Managing intermittency of renewable power in sustainable production of methanol, coupled with direct air capture
George J. Fulham, Paula V. Mendoza-Moreno, Ewa Marek
Abstract
This study leverages worldwide wind data, process modelling, and life cycle assessment to reveal the potential of dynamic methanol production for atmospheric CO 2 drawdown, while handling power intermittency and minimising reliance on reserve storage.
Topics & Concepts
IntermittencyProduction (economics)Renewable energyEnvironmental scienceDrawdown (hydrology)Process (computing)MethanolPower (physics)Process engineeringEngineeringComputer scienceMeteorologyChemistryElectrical engineeringEconomicsPhysicsMacroeconomicsOrganic chemistryQuantum mechanicsAquiferOperating systemTurbulenceGeotechnical engineeringGroundwaterCarbon Dioxide Capture TechnologiesCatalysts for Methane ReformingIntegrated Energy Systems Optimization