The grid operators TenneT, Gasunie Deutschland and Thyssengas have put forward detailed plans for coupling the electricity and gas grids and advancing the energy transition. The three grid operators are planning to build a power-to-gas pilot plant in Lower Saxony; at an output of 100 megawatts, it will be the largest of its kind in Germany.
Potential sites are located in the vicinity of the TenneT substations in Diele and Conneforde. The “ELEMENT ONE” pilot project will give the companies first experiences with power-to-gas facilities on an industrial scale. Starting in 2022, the pilot plant will be connected to the grid gradually.
By converting green energy into gas, it will develop new storage capacities for renewable energies. Gas that has been produced from green energy will be transported from the North Sea to the Ruhr region through existing pipelines, but that is not all. It could also be made available to the mobility sector through hydrogen filling stations and to industrial consumers through storage caverns.
The innovative project is part of an extensive innovation programme by the transmission system operator. Its objective is to find ways of making the grid operations more flexible while maintaining reliability.
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