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- July
2012
Stephan Rieke presents power to gas startup Solarfuel
Ecosummit TV: Stephan Rieke presents Etogas (ex-SolarFuel) which is the global first mover commercialising Power to Gas (P2G) technology. The German startup converts renewable energy to renewable methane (synthetic natural gas) by integrating electrolysis and methanation into one solution. Power to Gas is useful for storing and transporting huge amounts of energy and enables the coupling of the electricity and gas networks to create the smart green super grid. The motivation for developing the new P2G technology is driven by the volatility of wind and solar – the wind doesn’t always blow and the sun doesn’t always shine – and the resulting need for huge long-term energy storage. The potential storage capacity of Germany’s gas network could power the country for several months.
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- November
2011
SolarFuel pioneers Power to Gas technology and new multi-billion Euro market
Yesterday I joined the Power to Gas (P2G) conference organised by Bundesnetzagentur and Fraunhofer IWES. It was a fantastic event, I learned a lot and a couple of things are clear to me now. The German startup SolarFuel is the global Power to Gas first mover. In fact, SolarFuel is capable of providing an integrated P2G solution and insanely well positioned to conquer the new multi-billion Euro market of storing renewable energy as renewable methane (synthetic natural gas) and coupling the electricity and gas networks to create the smart green super grid.
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- May
2011
Alexander Krajete pitches Bio Power Storage Cleantech Startup Greenthitan
Alexander Krajete, Founder and CEO of Krajete GmbH (formerly known as Greenthitan), pitches his 3G bio fuel cleantech startup to investors at ECO11. The business idea of Krajete is biological power storage as natural gas. Alexander produces CH4 (methane gas) and H2O (water) out of CO2 (carbon dioxide) and 4H2 (hydrogen) using a biological transformation process called methanation (methanogenesis) performed by Archaea. Methanation is a key technology in the new Power to Gas market.
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