Energy and fuels

Energy and fuels are representing a product group which is mainly relevant for energy storage and energy supply in form of electricity and heat as well as for the transportation and mobility sector in form of gaseous, liquid, and solid fuels.

Energy

In the context of this database, energy can be obtained or used in a process primarily through heat generation (e.g. in thermochemical processes such as Pyrolysis and Gasification) whereby the generated heat can also be transformed into electricity as another form of energy. Heat generation can either be the main goal of a process or only a side effect which is often used to cover the necessary process energy. In terms of a circular economy, the recovery or use of energy can therefore make a valuable contribution by converting low-quality or heavily contaminated waste streams into usable products and/or making processes more efficient/sustainable in terms of energy.