Energiespeicher Y1 - 2017 SN - 978-3-662-48893-5 SN - 978-3-662-48892-8 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-48893-5_12 SP - 645 EP - 682 PB - Springer Vieweg CY - Berlin ; Heidelberg ET - 2. Auflage ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Sterner, Michael A1 - Stadler, Ingo A1 - Eckert, Fabian A1 - Gerhardt, Norman A1 - von Olshausen, Christian A1 - Thema, Martin A1 - Trost, Tobias T1 - Speicherintegration zur Kopplung unterschiedlicher Energiesektoren T2 - Energiespeicher - Bedarf, Technologien, Integration KW - Energieversorgung KW - Energiespeicher KW - Sektorkopplung KW - Systemintegration Y1 - 2017 SN - 978-3-662-48893-5 SN - 978-3-662-48892-8 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-48893-5_14 SP - 769 EP - 818 PB - Springer Vieweg CY - Berlin ; Heidelberg ET - 2. Auflage ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Sterner, Michael A1 - Breuer, Christopher A1 - Drees, Tim A1 - Eckert, Fabian A1 - Maaz, Andreas A1 - Pape, Carsten A1 - Rotering, Niklas A1 - Thema, Martin T1 - Speicherbedarf in der Stromversorgung T2 - Energiespeicher - Bedarf, Technologien, Integration KW - Speicherbedarf KW - Stromversorgung Y1 - 2017 SN - 978-3-662-48893-5 SN - 978-3-662-48892-8 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-48893-5_3 SP - 53 EP - 140 PB - Springer Vieweg CY - Berlin ; Heidelberg ET - 2. Auflage ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Sterner, Michael A1 - Eckert, Fabian A1 - Gerhardt, Norman A1 - Henning, Hans-Martin A1 - Palzer, Andreas T1 - Speicherbedarf in der Wärmeversorgung T2 - Energiespeicher - Bedarf, Technologien, Integration KW - Energiespeicher KW - Wärmeversorgung Y1 - 2017 SN - 978-3-662-48893-5 SN - 978-3-662-48892-8 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-48893-5_4 SP - 141 EP - 168 PB - Springer Vieweg CY - Berlin ; Heidelberg ET - 2. Auflage ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Sterner, Michael A1 - Stadler, Ingo A1 - Eckert, Fabian A1 - Thema, Martin T1 - Speicherintegration in einzelnen Energiesektoren T2 - Energiespeicher - Bedarf, Technologien, Integration KW - Energiespeicher KW - Systemintegration Y1 - 2017 SN - 978-3-662-48893-5 SN - 978-3-662-48892-8 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-48893-5_13 SP - 685 EP - 767 PB - Springer Vieweg CY - Berlin ; Heidelberg ET - 2. Auflage ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Sterner, Michael A1 - Eckert, Fabian A1 - Henning, Hans-Martin A1 - Trost, Tobias T1 - Speicherbedarf im Verkehrs- und Chemiesektor T2 - Energiespeicher - Bedarf, Technologien, Integration KW - Speicherbedarf KW - Verkehrssektor KW - Chemische Industrie Y1 - 2017 SN - 978-3-662-48893-5 SN - 978-3-662-48892-8 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-48893-5_5 SP - 169 EP - 192 PB - Springer Vieweg CY - Berlin ; Heidelberg ET - 2. Auflage ER - TY - INPR A1 - Gärtner, Sebastian A1 - Marx-Schubach, Thomas A1 - Gaderer, Matthias A1 - Schmitz, Gerhard A1 - Sterner, Michael T1 - Introduction of an Innovative Energy Concept for low Emission Glass Melting based on Carbon Capture and Usage N2 - Due to the very high fossil energy demand, the glass industry is looking for innovative approaches for the reduction of CO2 emissions and the integration of renewable energy sources. In this paper, we present a novel power-to-gas concept, which has no impact on established melting processes and discuss it for this purpose. A special focus is set on the required CO2 capture from typical flue gases in the glass industry, as this process has not been investigated in detail yet. We used a process simulation approach to investigate post-combustion CO2 capture by absorption processes, followed by a techno-economic evaluation. Our investigations found the designed CO2 capture plant to be approx. 400 times smaller than absorption based CO2 separation processes for conventional power plants. Due to the many options for waste heat utilization, the waste heat required for CO2 desorption can be generated in a particularly efficient and cost-effective way. The resulting CO2 avoidance costs range between 41-42 €/t CO2, depending on waste heat utilization for desorption, and thus offer a cost effective way of CO2 removal from glass industry melting processes. These costs are well below the values of 50-65 €/t CO2 described so far for comparable industrial applications. In addition, we describe optimization options, like solvent and process improvements, to enable further cost reductions. These results motivate further research and development on the overall process presented in this work. KW - glass KW - Oxyfuel KW - Methanation KW - Power-to-Gas KW - CO2 capture KW - Economic Analysis Y1 - 2022 U6 - https://doi.org/10.31224/2642 ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Sterner, Michael A1 - Stadler, Ingo T1 - Energiespeicher im Wandel der Zeit T2 - Energiespeicher - Bedarf, Technologien, Integration KW - Energiespeicher Y1 - 2017 SN - 978-3-662-48893-5 SN - 978-3-662-48892-8 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-48893-5_1 SP - 3 EP - 24 PB - Springer Vieweg CY - Berlin ; Heidelberg ET - 2. Auflage ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Kaul, Anja A1 - Boellmann, Andrea A1 - Thema, Martin A1 - Kalb, Larissa A1 - Stoeckl, Richard A1 - Huber, Harald A1 - Sterner, Michael A1 - Bellack, Annett T1 - Combining a robust thermophilic methanogen and packing material with high liquid hold-up to optimize biological methanation in trickle-bed reactors JF - Bioresource technology N2 - The hydrogen gas-to-liquid mass transfer is the limiting factor in biological methanation. In trickle-bed reactors, mass transfer can be increased by high flow velocities in the liquid phase, by adding a packing material with high liquid hold-up or by using methanogenic archaea with a high methane productivity. This study developed a polyphasic approach