Print Email Facebook Twitter Exergy Return on Exergy Investment and CO2Intensity of the Underground Biomethanation Process Title Exergy Return on Exergy Investment and CO2Intensity of the Underground Biomethanation Process Author Farajzadeh, R. (TU Delft Reservoir Engineering; Shell Global Solutions International B.V.) Lomans, Bartholomeus Petrus (Shell Global Solutions International B.V.; Wageningen University & Research) Hajibeygi, H. (TU Delft Reservoir Engineering) Bruining, J. (TU Delft Reservoir Engineering) Date 2022 Abstract This paper presents an assessment of the life-cycle exergetic efficiency and CO2 footprint of the underground biomethanation process. The subsurface formation, hosting microorganisms required for the reaction, is utilized to convert CO2 and green (produced from renewable energy) hydrogen to the so-called "green"or synthetic methane. The net exergy gain and CO2 intensity of the biomethanation process are compared to the alternative options of (1) green H2 storage (no energy upgrading process to CH4) and (2) fossil-based CH4 with carbon capture and storage (CCS), i.e., blue CH4. It is found that with the current state of the technology and within the assumptions of this study, the exergy return on the exergy invested for underground biomethanation does not outperform the direct storage and utilization of green H2. The maximum exergetic efficiency of the biomethanation process is calculated to be 15-33% for electricity and 36-47% for heating, while the overall exergetic efficiency of the direct use of H2 for electricity is estimated to be between 20 and 61%. Moreover, the energy produced from the underground biomethanation process has the largest CO2 intensity among the studied options. Depending on the technology used in the CCS and hydrogen production stages, the CO2 intensity of the electricity generated from synthetic CH4 can be as large as 142 g CO2/MJe, which is at least 56-73% larger than those of the two other studied cases. Subject biomethanationcarbon dioxideclimate changeenergy storagehydrogensubsurface reactorsynthetic methane To reference this document use: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:38df28c0-6fe4-48b7-9b33-b33ce4423a41 DOI https://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.2c02931 ISSN 2168-0485 Source ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering, 10 (31), 10318-10326 Part of collection Institutional Repository Document type journal article Rights © 2022 R. Farajzadeh, Bartholomeus Petrus Lomans, H. Hajibeygi, J. Bruining Files PDF acssuschemeng.2c02931.pdf 2.14 MB Close viewer /islandora/object/uuid:38df28c0-6fe4-48b7-9b33-b33ce4423a41/datastream/OBJ/view