PyFlex undertakes a detailed and holistic assessment of PyCCS technology as a flexibility provision measure in the German electricity and heating system. It quantifies and evaluates the potential of a flexible use of pyrolysis plants in a future energy system. Through the open-source development of the intersectoral energy system model "MyPyPSA-Ger", in which the agricultural sector is mapped, the competitive situation for (flexible) biomass use will also be evaluated. A model-based, techno-economic system evaluation of the flexibility of pyrolysis plants will be compared with a business analysis, including the consideration of business models and the effects of changes to the political and economic framework conditions. The evaluation will be supplemented by an ecological analysis.

Funding period

April 2024 - March 2027

Funding institution

BMWK

Project partner

Institut für ökologische Wirtschaftsforschung (IÖW)