to address all methods at once. Various methanogenic strains and packings were investigated from a microbial and hydrodynamic perspective. Analyzing the ability to produce high-quality methane and to form biofilms, pure cultures of Methanothermobacter performed better than those of the genus Methanothermococcus. Liquid and static hold-up of a packing material and its capability to facilitate attachment was not attributable to a single property. Consequently, it is recommended to carefully match organism and packing for optimized performance of trickle-bed reactors. The ideal combination for the ORBIT system was identified as Methanothermobacter thermoautotrophicus IM5 and DuraTop (R). KW - BIOCATALYTIC METHANATION KW - CARBON-DIOXIDE KW - hydrogen KW - Liquid hold-up maximization KW - MASS-TRANSFER KW - Methane production KW - Methanothermobacter KW - Methanothermococcus KW - Optimized packing-organism combination KW - THERMOAUTOTROPHICUS Y1 - 2022 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2021.126524 VL - 345 PB - Elsevier ER - TY - INPR A1 - Kaul, Anja A1 - Böllmann, Andrea A1 - Thema, Martin A1 - Kalb, Larissa A1 - Stöckl, Richard A1 - Huber, Harald A1 - Sterner, Michael A1 - Bellack, Annett T1 - Identification of Robust Thermophilic Methanogenic Archaea and Packing Material for High Liquid Hold-Up at Low Volumetric Gas Flow Rates for Use in Trickle-Bed Reactors for Biological Methanation T2 - SSRN Electronic Journal N2 - he hydrogen gas-to-liquid mass transfer is the limiting factor in biological methanation. In a trickle-bed reactor, mass transfer can be increased by high flow velocities in the liquid phase, by adding a packing material with high liquid hold-up, or by choosing methanogenic archaea with a high methane productivity. This study analyzed various packings and methanogenic strains from a hydrodynamic and microbial perspective. By analyzing twelve pure cultures of thermophilic methanogens for their ability to produce high quality methane and to form biofilms on different packings, strains of Methanothermobacter were found to perform better than thus of the genus Methanothermococcus. Best methane production and adherence was observed on DuraTop®, Bioflow 9, and filter foam. DuraTop® and Bioflow 9 had also a high dynamic liquid hold-up, but the maximum hold-up was determined for expanded clay. The ideal combination for use in the ORBIT-trickle-bed reactor was identified as Methanothermobacter thermoautotrophicus IM5 and DuraTop®. KW - Liquid hold-up maximization KW - Methane production KW - Methanothermobacter KW - Methanothermococcus KW - Optimized packing-organism combination Y1 - 2021 U6 - https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3940878 N1 - final peer reviewed article published under: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2021.126524 ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Sterner, Michael ED - Sterner, Michael ED - Stadler, Ingo T1 - Energy Storage Through the Ages T2 - Handbook of Energy Storage N2 - Human beings have relied on stored energy since time immemorial. The planet’s first mechanism for storing energy arose two billion years ago. Photosynthesis captures solar energy in chemical bonds; it is a process on which all life depends. With the discovery of fire around one-and-a-half million years ago, early man learned to access this stored energy by burning wood. Only since the Industrial Revolution have humans used fossil fuels, which are the results of biomass produced millions of years ago, then subjected to geological processes. Today, the long-term objective is to utilize sustainable biomass storage, replicate it by technical means, and to develop new storage technologies. This chapter is about the history of energy storage as it pertains to the carbon cycle. It begins with a natural energy storage system—photosynthesis—and examines its products biomass, peat, and fossil fuels before turning to storage technology in the era of renewable energies. It will also discuss how stored energy is used. This chapter focuses on natural biogenic and fossil energy storage. Other chapters are devoted to artificial storage technologies, including batteries, pumped-storage, and power-to-gas (PtG). Each begins with a short history of its respective technology. Y1 - 2019 SN - 978-3-662-55503-3 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-55504-0_1 SP - 3 EP - 22 PB - Springer CY - Berlin, Heidelberg ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Thema, Martin A1 - Weidlich, Tobias A1 - Kaul, Anja A1 - Böllmann, Andrea A1 - Huber, Harald A1 - Bellack, Annett A1 - Karl, Jürgen A1 - Sterner, Michael T1 - Optimized biological CO2-methanation with a pure culture of thermophilic methanogenic archaea in a trickle-bed reactor JF - Bioresource Technology N2 - In this study, a fully automated process converting hydrogen and carbon dioxide to methane in a high temperature trickle-bed reactor was developed from lab scale to field test level. The reactor design and system performance was optimized to yield high methane content in the product gas for direct feed-in to the gas grid. The reaction was catalyzed by a pure culture of Methanothermobacter thermoautotrophicus IM5, which formed a biofilm on ceramic packing elements. During 600 h in continuous and semi-continuous operation in countercurrent flow, the 0.05 m3 reactor produced up to 95.3 % of methane at a methane production rate of 0.35 mCH43mR-3h-1. Adding nitrogen as carrier gas during startup, foam control and dosing of ammonium and sodium sulfide as nitrogen and sulfur source were important factors for process automation. KW - Biological methanation KW - Power-to-Gas KW - Reactor concept KW - Thermophilic archaea KW - Trickle-bed reactor Y1 - 2021 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2021.125135 IS - 333 PB - Elsevier ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Mühlbauer, Andreas