Power-to-X Potential Analysis
Interactive calculation of PtX potentials
- for 2020, 2030, 2040 and 2050
- Over 30 countries
- For supply and demand
Interactive calculation of PtX potentials
Limiting global warming and consequently achieving climate neutrality will only be possible with the use of renewable energies in various sectors and with the reduced use of fossil raw materials/energy sources. One of the most efficient ways to use renewable energy is through the direct use of renewable generated electricity, but this cannot be applied in all sectors. As a result, climate-friendly chemical energy sources are also needed in some sectors. An alternative to fossil, crude-oil-based feedstocks is provided by Power-to-X (abbreviated: PtX) products, which are used, among others, as fuels for mobility or as raw materials for the chemical industry. The potential for this depends on many other factors in addition to the availability of electricity.
On the one hand, this PtX online tool can be used to calculate the quantities of PtX products that can potentially be produced with the availabe resources. On the other hand, the required quantity of resources (e.g., renewable energy) to meet the demand of a certain PtX product can be estimated. Finally, it is possible to illustrate the influences of different factors and decisions (see setings) on the resulting technical potentials.
Based on your selection, there is a suppy potential of 3.14 million tonnes of Hydrogen in Deutschland in 2030.
Based on the selected power generation technologies (see card), there is a total electricity potential of 661.71 TWh.
After substracting the country's specific electricity demand (517.35 TWh) a PtX electricity potential of 144.36 TWh, of which 100.00 % are assigned to the production of the selected PtX product Hydrogen.
The electricity is optimally distrubuted to the different processes within the value chain, taking into account the selection options (salt or fresh water; CO₂ source) and the product requirements (in terms of energy and mass demands). As a consequence, the results reflect the maximum possible product quantity.
The respective electricity potentials (the electricity distribution into the corresponding processes), the heat requirements and the mass flows are listed below:
| Biomass | 5.3400e+1 | TWh |
|---|---|---|
| Geothermal energy | 9.6947e-1 | TWh |
| Photovoltaic | 1.8128e+2 | TWh |
| Hydroelectricity | 2.3820e+1 | TWh |
| Wind (Offshore) | 1.2287e+2 | TWh |
| Wind (Onshore) | 2.7937e+2 | TWh |
| Electricity potential (in TWh) | 6.6171e+2 | TWh |
| Electricity own use (in TWh) | 5.1735e+2 | TWh |
|---|---|---|
| Electricity for other products (in TWh) | 0.0000e+0 | TWh |
| Electricity potential for selected PtX product (in TWh) | 1.4436e+2 | TWh |
| Electricity requirement for water supply (desalination) (in TWh) | 0.0000e+0 | TWh |
| Electricity requirement for CO₂ separation (in TWh) | 0.0000e+0 | TWh |
| Electricity requirement for PtX production (in TWh) | 0.0000e+0 | TWh |
| Electricity requirement for electrolysis in (TWh) | 1.4436e+2 | TWh |
| Heat requirement for CO₂ separation (in TWh) | 0.0000e+0 | TWh |
|---|---|---|
| Heat requirement for PtX production (in TWh) | 9.1430e+0 | TWh |
| Heat requirement to supply desalinated water (in TWh) | 0.0000e+0 | TWh |
| Heat (in TWh) | 9.1430e+0 | TWh |
| Available water (in t) | 1.1900e+11 | t |
|---|---|---|
| Water requirement for electrolysis (in t) | 2.7918e+7 | t |
| CO₂ requirement (in t) | 0.0000e+0 | t |
| Hydrogen requirement for PtX production (in t) | 3.1368e+6 | t |
| Net product (in t) | 3.1368e+6 | t |