KoVI SGW

Center of excellence “Virtual Institute - Power to Gas and Heat”
Description
The center of excellence “Virtual Institute - Power to Gas and Heat” brings together the expertise of various research institutions in North Rhine-Westphalia to explore cross-sectoral flexibility options in the future energy system. As part of the sector coupling between the electricity, gas and heating systems different Power-to-X technologies will be analyzed and investigated by using an experimental demonstration plant. One component of the coupling between the energy and transport sector is the Power-to-Fuel concept, which includes the production of alternative fuels from renewable energies.
Project Partners
- Institute of Energy Economics at the University of Cologne (EWI)
- Fraunhofer Institute for Environmental, Safety, and Energy Technology UMSICHT
- Forschungszentrum Jülich (FZJ) – Institute of Energy and Climate Research: IEK-8, IEK-14, IEK-STE
- Gas- und Wärme - Institut Essen (GWI)
- Ruhr-Universität Bochum (RUB) - Lehrstuhl für Fluidverfahrenstechnik
- Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment and Energy
- The hydrogen and fuel cell center ZBT GmbH
Project Duration
November 2018 – July 2022
Funded by
OP EFRE.NRW (Operational Programme for the Promotion of Investments in Growth and Employment for North Rhine-Westphalia from the European Regional Development Fund)
Ministry of Economic Affairs, Innovation, Digitalization and Energy of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia
Our Task
The work of IEK-8 focuses on the evaluation, prioritization and utilization of alternative fuels with regard to combustion-related emissions. One of the key focuses is the experimental analysis of energy-related emissions concerning local air quality and photo-oxidant formation. We measure the car emissions under real driving conditions with our self-constructed PEMS (Portable Emission Measurement System). The system can be mounted onto the car’s back seat and measures NO, NO2, CO, CO2, N2O and total hydrocarbon (THC) emissions.

Contact
Dr. Robert Wegener
Senior Scientist Head of group "Energy Related Emissions"
- Institute of Climate and Energy Systems (ICE)
- Troposphere (ICE-3)
Room 3053
Lia Karadurmus
PhD student
- Institute of Climate and Energy Systems (ICE)
- Troposphere (ICE-3)
Room 2068
Related
- Virtuelles Institut NRW - Strom zu Gas uns Wärme (german only)