“Compression needs and implications for the energy transition”.

The lifeline to make the energy transition happen are molecules in form of gas, mainly hydrogen (blue and green, etc.), CO2, but also other gases which are relevant for operating heat pumps, generating e-fuels or for alternative storage concepts.

Gases can be handled most effectively by the different types of compressors. Compressors as an asset are not so visible in the public discussion of the energy transition but they are a key asset and an central part of the technology and need to work reliably, often also without redundancy.

Challenges are coming from diverse gases and related properties, vast ranges of operating parameters downstream of electrolyser systems, carbon capture systems or industrial installations providing heat to be uprated in heat pumps, economy of scale installations, decarbonizing the steel industry or upgrading existing assets for hydrogen in pipelines.

Examples are transportation and storage of hydrogen and CO2, refrigerants and steam for industrial heat pumps or including air for compressed air energy storage and green ammonia plants.

The presentation would provide an overview of the different use cases across some industries and latest CCS projects and technology for compressors in the different industries like green ammonia, hydrogen generation, CO2 direct air capture/DAC, pipelines for hydrogen transportation at large scale, cement, steel, waste incineration, chemical parks, district heating.
Further there will be some evaluation/comparison of the different compressor technologies.