PtX Sector Coupling and LCA: Working Group 1A – summary of work

This publication is part of the project PtX Sector Coupling and LCA (Pool 1) funded by Innovation Fund Denmark in the Partnership MissionGreenFuels. The project had two purposes:
1. To further develop existing energy systems and LCA tools, methodologies and models better to determine the optimal PtX integration into the green transition
2. To use these models for assessments relevant to defining the optimal locations of new plants based on grid capabilities, market forecasts, biomass and carbon availability and including sector coupling and co-optimisation of gas, electricity, hydrogen and district heating.

To investigate this, the project was divided into 3 working groups focusing on different aspects. The work presented in this report summarises the findings of Working Group 1A: Local plan level. The focus of working group 1A was PtX at plant level, with a special focus on integrating excess heat from these into district heating systems. This was done by listing planned and theoretical PtX projects that included the use of excess heat for district heating, investigating the potential for flexibility in the operation of PtX plants, creating a case study of the district heating system effects of utilizing excess heat from PtX, and visualizing results for a wider audience. Each of these are described in the report.