ZET Future Energy Lab Wunsiedel

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Short description:

The primary objective of the project is to integrate one of Germany's largest Power-to-Gas (PtG) plants in Wunsiedel and transform it into a Future Energy Lab through the Center of Energy Technology (ZET) at the University of Bayreuth. The PtG concept is crucial for sector coupling. Here, surplus electricity from renewable wind and solar energy is used to produce hydrogen via electrolysis, enabling material-based storage. The hydrogen can subsequently be deployed for mobility or industrial applications with time-shifted utilization. Wunsiedel offers unique advantages for the project due to the existing infrastructure of the energy park and its associated synergy and application potentials. ZET's research focuses on optimizing PtG plant operations, considering integration possibilities with other energy generation units. This is being scientifically investigated using the Wunsiedel site as a case study. Furthermore, concepts such as synthetic fuel production are being explored to sustainably and economically expand the energy park. The research is conducted by four ZET scientific staff members at the ZET Future Energy Lab in Wunsiedel. Doctoral candidates are supervised by ZET's chairs of Technical Thermodynamics and Transport Processes (LTTT), Chemical Process Engineering (CVT), Electrical Energy Systems (EES), and Bioprocess Engineering (BPT).