Biohydrogen production through biomethane steam reforming with CCUS for decarbonizing Spain's tile industry

Renewable hydrogen production is a fundamental element in the pathway towards industrial decarbonization. While electrolysis is the primary method for producing renewable hydrogen, there is considerable potential in using renewable gases to complement this process. By upgrading biogas from anaerobic...

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Main Authors: Luis Yagüe, José Ignacio Linares, Eva Arenas, José Carlos Romero
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Published: Elsevier 2024-12-01
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590123024016141
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description Renewable hydrogen production is a fundamental element in the pathway towards industrial decarbonization. While electrolysis is the primary method for producing renewable hydrogen, there is considerable potential in using renewable gases to complement this process. By upgrading biogas from anaerobic digestion of organic waste to biomethane and feeding it into a steam methane reforming facility where biogenic CO2 is captured, biohydrogen with negative emissions (HyBECCS) can be produced. This study focuses on the decarbonization potential of HyBECCS, specifically in the Spanish tile sector, assessing HyBECCS/natural gas and biomethane/natural gas blends. Results show that HyBECCS blends save over 37 % of biomethane compared to biomethane/natural gas blends for the same emissions reduction. A 50 % HyBECCS/natural gas blend is proposed, which requires 4.7 TWh of biomethane to meet the tile sector's demand, representing less than 3 % of Spain's total biomethane production potential. The cost analysis reveals that this 50 % HyBECCS blend, achieving a 53.4 % reduction in emissions, is competitive with pure natural gas when natural gas prices exceed 16.5 €/MWh, when biomethane comes from the organic fraction of municipal solid waste. This blend always exhibits lower costs than natural gas if biogas comes from landfills.
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spelling doaj-art-2c3907c4fc2e437586c1898c67c6e3422025-08-20T01:58:34ZengElsevierResults in Engineering2590-12302024-12-012410336110.1016/j.rineng.2024.103361Biohydrogen production through biomethane steam reforming with CCUS for decarbonizing Spain's tile industryLuis Yagüe0José Ignacio Linares1Eva Arenas2José Carlos Romero3Rafael Mariño Chair in New Energy Technologies, Comillas Pontifical University, Alberto Aguilera 25, 28015 Madrid, SpainRafael Mariño Chair in New Energy Technologies, Comillas Pontifical University, Alberto Aguilera 25, 28015 Madrid, Spain; Repsol Foundation Chair in Energy Transition, Comillas Pontifical University, Alberto Aguilera 25, 28015 Madrid, Spain; Corresponding author.Rafael Mariño Chair in New Energy Technologies, Comillas Pontifical University, Alberto Aguilera 25, 28015 Madrid, Spain; Institute for Research in Technology, Comillas Pontifical University, Santa Cruz de Marcenado 26, 28015 Madrid, SpainInstitute for Research in Technology, Comillas Pontifical University, Santa Cruz de Marcenado 26, 28015 Madrid, SpainRenewable hydrogen production is a fundamental element in the pathway towards industrial decarbonization. While electrolysis is the primary method for producing renewable hydrogen, there is considerable potential in using renewable gases to complement this process. By upgrading biogas from anaerobic digestion of organic waste to biomethane and feeding it into a steam methane reforming facility where biogenic CO2 is captured, biohydrogen with negative emissions (HyBECCS) can be produced. This study focuses on the decarbonization potential of HyBECCS, specifically in the Spanish tile sector, assessing HyBECCS/natural gas and biomethane/natural gas blends. Results show that HyBECCS blends save over 37 % of biomethane compared to biomethane/natural gas blends for the same emissions reduction. A 50 % HyBECCS/natural gas blend is proposed, which requires 4.7 TWh of biomethane to meet the tile sector's demand, representing less than 3 % of Spain's total biomethane production potential. The cost analysis reveals that this 50 % HyBECCS blend, achieving a 53.4 % reduction in emissions, is competitive with pure natural gas when natural gas prices exceed 16.5 €/MWh, when biomethane comes from the organic fraction of municipal solid waste. This blend always exhibits lower costs than natural gas if biogas comes from landfills.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590123024016141HyBECCSBiogenic CO2Carbon capture, use and storageHard-to-abate sectorsNatural gas blends with renewable gases
spellingShingle Luis Yagüe
José Ignacio Linares
Eva Arenas
José Carlos Romero
Biohydrogen production through biomethane steam reforming with CCUS for decarbonizing Spain's tile industry
Results in Engineering
HyBECCS
Biogenic CO2
Carbon capture, use and storage
Hard-to-abate sectors
Natural gas blends with renewable gases
title Biohydrogen production through biomethane steam reforming with CCUS for decarbonizing Spain's tile industry
title_full Biohydrogen production through biomethane steam reforming with CCUS for decarbonizing Spain's tile industry
title_fullStr Biohydrogen production through biomethane steam reforming with CCUS for decarbonizing Spain's tile industry
title_full_unstemmed Biohydrogen production through biomethane steam reforming with CCUS for decarbonizing Spain's tile industry
title_short Biohydrogen production through biomethane steam reforming with CCUS for decarbonizing Spain's tile industry
title_sort biohydrogen production through biomethane steam reforming with ccus for decarbonizing spain s tile industry
topic HyBECCS
Biogenic CO2
Carbon capture, use and storage
Hard-to-abate sectors
Natural gas blends with renewable gases
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590123024016141
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