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Innovation
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CA Renew able Energy Goals
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33% by 2020 50% by 2030 100% by 2050?
In 2016, 25% of California’s renewable power came from solar.
Source: California Energy Commission – Tracking Progress, 2016
POWER-TO-GAS Achieving California's Renewable Energy Goals 1 CA - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
POWER-TO-GAS Achieving California's Renewable Energy Goals 1 CA - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Innovation POWER-TO-GAS Achieving California's Renewable Energy Goals 1 CA Renew able Energy Goals 33% by 2020 50% by 2030 100% by 2050? In 2016, 25% of Californias renewable power came from solar. Source: California Energy Commission
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Curtailment of Renew able Pow er is Here Today
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Source: California Independent System Operator (CAISO)
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CA Needs Energy Storage
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Unlike Batteries, Incremental Cost to Store More is Minimal (MW vs MWh)
5 100 200 300 400 500 600 5 15 25 35 45 55 65 75 $/kWh Discharge Time (h)
Storage System Capital Cost
P2G2P - Existing Generation Li-Ion Battery
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P2G Provides Seasonal Storage
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P2G Creates Flexibility
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OUR WORK ON P2G
SoCalGas RD&D
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» Simulation shows dramatic increase in solar utilization
Today: 3.5%
Renewable Energy Integration
With P2G: 35.31%
Renewable Energy Integration
UC Irvine P2G Simulation
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» 60kW Proton OnSite Electrolyzer » On-campus Pipeline Blending » NGCC Power Production
UC Irvine P2G Demo
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Opus 12
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Electrochemical CO2 Reduction
Opus 12 Co-founders (left to right): Kendra Kuhl, Ph.D., Nicholas Flanders, M.S., M.B.A., and Etosha Cave, Ph.D.
CH4
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Biomethanation
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Archaea
Water Electrolysis Renewable Hydrogen
CO2
1 MW Pilot P2G / Biomethanation
Reactor AD Wind Turbine CH4
Renewable Methane Carbon Dioxide
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Innovation
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