2024.05
Addition of BECCUS
The ETM now incorporates Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Utilisation Storage (BECCUS) plants. There are three key updates to explore.
First, biomass power plants have been added to the model. Users can now install capacity for either must-run or dispatchable biomass power plants and CHPs in the Biomass plants section.
Second, it is possible to capture CO2-emissions from these power plants, by determining which part of the installed capacity is fitted with a CCS unit. This can be set in the Capture of CO2 in energy sector section.
Third, a price for captured biogenic CO2 has been introduced in the model. This price can be set in the the CCUS section. The revenue that can be obtained from captured biogenic CO2 is taken into account when determining the marginal costs of power plants or CHPs that run on biogenc fuels and have a CCS unit. It allows these plants to run for lower marginal costs. The costs of all captured biogenic CO2 is shown in the costs charts.
Hydrogen improvements
The hydrogen section of the model has been improved! Now, flexible production options have been added.
Steam methane reformers, ammonia reformers and autothermal reformers can be installed with dispatchable capacity in addition to the must-run variant of these hydrogen reformer techniques. Explore these changes in the Hydrogen production section.
Next to these flexible producers, the modelling of hydrogen storage has been refined. Now, users can use salt caverns and depleted gas fields as storage options in the model. In addition, users can set both the volume and capacity for these storage options. These features can be found in the Hydrogen storage section.
Together the dispatchable and storage production facilities make up for the flexible hydrogen production routes within the ETM. Which production route should be used first, can be installed by the user via the new hydrogen production merit order. The merit order of production can be set in the Merit order of dispatchable hydrogen production section.
The flexible demand options, which are the two hydrogen storage options for now, can be installed via the new hydrogen demand merit order. The merit order of demand can be set in the Merit order of dispatchable hydrogen demand section.
Multi-user support and scenario version history
It is now possible to collaborate with multiple users on a scenario. Through the My Scenarios overview, you can invite other users of the ETM to one of your scenarios as a Viewer, Collaborator, or Owner. You can also invite persons who don't use the ETM as of yet. Depending on the rights granted, the invitee can view your scenario, make edits and even invite other users to your scenario.
Also, there is now an overview available of the version history of scenarios. This shows old versions of a scenario along with the user who last modified it. You can open the old scenario versions in the ETM, add a description to old versions and restore old scenario versions.