Power-to-X

Power-to-X substitutes fossil-fuels and decarbonises industries

52 MW

Kassø Power-to-X plant, Denmark

What is the “X” in Power-to-X?

There are many outputs from Power-to-X. The primary ones at European Energy are:

Green hydrogen

Green hydrogen can be used directly in heavy industries such as steel or cement production. Here, hydrogen can replace fossil fuels, including industrial process heat. In addition, hydrogen can be used as storage for renewable energy and, when needed, used as fuel in fuel cells to generate electricity for e.g., the transportation sector.

E-methanol

E-methanol is the product of a chemical process based on green hydrogen and biogenic CO2. In the process, biogenic CO2 is used and captured from existing CO2 sources. E-methanol has many applications, including being used as fuel for heavy transport such as trucks and ships, or as a raw material for the plastic industry and the production of green sustainable plastic products.

Green ammonia

Green ammonia is the product of a chemical process based on green hydrogen and nitrogen, with nitrogen being directly captured from the air. Green ammonia has several applications, including its use in the transportation sector; in agriculture where ammonia is an important element in the production of fertilisers; as energy storage; and as a raw material for the production of chemicals in industry.

E-SAF

E-SAF is sustainable aviation fuel based on electrolysis. It is a more sustainable alternative to conventional aviation fuel and can be used as a direct replacement.

How we work with Power-to-X

Paying back to the local community

Our Power-to-X facilities are inherently founded in the local community. For instance, the excess heat produced at our coming facility in Kassø, Denmark will be connected directly to the local supply grid. This grants the potential of generating heat for 3,300 households in the Aabenraa area. We have also engaged a local contractor, thereby creating more jobs in the community, while the distribution of e-methanol via Engsted Harbour will increase port activity.

In the following videos, you can learn more about our work with Power-to-X in Kassø and Måde, Denmark.

Collaborating with the local community

When developing our facilities, we are actively engaged in conversations with the local community in order to contribute to sector coupling, local energy cycles, investments in local associations and funds, and more. The collaboration and optimal co-existence with the local community provides the opportunity to reduce the municipality’s overall carbon emissions and improve its infrastructure, thereby benefiting the surrounding society and general industry.

For example, our Kassø plant will be connected directly to the largest solar park in the Nordics and run partly on locally produced green electricity.

Ensuring a healthy environment

Our facilities are established with respect for the surrounding environment. Great precautions are taken for the welfare of animals, conditions of the groundwater, noise levels, pollution, and the preservation of nature and environment without our facility impacting it.

In Kassø, the carbon needed for producing e-methanol is captured from Danish biogas plants, which displaces CO2 that would otherwise be emitted into the atmosphere. Additionally, 125,000 hedgerow plants were planted as part of the neighbouring Kassø Solar Park, which can benefit local biodiversity and wildlife greatly.

We are doing all of this in practice! Read more here

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FAQ about Power-to-X

Why is Power-to-X important?

The fuels produced using Power-to-X technology have the potential to provide an alternative energy source for industries where electrification is not possible, such as heavy transport and aviation. Furthermore, the chemicals produced can be applied in sectors using finite and polluting resources and raw materials by offering alternatives to e.g., plastic or fertilisers. All of these industries can benefit greatly from substituting carbon emitting fossil fuels with carbon-neutral e-fuels and sustainably produced chemicals.

Power-to-X is an important resource in the green conversion of our society. It has the potential to put a big dent into the heaviest carbon emissions globally, while ensuring that people are still able to travel fast and distant and have anything shipped from anywhere. European Energy is a key player in the development of this technology.

What is the general technology behind Power-to-X?

Power-to-X utilises renewable energy from e.g., solar and wind farms to power an electrolysis process, where water is split into green hydrogen (H2) and oxygen (O2). The green hydrogen can then be used directly as an energy source or as a base for further processing, for instance by combining it with nitrogen or carbon to form a variety of e-fuels and chemicals.

How can the local community benefit from a Power-to-X facility?

There are many ways in which a Power-to-X facility can be an asset in its surrounding community. It can enter into the network of existing utility companies and engage in sector coupling for e.g., water-, heating-, and cooling supply. We also seek to employ as locally as possible, creating up to 40 jobs in both the construction and operation of the site. Additionally, the activity of a Power-to-X facility can bring further investments and funding to projects in the community and can be an important factor in branding the municipality as leading within the green transition.

In connection with planning, construction, and operation, we seek to utilise any possible synergy and optimal coexistence in a well-thought-out energy cycle for the benefit of both the local community and the business community.

“European Energy is ready to play a key role in the green transition. Through Power-to-X solutions, we can help bring renewable energy into the sectors that are still forced to use fossil fuels today. It can, for example, be in fuel for the aviation industry, where we see great potential in being able to combine our knowledge of e-methanol with Vertimass’ technology.”

– Søren Knudsen Kær, Head of Technology in European Energy’s Power-to-X department

Contact

Contact for business inquiries

European Energy’s Power-to-X team consists of experts, who each possess unique and substantial experience from within the chemical and/or renewable industry.

Our growing Power-to-X team provides competencies across the entire cycle of a Power-to-X plant, i.e., business case development, engineering and design of best-in-class Power-to-X technology, management of procurement and construction, asset management (incl. operation and maintenance), and general project management.

Emil Vikjær-Andresen

Executive Vice President / Head of Power-to-X

(+45) 25 10 05 75

eva@europeanenergy.com