A1 - Keiner, Dominik A1 - Gerhards, Christoph A1 - Caldera, Upeksha A1 - Sterner, Michael A1 - Breyer, Christian T1 - Assessment of technologies and economics for carbon dioxide removal from a portfolio perspective JF - International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control N2 - Carbon dioxide removal (CDR) is essential to achieve ambitious climate goals limiting global warming to less than 1.5◦C, and likely for achieving the 1.5◦C target. This study addresses the need for diverse CDR portfolios and introduces the LUT-CDR tool, which assesses CDR technology portfolios aligned with hypothetical societal preferences. Six scenarios are described, considering global deployment limitations, techno-economic factors, area requirements, technology readiness, and storage security for various CDR options. The results suggest the feasibility of large-scale CDR, potentially removing 500–1750 GtCO2 by 2100 to meet the set climate targets. For a 1.0◦C climate goal, CDR portfolios necessitate 12.0–37.5% more primary energy compared to a scenario without CDR. Remarkably, funding a 1.0◦C target requires only 0.42–0.65% of the projected global gross domestic product. Bioenergy carbon capture and sequestration and rainfall-based afforestation play limited roles, while secure sequestration of captured CO2 via direct air capture, electricity-based carbon sequestration, and desalination-based afforestation emerge as more promising options. The study offers crucial techno-economic parameters for implementing CDR options in future energy-industry-CDR system analyses and demonstrates the tool’s flexibility through alternative assumptions. It also discusses limitations, sensitivities, potential tradeoffs, and outlines options for future research in the area of large-scale CDR. Y1 - 2025 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijggc.2024.104297 VL - 141 PB - Elsevier ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Trost, Tobias A1 - Sterner, Michael A1 - Bruckner, Thomas T1 - Impact of electric vehicles and synthetic gaseous fuels on final energy consumption and carbon dioxide emissions in Germany based on long-term vehicle fleet modelling JF - Energy N2 - Based on a prospective scenario analysis, possible vehicle fleet developments for the individual motor car traffic (vehicle categories N1 and M1) are investigated for Germany in order to determine the long-term vehicle fleet structure, final energy demand, and related carbon dioxide emissions until the year 2050. In this framework, a vehicle fleet model was developed which combines a bottom-up consumer demand model with a dynamic stock-flow approach. Special emphasis is thereby given to different electric power-trains and synthetic gaseous fuels based on the power-to-gas technology. In detail, two different main scenarios are developed and, in addition, the impact of different carbon dioxide taxation levels of fossil fuels on the vehicle fleet structure are analysed. The scenario results reveal a broad range of possible future vehicle fleet structures. In the short to medium timeframe, the internal combustion engine dominates the fleet as a result of efficiency improvements and an increased use of natural gas as automotive fuel. The development of electric power-trains is initially marked by hybrid vehicles, whereas battery electric vehicles dominate the fleet structure in the long-term. Under favourable conditions, also synthetic gaseous fuels are competitive which can reduce carbon dioxide emissions even further. KW - Carbon dioxide emissions KW - Electric vehicles KW - Final energy consumption KW - Power-to-gas KW - Total cost of ownership KW - Vehicle fleet modelling Y1 - 2017 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2017.10.006 SN - 0360-5442 VL - 141 SP - 1215 EP - 1225 PB - Elsevier ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Keiner, Dominik A1 - Breyer, Christian A1 - Sterner, Michael T1 - Coupling heat and electricity storage technologies for cost and self-consumption optimised residential PV prosumer systems in Germany JF - International Journal of Sustainable Energy Planning and Management N2 - Coupling energy sectors within the emerging residential PV prosumer systems is necessary for an optimised use of the houseowners’ own produced electricity. But the pure availability of different energy technologies in the system is not enough. By optimising the electricity usage as well as the capacities of PV generators, storage technologies, heat pumps and battery electric vehicles, not only the best solution in a technical point of view can be achieved, the need of finding the most financially beneficial system composition for single-family houses and tenements is possible. The study provides a detailed model for average German single-family houses and tenements and results for the energy transition period until 2050 for the optimised energy systems regarding optimised PV and stationary battery capacities and different heat storage capacities. Most noticeable outcomes can be observed by using a vehicle-to-home car, where a car can mostly take over the tasks of a stationary battery and by introducing a solidarity model using this type of car in tenement systems. Y1 - 2019 U6 - https://doi.org/10.5278/ijsepm.2019.21.4 VL - 21 PB - OJS/PKP ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Estermann, Thomas A1 - Newborough, Marcus N. A1 - Sterner, Michael T1 - Power-to-gas systems for absorbing excess solar power in electricity distribution networks JF - International Journal of Hydrogen Energy N2 - The feasibility of implementing power-to-gas systems, to absorb surplus solar power from electricity distribution networks and carbon dioxide from biomass anaerobic digestion (AD) plant, in order to produce synthetic methane was investigated for a region of Southern Germany that has a high solar power penetration. The