IEA HPT WP H₂ & CO₂: Heat pumps for hydrogen and carbon capture

The energy transition requires new energy carriers, technologies, and infrastructure. Hydrogen and CO₂ will play important roles and require new plants and infrastructure. This project analyses the potential of heat integration using heat pumps in H₂ production and CO₂ capture processes, as well as in the associated infrastructure, with a focus on cost and energy efficiency. The results will be prepared and disseminated as factsheets, concepts, and guidelines tailored to specific target groups.

Short Description

Objectives

The aim of the project is to systematically investigate heat integration using heat pumps in hydrogen production processes, CO₂ capture, and the necessary infrastructure, and to highlight the resulting potential for increasing energy and cost efficiency. Established, new, and currently developing technologies are being considered.

Through broad, target group-specific dissemination of the findings and results to relevant national stakeholder groups, the project also aims to raise awareness of technically viable solutions that offer potential economic, technical, and environmental benefits and are of central importance for achieving national climate neutrality.

The planned national project activities include:

Survey and clear presentation of hydrogen and CO₂ infrastructure developments, relevant regulations, e.g., with regard to CCS, and its potential (key industrial sectors, specific availability, use of energy sources)
Collection of relevant information from reference projects, technology providers, and scientific literature, and its structured preparation in the form of fact sheets for various technologies
Development of integration concepts (including methodology for integrating heat using heat pumps for specific processes) and application examples (including energy, CO₂ savings, and market potential)
Communication and dissemination of results and findings to national stakeholders in various formats (e.g., website, conferences, webinars, etc.)

Expected results

The planned national results include:

Overview of the status quo of national hydrogen and CO₂ infrastructure developments, including the legal situation
Fact sheets with information on known and developing hydrogen production and CO₂ capture technologies
Concepts for integrating unused waste heat potential using heat pumps for specific processes
Guidelines with application examples, incl. methodologies for integrating industrial heat pumps into specific processes, energy and CO₂ savings, and the multiplication potential of the applications.

Participants

Austria (Operating Agent)

Teams from 5 countries are currently working on financing national projects to participate.

Contact Address

Project leader

DI Dr. Veronika Wilk
AIT Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH
Giefinggasse 2, 1210 Wien
E-Mail: Veronika.Wilk@ait.ac.at

Project partners

DI Gerald Zotter
AEE – Institut für Nachhaltige Technologien (AEE INTEC)
Feldgasse 19, 8200 Gleisdorf
E-Mail: G.Zotter@aee.at

DI Dr. Markus Lehner
Montanuniversität Leoben, Lehrstuhl für Verfahrenstechnik des industriellen Umweltschutzes
Franz-Josef-Straße 18, 8700 Leoben
E-Mail: Markus.Lehner@unileoben.at

Mag. Elvira Lutter
WIVA P&G – Wasserstoffinitiative Vorzeigeregion Austria Power & Gas (WIVA)
Magazingasse 7, 4020 Linz
E-Mail: lutter@wiva.at