The golden age of
natural gas
Wim van Gemert, Jeroen van den Berg
Christen Unie
Natural gas
Heat
Electricity
Upstream
Downstream
Consumer
STEG
CHP
Micro CHP
CHP
Boiler
Natural gas
As far as
necessary
As far as
possible
Electricity
CHP
Heat
Heat
demand
Electricity
demand
Renewable
energy
About it’s second life
Electricity
CHP
Circulation
Society
EnTrance
RenQi
Hanze
KEMA
TNO
Hanze
GasTerra
BAM
Imtech
GasUnie
RENQI
Knowledge
*
Market**
Flexigrid Flexines Flexigas Flexiheat Flexistore FlexiNet*
involved professors (10+)**
involved marketparties (50+)Position of RenQi
and EnTranCe
“Open” innovation =
Open innovation
Demand
macro
meso
micro
elektricity gas heat
Supply
• Focus EKC
RenQi EnTranCe
• People in power • From micro to meso • Synergy on meso level
makro
meso
mikro
2
3
1
elektriciteit gas warmte
4
1. Flexines 2. Flexigas 3. Flexiheat 4. Flexistore 1. I-BalanceResearch themes
Flexigas Programme as
an illustration
Current natural gas system
N A TU R A L G A S “Slochteren” quality ConversionGREEN GAS
€ € !
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B IO G A S N A TU R A L G A S conversion Injection “Slochteren” qualityBiogas in the mix
F L E X I G A S GREEN GAS B IO G A S digestion controllable ? conversion Less complex? virtual pipeline ? Wide range burner ? Field tests ! smart biogas grid !
N A TU R A L G A S
Biogas flexibility
Commercial
Research & Development
Production Infrastructure Quality Conversion Infrastructure Consumption Cartesius Institute
Hanze University Groningen TNO
State University Groningen Hanze University Groningen
Hanze University Groningen
State University Groningen Hanze University Groningen
Hanze University Groningen
ENKI BioBench KEMA DMT TSE Clean Miles SES CROB RENDO ENECO Bekaert