analysis was based on time series electricity data for 2012 from which future load profiles were computed in accordance with the expected installed capacities of solar power across the period 2015–2025. The electrolyser capacity required to absorb 20% of excess solar energy occurring within the region's low voltage network in 2025 was estimated to be 370 MWe. First order considerations of the region's gas grid, electricity network and existing AD sites suggest that such a deployment could be achieved by installing sub-MW (and some multi-MW) power-to-gas plant at several hundred AD sites. KW - Energy storage KW - Power-to-gas KW - Solar power KW - Synthetic methane Y1 - 2016 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2016.05.278 VL - 41 IS - 32 SP - 13950 EP - 13959 PB - Elsevier ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Sterner, Michael A1 - Bauer, Franz T1 - Power-to-X im Kontext der Energiewende und des Klimaschutzes in Deutschland JF - Chemie-Ingenieur-Technik N2 - Um den Einfluss verschiedener Power-to-X-Verfahren auf die Transformation des deutschen Energiesystems und das Erreichen der Klimaschutzziele zu überprüfen, wurde ein sektorübergreifendes Energiesystemmodel entwickelt. Die daraus gewonnenen Ergebnisse zeigen: Für eine erfolgreiche Energiewende ist der Einsatz von Power-to-X in Zukunft unverzichtbar. Vor allem in Bereichen und Sektoren, in denen hohe Energiedichten erforderlich und nur wenig andere Optionen zur Defossilisierung vorhanden sind, werden Power-to-X-Technologien zwingend notwendig. T2 - Power-to-X in Context of Energy Transition and Climate Change Mitigation in Germany KW - Power-to-Gas KW - Climate mitigation KW - Energy system KW - Modeling KW - Power-to-X KW - Klimaschutz KW - Energiewende Y1 - 2020 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:898-opus4-11669 SN - 0009-286X N1 - Corresponding author: Franz Bauer VL - 92 IS - 1-2 SP - 85 EP - 90 PB - Wiley ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Thema, Martin A1 - Bauer, Franz A1 - Sterner, Michael T1 - Power-to-Gas: Electrolysis and methanation status review JF - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews N2 - This review gives a worldwide overview on Power-to-Gas projects producing hydrogen or renewable substitute natural gas focusing projects in central Europe. It deepens and completes the content of previous reviews by including hitherto unreviewed projects and by combining project names with details such as plant location. It is based on data from 153 completed, recent and planned projects since 1988 which were evaluated with regards to plant allocation, installed power development, plant size, shares and amounts of hydrogen or substitute natural gas producing examinations and product utilization phases. Cost development for electrolysis and carbon dioxide methanation was analyzed and a projection until 2030 is given with an outlook to 2050. The results show substantial cost reductions for electrolysis as well as for methanation during the recent years and a further price decline to less than 500 euro per kilowatt electric power input for both technologies until 2050 is estimated if cost projection follows the current trend. Most of the projects examined are located in Germany, Denmark, the United States of America and Canada. Following an exponential global trend to increase installed power, today's Power-to-Gas applications are operated at about 39 megawatt. Hydrogen and substitute natural gas were investigated on equal terms concerning the number of projects. KW - Biological CO2-Methanation KW - Chemical CO2-Methanation KW - Cost-development KW - Electrolysis KW - Power-to-Gas Y1 - 2019 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:898-opus4-26238 N1 - Corresponding author: Martin Thema VL - 112 IS - 7 SP - 775 EP - 787 PB - Elsevier ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Sterner, Michael A1 - Hofrichter, Andreas A1 - Meisinger, Alexander A1 - Bauer, Franz A1 - Pinkwart, Karsten A1 - Maletzko, Annabelle A1 - Dittmar, Felix A1 - Cremers, Carsten T1 - 19 Import options for green hydrogen and derivatives - An overview of efficiencies and technology readiness levels JF - International Journal of Hydrogen Energy N2 - The import of hydrogen and derivatives forms part of many national strategies and is fundamental to achieving climate protection targets. This paper provides an overview and technical comparison of import pathways for hydrogen and derivatives in terms of efficiency, technological maturity and development and construction times with a focus on the period up to 2030. The import of hydrogen via pipeline has the highest system efficiency at 57-67 % and the highest technological maturity with a technology readiness level (TRL) of 8-9. The import of ammonia and methanol via ship and of SNG via pipeline shows efficiencies in the range of 39-64 % and a technological maturity of TRL 7 to 9 when using point sources. Liquid hydrogen, LOHC and Fischer-Tropsch products have the lowest efficiency and TRL in comparison. The use of direct air capture (DAC) reduces efficiency and TRL considerably. Reconversion of the derivatives to hydrogen is also associated with high losses and is not achievable for all technologies on an industrial scale up to 2030. In the short to medium term, import routes for derivatives that can utilise existing infrastructures and mature technologies are the most promising for imports. In the long term, the most promising option is hydrogen via pipelines. KW - Hydrogen KW - Derivatives KW - Power-to-X KW - Efficiency KW - TRL KW - Construction time KW - Technical assessment KW - Import KW - Hydrogen strategy KW - Energy system modelling Y1 - 2024 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:898-opus4-77756 SN - 0360-3199 N1 - Corresponding author der OTH Regensburg: Michael Sterner VL - 90 SP - 1112 EP - 1127 PB - Elsevier ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Sterner, Michael A1 - Bauer, Franz A1 - Crotogino, Fritz A1 - Eckert, Fabian A1 - von Olshausen, Christian A1 - Teichmann, Daniel A1 - Thema, Martin ED - Sterner, Michael ED - Stadler, Ingo T1 - Chemical Energy Storage T2 - Handbook of Energy Storage N2 - Purely electrical energy storage technologies are very efficient, however they are also very expensive and have the smallest capacities. Electrochemical-energy storage reaches higher capacities at smaller costs, but at the expense of efficiency. This pattern continues in a similar way for chemical-energy storage. In terms of capacities, the limits of batteries (accumulators) are reached when low-loss long-term storage is of need. Chemical-energy storage and stocking fulfills these requirements completely. The storing itself may be subject to significant efficiency losses, but, from today’s point of view and in combination with the existing gas and fuel infrastructure, it is the only national option with regards to the long-term storage of renewable energies. Chemical-energy storage is the backbone of today’s conventional energy supply. Solid (wood and coal), liquid (mineral oil), and gaseous (natural gas) energy carriers are ‘energy storages’ themselves, and are stored using different technologies. In the course of energy transition, chemical-energy storage will be of significant importance, mainly as long-term storage for the power sector, but also in the form of combustibles and fuels for transport and heat. Not only are conventional storing technologies discussed within this chapter, but a detailed explanation is also given about the storage of renewable energies in the form of gaseous (power-to-gas, PtG) and liquid (power-to-liquid, PtL) energy carriers for electricity, heat, chemicals, and in the form of synthetic fuels. Y1 - 2019 SN - 978-3-662-55503-3 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-55504-0_8 SP - 325 EP - 482 PB - Springer CY - Berlin, Heidelberg ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Sterner, Michael A1 - Bauer, Franz ED - Sterner, Michael ED - Stadler, Ingo T1 - Definition and Classification of Energy Storage Systems T2 - Handbook of Energy Storage N2 - Energy supply always requires energy storage—either as an intrinsic property or as additional system. It is an intrinsic property of solid, liquid, and gaseous fuels, although less so of water-borne heat, but not of electricity. So to meet variable demands and supplies, heat and electricity networks usually require additional storage systems. When they are added to an energy network, should they be viewed as ‘suppliers’ or as ‘consumers’? Who is responsible for covering the costs of storage systems? To categorize storage systems in the energy sector, they first need to be carefully defined. This chapter defines storage as well as storage systems, describes their use, and then classifies storage systems according to temporal, spatial, physical, energy-related, and economic criteria. Y1 - 2019 SN - 978-3-662-55503-3 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-55504-0_2 SP - 23 EP - 47 PB - Springer CY - Berlin, Heidelberg ER - TY - GEN A1 - Thema, Martin A1 - Bauer, Franz A1 - Sterner, Michael T1 - Power-to-Gas world status report T2 - International Renewable Energy Storage Conference, Düsseldorf 14.-16.03.2019 KW - Erneuerbare Energien, Klimaneutralität, Energiewende, Sektorenkopplung, Power-to-Gas KW - Power-to-Gas KW - Sektorenkopplung KW - Energiewende KW - Klimaneutralität Y1 - 2019 ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Sterner, Michael A1 - Bauer, Franz A1 - Crotogino, Fritz A1 - Eckert, Fabian A1 - von Olshausen, Christian A1 - Teichmann, Daniel A1 - Thema, Martin T1 - Chemische Energiespeicher T2 - Energiespeicher - Bedarf, Technologien, Integration KW - Energiespeicher KW - Elektrochemisches Verfahren KW - Elektrochemische Energieumwandlung Y1 - 2017 SN - 978-3-662-48893-5 SN - 978-3-662-48892-8 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-48893-5_8 SP - 327 EP - 493 PB - Springer Vieweg CY - Berlin ; Heidelberg ET - 2. Auflage ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Sterner, Michael A1 - Bauer, Franz T1 - Definition und Klassifizierung von Energiespeichern T2 - Energiespeicher - Bedarf, Technologien, Integration KW - Energiespeicher Y1 - 2017 SN - 978-3-662-48892-8 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-48893-5_2 SP - 25 EP - 49 PB - Springer Vieweg CY - Berlin ; Heidelberg ET - 2. Auflage ER - TY - RPRT A1 - Sörgel, Dominika A1 - Luderer, Gunnar A1 - Emelianova, Polina A1 - Koch, Otto A1 - Timpe, Christof A1 - Bauer, Franz A1 - Sterner, Michael T1 - Kopernikus-Szenarienvergleich - Robuste Eigenschaften von Klimaschutzpfaden zur Treibhausgasneutralität 2045 und relevante Unsicherheiten N2 - Im Rahmen der vier Kopernikus-Projekte – Ariadne, ENSURE, P2X und SynErgie – wird die Transformation des deutschen Energiesystems hin zur Klimaneutralität analysiert. Im vorliegenden Bericht werden hierbei robuste Kernaussagen und relevante Unsicherheiten derjenigen Szenarien der Kopernikus-Schwesterprojekte dargestellt, die zur Zielsetzung die Klimaneutralität 2045 haben. Hierbei liegt der Fokus auf Indikatoren, die eine besonders hohe klimapolitische Relevanz haben. Y1 - 2023 UR - https://publications.pik-potsdam.de/pubman/faces/ViewItemFullPage.jsp?itemId=item_29216 PB - Kopernikus-Projekte CY - Potsdam ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Bauer, Franz A1 - Gawlik, Julia A1 - Sterner, Michael A1 - Hamacher, Thomas ED - Ausfelder, Florian ED - Du Tran, Dinh T1 - Übergreifende Energiesystemmodellierung T2 - Optionen für ein nachhaltiges Energiesystem mit Power-to-X-Technologien: Transformation - Anwendungen – Potentiale. 