Power to Gas

„Power-to-Gas“ – Power storage as SNG in gas
grid
Power consumption in Germany:
500-600 TWh el/a.
Capacity of natural gas storage facilities in Germany: 200 TWh th. (19 Mrd Nm3)
Gas consumption in Germany:
95 Mrd Nm3 (1.000 TWh th./a)
Power demand to fill german gas storages via PtG:
Power demand to produce german gas demand via PtG:
Power Production in Germany 2013 (Wind PV):
Estimated RE Excess power according scenario 2050:
312 TWh el.
1.550 TWh el.
74 TWh el.
50 TWh el.
50 TWH el. Power converted to gas would be sufficient to supply Germany
for 11 days
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