Session: Power-to-X: renewable energy to chemicals and fuels

As the cost of renewable electricity generation technologies continues to deceline, there is growing interest in electrification based decarbonization of end-uses, including those sectors that do not traditionally use large amounts of electricity, like heavy industry. This session welcomes talks related to design analysis and optimization of technologies enabling use of electricity for production of valuable fuels and chemicals as well as decarbonization of heavy industry. Power-to-X (also known as PtX or P2X) encompasses conversion technologies that transform renewable electricity into carbon-neutral synthetic fuels and chemicals, such as hydrogen, synthetic natural gas, and liquid fuels. These fuels are essential for decarbonizing sectors that are difficult to electrify directly and offer a solution to the intermittency of renewable energy sources by storing excess electricity in chemical form. PtX technologies are especially suited for decentralized applications in areas with abundant renewable energy resources, providing flexible, clean, and sustainable energy options without greenhouse gas emissions or pollutants. As such, PtX plays a critical role in advancing toward a net-zero emissions future, with electrocatalysis at the heart of converting renewable electricity into storable and usable energy carriers. This session will evaluate the technical feasibility, environmental impacts and ecomomic efficiency as well as the flexibility of the novel and intensified chemical processes for production of different chemical products in Power-to-X market.