4. Roadmap des Kopernikus-Projektes P2X, Phase II Y1 - 2022 UR - https://www.kopernikus-projekte.de/lw_resource/datapool/systemfiles/elements/files/EC7C18F68BCE7C0DE0537E695E86F60F/live/document/221025_DEC_P2X4_V08_Web.pdf SN - 978-3-89746-238-0 SP - 17 EP - 35 PB - DECHEMA Gesellschaft für Chemische Technik und Biotechnologie e.V. CY - Frankfurt a.M. ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Bauer, Franz A1 - Gawlik, Julia A1 - Sterner, Michael A1 - Hamacher, Thomas ED - Ausfelder, Florian ED - Dura, Hanna Ewy T1 - Übergreifende Energiesystemmodellierung T2 - Optionen für ein nachhaltiges Energiesystem mit Power-to-X-Technologien: Transformation - Anwendungen – Potentiale. 3. Roadmap des Kopernikus-Projektes P2X, Phase II Y1 - 2021 UR - https://www.kopernikus-projekte.de/lw_resource/datapool/systemfiles/elements/files/CBE2878A53D522EEE0537E695E868061/live/document/DEC_P2X_II_V06_Online_small.pdf SN - 978-3-89746-236-6 SP - 19 EP - 33 PB - DECHEMA Gesellschaft für Chemische Technik und Biotechnologie e.V. CY - Frankfurt a.M. ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Sterner, Michael A1 - Bauer, Franz A1 - Hofrichter, Andreas ED - Ausfelder, Florian ED - Dura, Hanna Ewy T1 - Systemanalyse von Power-to-X-Pfaden - Ergebnisse des Satellitenprojektes "SPIKE" T2 - Optionen für ein nachhaltiges Energiesystem mit Power-to-X Technologien : Nachhaltigkeitseffekte - Potenziale Entwicklungsmöglichkeiten; 2. Roadmap des Kopernikus-Projektes "Power-to-X": Flexible Nutzung erneuerbarer Ressourcen (P2X) Y1 - 2019 UR - https://edocs.tib.eu/files/e01fn21/1770760199.pdf SN - 978-3-89746-218-2 SP - 145 EP - 153 PB - DECHEMA Gesellschaft für Chemische Technik und Biotechnologie e.V CY - Frankfurt am Main ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Weber, Karsten A1 - Dendorfer, Sebastian A1 - Süß, Franz A1 - Kubowitsch, Simone A1 - Schratzenstaller, Thomas A1 - Haug, Sonja A1 - Mohr, Christa A1 - Kiesl, Hans A1 - Drechsler, Jörg A1 - Westner, Markus A1 - Kobus, Jörn A1 - Schubert, Martin J. W. A1 - Zenger, Stefan A1 - Pietsch, Alexander A1 - Weiß, Josef A1 - Hinterseer, Sebastian A1 - Schieck, Roland A1 - Scherzinger, Stefanie A1 - Klettke, Meike A1 - Ringlstetter, Andreas A1 - Störl, Uta A1 - Bissyandé, Tegawendé F. A1 - Seeburger, Achim A1 - Schindler, Timo A1 - Ramsauer, Ralf A1 - Kiszka, Jan A1 - Kölbl, Andreas A1 - Lohmann, Daniel A1 - Mauerer, Wolfgang A1 - Maier, Johannes A1 - Scorna, Ulrike A1 - Palm, Christoph A1 - Soska, Alexander A1 - Mottok, Jürgen A1 - Ellermeier, Andreas A1 - Vögele, Daniel A1 - Hierl, Stefan A1 - Briem, Ulrich A1 - Buschmann, Knut A1 - Ehrlich, Ingo A1 - Pongratz, Christian A1 - Pielmeier, Benjamin A1 - Tyroller, Quirin A1 - Monkman, Gareth J. A1 - Gut, Franz A1 - Roth, Carina A1 - Hausler, Peter A1 - Bierl, Rudolf A1 - Prommesberger, Christian A1 - Ławrowski, Robert Damian A1 - Langer, Christoph A1 - Schreiner, Rupert A1 - Huang, Yifeng A1 - She, Juncong A1 - Ottl, Andreas A1 - Rieger, Walter A1 - Kraml, Agnes A1 - Poxleitner, Thomas A1 - Hofer, Simon A1 - Heisterkamp, Benjamin A1 - Lerch, Maximilian A1 - Sammer, Nike A1 - Golde, Olivia A1 - Wellnitz, Felix A1 - Schmid, Sandra A1 - Muntschick, Claudia A1 - Kusterle, Wolfgang A1 - Paric, Ivan A1 - Brückl, Oliver A1 - Haslbeck, Matthias A1 - Schmidt, Ottfried A1 - Schwanzer, Peter A1 - Rabl, Hans-Peter A1 - Sterner, Michael A1 - Bauer, Franz A1 - Steinmann, Sven A1 - Eckert, Fabian A1 - Hofrichter, Andreas ED - Baier, Wolfgang T1 - Forschungsbericht 2017 T3 - Forschungsberichte der OTH Regensburg - 2017 KW - Forschung KW - Forschungsbericht Y1 - 2017 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:898-opus4-13835 SN - 978-3-9818209-3-5 CY - Regensburg ER - TY - INPR A1 - Meisinger, Alexander A1 - Hofrichter, Andreas A1 - Bauer, Franz A1 - Sterner, Michael T1 - Unlocking Potential Energy Partnerships in Europe: a Case Study on the Way to a Franco-German Energy Transition N2 - Global warming is already causing global destabilization. Geopolitical challenges fuel this instability and highlight the need for trusted energy partnerships to ensure energy security. To limit global warming and increase energy security, it is essential to take joint action on an international and global scale. The European Green Deal contributes to this. However, specific national actions are still needed. This research presents a way forward for a Franco-German energy transition and unlocks the potential of energy partnerships within Europe, using a cost-based, sector-coupled optimization model. Both countries are coupled via an isolated country optimization approach. Thus, the focus is on the development of each national energy system. The results highlight the increase of energy security in line with the European Green Deal. The main pillars of the energy transition are solar energy (32- 33%), wind energy (25-38%) and biogenic energy sources (13-27%). Nuclear power is being phased out in Germany and France. The results show that a Franco-German energy partnership has great potential. Overall, France can cost-effectively cover 25% of Germany’s hydrogen import needs (122 TWh) in 2050. At the same time, France can also benefit from the energy partnership in terms of economic growth and joint action to mitigate climate crisis. KW - Decarbonization KW - Energy partnership KW - Energy system modelling KW - Energy transition KW - European Green Deal KW - Power-to-X Y1 - 2025 U6 - https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.5251699 PB - SSRN ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Sterner, Michael A1 - Gerhardt, Norman A1 - Saint-Drenan, Y. M. A1 - Specht, M. A1 - Stürmer, B. A1 - Zuberbühler, U. T1 - Erneuerbares Methan - Eine Lösung zur Integration und Speicherung Erneuerbarer Energien und ein Weg zur regenerativen Vollversorgung JF - Solarzeitalter Y1 - 2010 SN - 0937-3802 IS - 1 PB - Eurosolar ER - TY - GEN A1 - Sterner, Michael A1 - Schumm, Leon T1 - Netzpuffer – Speicher & Kraftwerke als virtuelle Leitungen für mehr Versorgungssicherheit und EE-Integration