Knowledge Agora



Scientific Article details

Title Analysis of wind to hydrogen production and carbon capture utilisation and storage systems for novel production of chemical energy carriers
ID_Doc 8037
Authors Henry, A; McCallum, C; McStay, D; Rooney, D; Robertson, P; Foley, A
Title Analysis of wind to hydrogen production and carbon capture utilisation and storage systems for novel production of chemical energy carriers
Year 2022
Published
DOI 10.1016/j.jclepro.2022.131695
Abstract As the offshore energy landscape transitions to renewable energy useful decommissioned or abandoned oil and gas infrastructure can be repurposed in the context of the circular economy. Oil and gas platforms, for example, offer opportunity for hydrogen (H-2) production by desalination and electrolysis of sea water using offshore wind power. However, as H-2 storage and transport may prove challenging this study proposes to react this H2 with the carbon dioxide (CO2) stored in depleted reservoirs. Thus, producing a more transportable energy carriers like methane or methanol in the reservoir. This paper presents a novel thermodynamic analysis of the Goldeneye reservoir in the North Sea in Aspen Plus. For Goldeneye, which can store 30 Mt of CO2 at full capacity, if connected to a 4.45 GW wind farm, it has the potential to produce 2.10 Mt of methane annually and abate 4.51 Mt of CO2 from wind energy in the grid.
Author Keywords Offshore wind; Hydrogen; Carbon dioxide; Methane; Methanation; Carbon capture utilisation and storage
Index Keywords Index Keywords
Document Type Other
Open Access Open Access
Source Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED)
EID WOS:000793461000001
WoS Category Green & Sustainable Science & Technology; Engineering, Environmental; Environmental Sciences
Research Area Science & Technology - Other Topics; Engineering; Environmental Sciences & Ecology
PDF https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2022.131695
Similar atricles
Scroll