System and method for production of hydrocarbons from carbon dioxide
AssigneeMethylennium Energy Corp.
InventorMaxim Lyubovsky
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Abstract
A system and method for producing liquid hydrocarbons is disclosed. In one embodiment, the system includes at least one renewable power system configured to generate a DC electric power output; at least one water electrolysis system in electrical communication with the renewable power system and configured to utilize the DC electric power to produce a hydrogen output; and a liquid hydrocarbon synthesis system in fluid communication with the water electrolysis system and configured to utilize the hydrogen output and a carbon dioxide feed to produce a liquid hydrocarbon product.
Claims18
A system for producing a liquid hydrocarbon comprising:
- at least one renewable power system configured to convert renewable energy into a direct current (“DC”) electric power output;
- at least one water electrolysis system located proximate to and in direct electrical communication with the DC electric power output of the renewable power system and configured to utilize the DC electric power output to produce a hydrogen output;
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- a liquid hydrocarbon synthesis system in fluid communication with the water electrolysis system and configured to utilize the hydrogen output and a carbon dioxide feed to produce a liquid hydrocarbon product, wherein:
- the system is configured to stop production of the hydrogen output by the electrolysis system, set the liquid hydrocarbon synthesis system to operate in an idle operating mode, and comprises an energy storage system to provide a minimal amount of electric power to the liquid hydrocarbon synthesis system when the DC electric power output is not available from the renewable power system.
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