in Nord und Süd T2 - 7. Smart-Grid-Fachtagung WAGO, Hannover, 29. Sept. 2021 KW - Stromspeicher KW - Batterien KW - Netzpuffer KW - Stromnetz Y1 - 2021 ER - TY - RPRT A1 - Sterner, Michael A1 - Schumm, Leon A1 - Rank, Daniel A1 - Hofrichter, Andreas T1 - Intelligente Netzpuffer : Abschlussbericht (24.01.2021) KW - Stromspeicher KW - Batterien KW - Netzpuffer KW - Stromnetz Y1 - 2021 N1 - unveröffentlichter Abschlussbericht ER - TY - INPR A1 - Schumm, Leon A1 - Abdel-Khalek, Hazem A1 - Brown, Tom A1 - Ueckerdt, Falko A1 - Sterner, Michael A1 - Fioriti, Davide A1 - Parzen, Max T1 - The impact of temporal hydrogen regulation on hydrogen exporters and their domestic energy transition N2 - As global demand for green hydrogen rises, potential hydrogen exporters move into the spotlight. However, the large-scale installation of on-grid hydrogen electrolysis for export can have profound impacts on domestic energy prices and energy-related emissions. Our investigation explores the interplay of hydrogen exports, domestic energy transition and temporal hydrogen regulation, employing a sector-coupled energy model in Morocco. We find substantial co-benets of domestic climate change mitigation and hydrogen exports, whereby exports can reduce domestic electricity prices while mitigation reduces hydrogen export prices. However, increasing hydrogen exports quickly in a system that is still dominated by fossil fuels can substantially raise domestic electricity prices, if green hydrogen production is not regulated. Surprisingly, temporal matching of hydrogen production lowers domestic electricity cost by up to 31% while the effect on exporters is minimal. This policy instrument can steer the welfare (re-)distribution between hydrogen exporting firms, hydrogen importers, and domestic electricity consumers and hereby increases acceptance among actors. KW - Energy Transition KW - Hydrogen regulation KW - Hydrogen export KW - Climate-neutral KW - Domestic prices KW - Hydrogen prices KW - Power-to-X Y1 - 2024 U6 - https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-4285425/v1 N1 - Der Aufsatz wurde peer-reviewed veröffentlicht und ist ebenfalls in diesem Repositorium verzeichnet unter: https://opus4.kobv.de/opus4-oth-regensburg/8485 PB - Research Square Platform LLC ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Schumm, Leon A1 - Brown, Tom A1 - Abdel-Khalek, Hazem A1 - Ueckerdt, Falko A1 - Sterner, Michael A1 - Fioriti, David A1 - Parzen, Max T1 - The impact of temporal hydrogen regulation on hydrogen exporters and their domestic energy transition JF - Nature Communications N2 - As global demand for green hydrogen rises, potential hydrogen exporters move into the spotlight. While exports can bring countries revenue, large-scale on-grid hydrogen electrolysis for export can profoundly impact domestic energy prices and energy-related emissions. Our investigation explores the interplay of hydrogen exports, domestic energy transition and temporal hydrogen regulation, employing a sector-coupled energy model in Morocco. We find substantial co-benefits of domestic carbon dioxide mitigation and hydrogen exports, whereby exports can reduce market-based costs for domestic electricity consumers while mitigation reduces costs for hydrogen exporters. However, increasing hydrogen exports in a fossil-dominated system can substantially raise market-based costs for domestic electricity consumers, but surprisingly, temporal matching of hydrogen production can lower these costs by up to 31% with minimal impact on exporters. Here, we show that this policy instrument can steer the welfare (re-)distribution between hydrogen exporting firms, hydrogen importers, and domestic electricity consumers and hereby increases acceptance among actors. KW - Energy Transition KW - Hydrogen regulation Y1 - 2025 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:898-opus4-84857 N1 - Die Preprint-Version ist ebenfalls in diesem Repositorium verzeichnet unter: https://opus4.kobv.de/opus4-oth-regensburg/7272 VL - 16 PB - Nature CY - London ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Schamel, Marco A1 - Achhammer, Anton A1 - Schumm, Leon A1 - Sterner, Michael T1 - Harvesting Sustainability: Cost-competitiveness of Green Fertilizer Value Chains in Western Africa T2 - Proceedings of the 2025 IEEE PES/IAS PowerAfrica Conference (PAC 2025): pioneering sustainable energy solutions for Africa's Future, 28.09-02.10 2025, Cairo, Egypt N2 - The use of nitrogen fertilizers in Sub-Saharan Africa is low compared to other regions of the world, leading to inadequate crop yields. Furthermore, conventional production from fossil fuel-based ammonia is highly emissions-intensive, making decarbonization urgent. Local production using green hydrogen, sourced solely from solar energy, water, and air, could address both agricultural and climate challenges. This study focuses on Ghana, where nitrogen inputs are among the lowest globally. Using an open-source framework, we evaluate high-resolution production costs for sustainable ammonia and examine two decarbonized pathways: aqueous ammonia and urea. It is found that cost estimates with current assumptions mostly exceed historical prices. However, given their resilience to global market disruptions and expected future cost decreases of the technologies used, these sustainable approaches represent a promising pathway for development in Sub-Saharan Africa. Y1 - 2025 SN - 979-8-3315-9850-1 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1109/PowerAfrica65840.2025.11289137 PB - IEEE ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Schumm, Leon A1 - Haas, Jannik A1 - Peer, Rebecca A1 - Sterner, Michael T1 - The role of hydrogen offtaker regulation in highly renewable electricity systems JF - Energy N2 - The growing demand for green hydrogen necessitates a rapid scale-up of production and exports to meet decarbonization