MefCO2 - Methanol fuel from CO2 Synthesis of methanol from captured carbon dioxide using surplus electricity April 2016

MefCO2 at a glance Our team: Our project: MefCO2 (Methanol fuel from CO2) aims to demonstrate the economic feasibility of valorising captured CO2 by turning it into a versatile platform chemical and renewable fuel such as methanol using hydrogen produced from renewable energy surplus. Our team: MefCO2 is a joint effort of multinational companies, SMEs and research centers from 7 countries i-deals (Spain)  Coordination, dissemination & exploitation National Institute of Chemistry Slovenia (Slovenia)  Catalysis and reaction engineering Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems Europe (Germany)  System integrator Subcontractor: STEAG (Germany)  Power plant owner Cardiff Catalysis Institute (UK)  Research in catalyst synthesis Carbon Recycling International (Iceland)  CO2 to methanol technology developer DIME - University of Genoa (Italy)  Thermo-economic analysis and process optimisation Hydrogenics Europe (Belgium)  Electrolyser technology developer University of Duisburg Essen (Germany)  CO2 capture technology provider MefCO2 proposal - Section 2

Our approach: MefCO2 H2 production 600 kW PEM electrolyser 507 MW Coal fired power plant Lünen (Germany) Post-combustion CO2 amine scrubber MeOH plant Max MeOH output 1000 kg/day Max CO2 input 1500 kg/day MHPSE’s Communication department

Our progress D1.1 - Set of catalysts and their characterisation MS1 - 60 synthesised catalysts in mg amounts MS2 - 60 synthesised catalysts characterized MS3 - Performance of 60 synthesised catalysts tested D5.3 & MS14 - Annual coordination report (1) D5.1 - Business plan D5.2 - Dissemination and exploitation plan TODAY WP1: 92 catalysts synthesised, characterised and performance tested (target 60) WP2: Process conditions analysis using the 30 most promising catalysts from WP1 WP3: Basic engineering, basic on-site arrangement plan & preliminary thermo economic model completed preliminary thermo economic model completed WP4: Construction initiated of a custom PEM electrolyser WP5: BP completed and dissemination initiated in investment and policy forums, universities.

Project outcomes WP2: Effect of process conditions during continuous operations WP1 and WP2 progress: WP1: 92 catalysts have been synthesised and characterized (from standard CZA to Ni-Ga-Si candidate). WP2: Research on process conditions is being carried out with the 30 most promising catalysts synthetized and characterised in WP1. WP2: Modeling of different reactor configurations. Responsible partners MefCO2 proposal - Section 2 Workflow with different catalyst particle sizes and shapes SEM –EDS characterisation of catalyst tested in WP2

Project outcomes WP3: Scale up to industrial process and linking reactant and products sides WP3 progress: Basic engineering completed Permitting process and on-site preparations underway HAZID-HAZOP studies close to finalisation Preliminary thermo-economic analysis Responsible partners MefCO2 proposal - Section 2 Preliminary evaluation of the main cost/revenue sources 3D model of the turbine hall with all the test rigs

Expected benefits Environmental benefits Social benefits CCU creates revenue streams from CO2 partially compensating CCS associated costs and contributing to accelerating its deployment. Green methanol blending with gasoline or green methanol derived fuels (DME, MTBE) contribute to the EC’s 10% target of renewable energy use in transportation and the non binding 0,5% share of advanced fuels. Social benefits Job creation: A 50,000+ ton/year green methanol production plant can create 80-120 direct jobs and more than 500 indirect jobs1 Job preservation: CCU+CCS can help carbon leakage sensitive industries, such as the steel or cement industry, to maintain its competiveness while reducing their emissions. Economic benefits MefCO2 results could contribute to the reduction of the dependency on methanol imports in the EU-28. 6.3 Mtons1 where imported between Dec 2014-Nov 2015 Increasing direct blending of methanol with gasoline in the EU-28 up to 3% v/v limit2 would add 2.2 Mton/years of additional methanol demand (1 Mtoe of gasoline exports could be replaced on a energy content basis). As a first approach it has considered that only one target market will be acquiring TP 2: power plants. The remaining targets (chlor-alkali plants, steel mills and oil refineries) are assumed to be interested in purchasing TP 1 and would have the same value proposition requiring different levels of hydrogen production. 1 L. Bromberg and W.K. Cheng (2010), Methanol as an alternative transportation fuel in the US: Options for sustainable and/or energy-secure transportation. Indirect job creation multiple can be between 5,3 and 9. 2Source: Eurostat 3 Directive 98/70/EC, as amended by Directive 2009/30/EC