Analysis of the German Industry to Determine the Resource Potential of CO<sub>2</sub> Emissions for PtX Applications in 2017 and 2050
The production and use of crude oil-based materials, e.g., fossil fuels and bulk chemicals of organic origin, results in an increasing level of CO<sub>2</sub> emissions within the atmosphere. One way to reduce such CO<sub>2</sub> emissions is to substitute them with synthetic...
| Main Authors: | , , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
MDPI AG
2020-12-01
|
| Series: | Resources |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9276/9/12/149 |
| _version_ | 1797544332042960896 |
|---|---|
| author | Tjerk Zitscher Ulf Neuling Antoine Habersetzer Martin Kaltschmitt |
| author_facet | Tjerk Zitscher Ulf Neuling Antoine Habersetzer Martin Kaltschmitt |
| author_sort | Tjerk Zitscher |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | The production and use of crude oil-based materials, e.g., fossil fuels and bulk chemicals of organic origin, results in an increasing level of CO<sub>2</sub> emissions within the atmosphere. One way to reduce such CO<sub>2</sub> emissions is to substitute them with synthetic fuels and bulk chemicals. For the production of such CO<sub>2</sub> neutral materials, CO<sub>2</sub> from various sources can serve as a carbon source. Against this background, this paper analyses and quantifies CO<sub>2</sub> emissions released from German industry branches today (2017) and potentially in the future (2050) after a complete defossilization has been achieved. Thus, for the classification of CO<sub>2</sub> emissions from the respective industries in 2050, alternative techniques and manufacturing processes are analyzed that might lead to a reduction in energy- and process-related CO<sub>2</sub> emissions. Additionally, the individual production sites of the analyzed industries are determined at postcode level and a CO<sub>2</sub> potential on NUTS3 level has been developed. Based on this, two scenarios for future CO<sub>2</sub> emissions are developed. This shows that, in 2017, the analyzed German industrial sectors emitted almost 143 Mt CO<sub>2</sub>. By 2050, the overall emissions can be decreased by about 77 Mt to 117 Mt CO<sub>2</sub> depending on the implementation level of alternative technologies. |
| first_indexed | 2024-03-10T13:58:57Z |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj.art-3e5a2b2adb774bd398081f5ba804b3a3 |
| institution | Directory Open Access Journal |
| issn | 2079-9276 |
| language | English |
| last_indexed | 2024-03-10T13:58:57Z |
| publishDate | 2020-12-01 |
| publisher | MDPI AG |
| record_format | Article |
| series | Resources |
| spelling | doaj.art-3e5a2b2adb774bd398081f5ba804b3a32023-11-21T01:17:57ZengMDPI AGResources2079-92762020-12-0191214910.3390/resources9120149Analysis of the German Industry to Determine the Resource Potential of CO<sub>2</sub> Emissions for PtX Applications in 2017 and 2050Tjerk Zitscher0Ulf Neuling1Antoine Habersetzer2Martin Kaltschmitt3Institute of Environmental Technology and Energy Economics, Hamburg University of Technology, Eißendorfer Straße 40, 21073 Hamburg, GermanyInstitute of Environmental Technology and Energy Economics, Hamburg University of Technology, Eißendorfer Straße 40, 21073 Hamburg, GermanyBauhaus Luftfahrt e.V., Willy-Messerschmitt-Str. 1, 82024 Taufkirchen, GermanyInstitute of Environmental Technology and Energy Economics, Hamburg University of Technology, Eißendorfer Straße 40, 21073 Hamburg, GermanyThe production and use of crude oil-based materials, e.g., fossil fuels and bulk chemicals of organic origin, results in an increasing level of CO<sub>2</sub> emissions within the atmosphere. One way to reduce such CO<sub>2</sub> emissions is to substitute them with synthetic fuels and bulk chemicals. For the production of such CO<sub>2</sub> neutral materials, CO<sub>2</sub> from various sources can serve as a carbon source. Against this background, this paper analyses and quantifies CO<sub>2</sub> emissions released from German industry branches today (2017) and potentially in the future (2050) after a complete defossilization has been achieved. Thus, for the classification of CO<sub>2</sub> emissions from the respective industries in 2050, alternative techniques and manufacturing processes are analyzed that might lead to a reduction in energy- and process-related CO<sub>2</sub> emissions. Additionally, the individual production sites of the analyzed industries are determined at postcode level and a CO<sub>2</sub> potential on NUTS3 level has been developed. Based on this, two scenarios for future CO<sub>2</sub> emissions are developed. This shows that, in 2017, the analyzed German industrial sectors emitted almost 143 Mt CO<sub>2</sub>. By 2050, the overall emissions can be decreased by about 77 Mt to 117 Mt CO<sub>2</sub> depending on the implementation level of alternative technologies.https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9276/9/12/149Power-to-Xcarbon capture and utilizationresource efficiencyCO<sub>2</sub> emissionsdefossilization |
| spellingShingle | Tjerk Zitscher Ulf Neuling Antoine Habersetzer Martin Kaltschmitt Analysis of the German Industry to Determine the Resource Potential of CO<sub>2</sub> Emissions for PtX Applications in 2017 and 2050 Resources Power-to-X carbon capture and utilization resource efficiency CO<sub>2</sub> emissions defossilization |
| title | Analysis of the German Industry to Determine the Resource Potential of CO<sub>2</sub> Emissions for PtX Applications in 2017 and 2050 |
| title_full | Analysis of the German Industry to Determine the Resource Potential of CO<sub>2</sub> Emissions for PtX Applications in 2017 and 2050 |
| title_fullStr | Analysis of the German Industry to Determine the Resource Potential of CO<sub>2</sub> Emissions for PtX Applications in 2017 and 2050 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Analysis of the German Industry to Determine the Resource Potential of CO<sub>2</sub> Emissions for PtX Applications in 2017 and 2050 |
| title_short | Analysis of the German Industry to Determine the Resource Potential of CO<sub>2</sub> Emissions for PtX Applications in 2017 and 2050 |
| title_sort | analysis of the german industry to determine the resource potential of co sub 2 sub emissions for ptx applications in 2017 and 2050 |
| topic | Power-to-X carbon capture and utilization resource efficiency CO<sub>2</sub> emissions defossilization |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9276/9/12/149 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT tjerkzitscher analysisofthegermanindustrytodeterminetheresourcepotentialofcosub2subemissionsforptxapplicationsin2017and2050 AT ulfneuling analysisofthegermanindustrytodeterminetheresourcepotentialofcosub2subemissionsforptxapplicationsin2017and2050 AT antoinehabersetzer analysisofthegermanindustrytodeterminetheresourcepotentialofcosub2subemissionsforptxapplicationsin2017and2050 AT martinkaltschmitt analysisofthegermanindustrytodeterminetheresourcepotentialofcosub2subemissionsforptxapplicationsin2017and2050 |