targets globally. However, current ramp-up efforts remain insufficient, calling for policies that unlock the potential of hydrogen as a low-carbon energy carrier. A key lever is the offtaker regulation, which impacts the pace and sustainability of export projects. This study investigates minimum renewable share requirements for hydrogen exports in countries with high renewable electricity shares. Using New Zealand as a case study, we develop a fully sector-coupled capacity expansion and dispatch model, integrating hydrogen and electricity network planning based on PyPSA-Earth. The model optimizes New Zealand’s energy system under varying export scenarios, renewable electricity shares, and resulting system impacts. We find that domestic electricity demand and renewable expansion rates dominate long-term outcomes, while progressive regulation enables short-term hydrogen and Power-to-X exports. Relaxing the renewable threshold from 80% to 60% triples export volumes from 2.5 TWh to 8.2 TWh by 2030. We propose a two-stage requirement: an initially progressive threshold to attract investment with low consequential emissions, followed by stricter regulation to prevent high emissions, rising domestic electricity prices, and declining hydrogen competitiveness. This framework, demonstrated for New Zealand, can guide hydrogen-exporting countries worldwide. KW - Climate neutrality KW - e-fuels KW - Emission intensity KW - Energy systems modelling KW - Hydrogen exports KW - Hydrogen offtaker regulation KW - Power-to-X Y1 - 2026 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2025.139513 N1 - Corresponding author der OTH Regensburg: Leon Schumm VL - 342 PB - Elsevier ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Uhl, Julius A1 - Schamel, Marco A1 - Achhammer, Anton A1 - Sterner, Michael T1 - Sustainable Steel Production in the Desert: Economic and Technical Assessment of a Hydrogen-Powered Steel Plant in Mauritania T2 - 2025 IEEE PES/IAS PowerAfrica, 28 September - 02 October 2025, Cairo N2 - The global steel industry is a major contributor to climate change and faces challenges in achieving a carbon-neutral production, hinging on the availability of cost-effective hydrogen produced by renewable energy. Mauritania, with its exceptional solar and wind resources, offers some of the most competitive conditions globally for hydrogen production. Instead of focusing on hydrogen exports, this study explores the technical feasibility and economic viability of establishing a renewable-powered steel plant in Mauritania, utilizing the country’s abundant iron ore reserves. The findings suggest that sustainably produced steel in Mauritania could be cost-competitive with current European prices. With ongoing declines in investment costs for emerging renewable technologies, Mauritania has the potential to become one of the world’s most cost-effective steel producers. KW - hydrogen KW - green steel KW - Mauritania KW - sustainable steel KW - hydrogen integration Y1 - 2025 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1109/PowerAfrica65840.2025.11289120 PB - IEEE ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Sterner, Michael ED - Faulstich, Martin ED - Mocker, Mario T1 - WBGU Gutachten - zukunftsfähige Bioenergie und nachhaltige Landnutzung T2 - Biomasse & Abfall : Emissionen mindern und Rückstände nutzen (Verfahren & Werkstoffe für die Energietechnik ; 5) Y1 - 2009 SN - 9783981039146 SP - 23 EP - 28 PB - Dorner Printconcept CY - Sulzbach-Rosenberg ER - TY - INPR A1 - Achhammer, Anton A1 - Fioriti, Davide A1 - Patonia, Aliaksei A1 - Sterner, Michael T1 - The impact of hydrogen underground storage on fair partnerships: a GIS-based integration of salt caverns into PyPSA-Earth N2 - The increasing demand for hydrogen in Europe and the development of cross-border infrastructure, such as the SoutH2 Corridorconnecting Tunisia, Italy, Austria, and Germany, underscore the importance for hydrogen storage solutions to ensure supplysecurity and competitive pricing. Without storage, producers face increased market dependency, as electrolyzers require con-tinuous operation to remain economically viable. At the same time, storage offers opportunities to strengthen domestic valuechains by securing hydrogen supply for local industries. To assess the system-level impact of underground hydrogen storageand its implications for hydrogen partnerships, we integrate GIS-based salt cavern potentials into PyPSA-Earth and apply theframework to Tunisia. Salt caverns are currently largely considered the most economical option for large-scale hydrogen storage,offering operational flexibility. Underground storage is represented as an endogenously optimised, regionally constrained option,enabling a direct comparison between scenarios with and without geological storage under identical demand, technology, andpolicy assumptions.Our results show that underground hydrogen storage enables seasonal balancing at multi-terawatt-hour scale, reshaping hydro-gen system design. Storage availability substitutes most aboveground hydrogen tank capacity, improves electrolyser utilisation,and reduces levelised hydrogen production costs by approximately 0.10 € kg−1. Moreover, it decouples hydrogen production fromshort-term electricity variability and export demand, enhancing supply stability and export competitiveness.Beyond the Tunisian case, the findings underscore the strategic role of geological storage in international hydrogen trade. Byincreasing resilience and reducing cost volatility, underground hydrogen storage strengthens the position of exporting regionsand supports more balanced and sustainable hydrogen partnerships. KW - Energy Transition KW - Hydrogen export KW - hydrogen underground storage KW - Hydrogen prices KW - salt caverns KW - Power-to-X KW - PyPSA-Earth Y1 - 2026 U6 - https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.6307406 PB - SSRN ER -