DanuP-2-Gas DanuP-2-Gas: Innovative model to drive energy security and diversity in the Danube Region via combination of bioenergy with surplus renewable energy
The Danube Region holds huge potential for sustainable generation and storage of renewable energy. However, to date this region is highly dependent on energy imports, while energy efficiency, diversity and renewables share are low. In line with the EU climate targets for 2030 and the EUSDR PA2 goals DanuP-2-Gas will advance transnational energy planning by promoting generation and storage strategies for renewables in the Danube Region by coupling the electric power and gas sector. DanuP-2-Gas will bring together energy agencies, business actors, public authorities and research institutions via the Danube Energy Platform. Based on the platform developed during DTP project ENERGY BARGE it will incorporate all pre-existing tools and i.a. an Atlas, mapping prior unexamined available biomass and energy infrastructure. Further, a pre-feasibility study utilizing an optimization tool for efficient hub design will identify suitable locations for sectors coupling hubs and combination of two idle resources in the Danube region. Unused organic residue (e.g. straw) will be processed to biochar for easy transport along the Danube River and as basis for synthesis gas generation. Adding hydrogen produced from surplus renewable energy allows to upgrade this syngas to renewable natural gas. This will enable storage of surplus energy in the existing gas distribution grid increasing energy security and efficiency. All needed resources are available in the Danube region and the 10 partner countries. Thus, a transnational approach along the main transport route (Danube River) to share these resources is the key. The legal framework influencing the concept will be assessed on individual country level, leading to a transnational strategy with national roadmaps for simple implementation. Finally, impact of DanuP-2-Gas will be ensured via trainings on the developed tools and workshops elaborating future projects and business models with interested stakeholders.
- Start date
- 01-07-2020
- End date
- 31-12-2022
- Budget in Euro
- Overall: 2553726.85
- ERDF Contribution: 2109336.02
- IPA Contribution: 61331.75
- ENI Contribution: 0
- Call number
- Call 3
- Priority
- Better connected and energy responsible Danube region
- Specific objective
- Improve energy security and energy efficiency
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Project Partners
| Name | Type | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Technology Centre Energy - University of Applied Sciences Landshut | Lead partner | Tim.bieringer@haw-landshut.de | Germany |
| Energy Agency of Savinjska, Šaleška and Koroška Region | ERDF partner | niko.natek@kssena.velenje.eu | Slovenia |
| Tolna County Development Agency Nonprofit Public Ltd. | ERDF partner | kiss.balazs@tolnamegye.hu | Hungary |
| Energy Institute at the Johannes Kepler University Linz | ERDF partner | tichler@energieinstitut-linz.at | Austria |
| Black Sea Energy Research Centre | ERDF partner | angel@bserc.eu | Bulgaria |
Project News
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DanuP-2-Gas - NATIONAL WORKSHOP IN HUNGARY
- 03-01-2023
The national workshop in Hungary was held at 01.12.2022 at Budapest. There were overall 10 participants present in-person and additionally 14 participants on-line. The DanuP-2-Gas project in general and the Atlas were presented by Balázs Kiss...
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DanuP-2-Gas - FINAL NEWSLETTER N.15
- 22-12-2022 -
DanuP-2-Gas - TERRITORIAL PERSPECTIVES AND DEVELOPMENT POTENTIALS OF CROATIA
- 15-12-2022
In Croatia, there is currently only one operational P2G facility, producing and utilizing only hydrogen from RES, for academic purposes at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture in Zagreb (FAMENA) [1]. Croatian oil and gas...
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DanuP-2-Gas - NATIONAL WORKSHOP IN BULGARIA
- 15-12-2022
DanuP-2-Gas National Workshop in Bulgaria was held on the 2nd of December 2022 as a hybrid event at hotel Central (Sofia) and online. More than 60 individual invitations were emailed to potential interested participants; the event was intensively...
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DanuP-2-Gas - NATIONAL WORKSHOP IN AUSTRIA
- 13-12-2022
National workshop in Austria was organized on 6. December, by the following agenda: General information about the project Legal aspects Barriers Incentives General Information about the Roadmap and the Transnational...
