Transforming the Industry with Renewable Natural Gas

The Challenge

Electrification Challenges

Several parts of EU ETS plants have already been electrified, for example via renewable PPAs; however, production lines with high-temperature environments (i.e., >1,000 °C) are very difficult to electrify due to the high energy density requirements. Common examples of industries with high-temperature environments and major consumption of fossil natural gas include glass, steel, ceramics, and metal processing, where the entire production infrastructure is tailored to this energy carrier. Additionally, it is not straightforward to replace the energy carrier with other molecules, such as pure hydrogen, as product characteristics can be impacted within these sensitive high-temperature production conditions.