This paper presents an overview of power-to-gas technologies by describing the potential, the type of technologies and the challenges that are to be faced in order to introduce them in the energy system of large areas where large shares of renewable energy have been introduced or are planned to be introduced. When large electrical grids have too large a share of intermittent renewables, there is a strong need of energy storage to balance the supply and demand with time and to avoid curtailment of renewable energy power plants. At the same time, energy storage is fundamental in small or remote grids, where the demand may be strongly different form the supply of energy during the day and during the year. In those cases reaching large shares of renewable power plants may be impossible without energy storage systems. Another important aspect that has to be studied in order to introduce energy storage systems on small or large grids, is the flexibility of operation of all power plants connected with the grid.

Opportunities of Power-to-Gas technology

DESIDERI, UMBERTO
2017-01-01

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This paper presents an overview of power-to-gas technologies by describing the potential, the type of technologies and the challenges that are to be faced in order to introduce them in the energy system of large areas where large shares of renewable energy have been introduced or are planned to be introduced. When large electrical grids have too large a share of intermittent renewables, there is a strong need of energy storage to balance the supply and demand with time and to avoid curtailment of renewable energy power plants. At the same time, energy storage is fundamental in small or remote grids, where the demand may be strongly different form the supply of energy during the day and during the year. In those cases reaching large shares of renewable power plants may be impossible without energy storage systems. Another important aspect that has to be studied in order to introduce energy storage systems on small or large grids, is the flexibility of operation of all power plants connected with the grid.
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