Power-to-X
Power-to-X (P2X) refers to the conversion of renewable electricity into clean fuels. It is a key component in decarbonizing the chemical, marine and aviation industries, and enables hydrogen to be transported across long distances.
Alfa Laval offers technology that supports each stage of Power-to-X. Over decades of supplying advanced solutions to the process industry, we have developed a diverse portfolio of heat exchangers to secure cost-effective production of clean hydrogen and fuels.
Maximize efficiency in your Power-to-X process
With the help of our partners, we bring our expertise of heat management to the heart of the process. This way, we ensure that the optimized solutions are deployed from the start.
With our technology and manufacturing to support Power-to-X, we can bend the cost curve of hydrogen and its derivatives, and enable production of clean fuels at scale.
Power-to-X explained
Renewable electricity is first converted to clean hydrogen through electrolysis. The hydrogen can then be used as a primary fuel by itself. It can also be combined with nitrogen or captured CO2 to produce clean fuels. or as a component for clean fuels – by being combined with nitrogen or captured CO2. These derivatives include e-ammonia, e-methanol, methane, and synthetic aviation fuel.
Alfa Laval’s solutions for e-methanol production
Combining renewable hydrogen with a CO2 source opens the path to e-methanol. Apart from being used as primary fuel for the marine industry or as storage medium, e-methanol is also instrumental for decarbonizing parts of the chemical industry.
With experience in large-scale plants and manufacturing, Alfa Laval supports this market, from small to giga-scale, with the same high quality of solutions and services.
We also offer a unique portfolio of efficient heat exchangers to enable carbon capture utilization and storage (CCUS) in the production of e-methanol.
We also offer a unique portfolio of efficient heat exchangers to enable carbon capture utilization and storage (CCU/S) in the production of e-methanol.
Alfa Laval’s solutions for clean ammonia
Ammonia is well-established as a cornerstone of the fertilizer industry, but it also plays an important role in refrigeration systems. Today, clean ammonia is used as e-fuel, as a hydrogen carrier, and more.
We continue our long track record as a partner to the ammonia industry with technology to support the demands of clean ammonia. In our extensive heat transfer portfolio, you will find the optimal solution for your plant with minimal production cost.
Contact us to learn more about critical heat exchangers, like process gas boilers, steam drums and ammonia condensers. We can also cover all your utility cooling and heating needs as you strive for maximum energy efficiency.
A partnership for renewable clean fuel production
Alfa Laval is an investor and partner to Liquid Wind, a unique Power-to-Fuel company that is developing commercial-scale eMethanol facilities. Each facility captures and concentrates biogenic carbon dioxide emissions from industry, combining them with hydrogen made from renewable electricity and water. The result is the production of green methanol. In addition to Alfa Laval, the Liquid Wind consortium includes Carbon Clean, Siemens Energy and Haldor Topsoe, among others. Our heat transfer expertise contributes to improving the process efficiency and the overall energy integration of the facilities. Heat exchangers are installed as key components in the main system, as well as in the process steps of green hydrogen, carbon capture and methanol synthetization.
Welcome to a Net zero webinar for hydrogen
In this webinar, Alfa Laval experts are joined by representatives from Lhyfe and CEA Liten, two key stakeholders in the clean hydrogen area. We deep-dive into the main challenges and the actions needed to accelerate the implementation of clean hydrogen and the journey towards Net zero.
Discover Alfa Laval's solutions in Power-to-X
Energy efficient clean hydrogen solutions
Do you want to know more about how Alfa Laval supports in development in the full hydrogen value chain? Explore our offerings in everything from production to end-use.
Optimizing electrolyser cooling processes
Did you know that 20-40% of the electrolyser capacity is lost as heat? Efficient electrolyser cooling and balancing-of-plant is crucial to maximize the efficiency and lifetime of green hydrogen production. Explore how Alfa Laval supports in optimizing electrolyser cooling processes.
Water purification for clean hydrogen production
Water quality is a crucial aspect to optimize green hydrogen production. Combined with increased energy efficiency makes it even more important. Find out more about what Alfa Laval can offer in water generation for clean hydrogen production.
Alfa Laval gasketed plate-and-frame heat exchangers
With our broad range of gasketed plate-and-frame heat exchangers, it’s easy to find your optimal solution – no matter the capacity of your plant. A compact design combined with outstanding heat transfer performance makes them ideal for skid building or tight installations, where you can’t afford to compromise on serviceability or energy efficiency. Product coolers, utility heating and cooling are some of the positions in which a gasketed plate-and-frame heat exchanger is a great fit for your power-to-X project. For critical positions like ammonia condensers, our semi-welded models give you even more options.
Alfa Laval Compabloc
Compabloc heat exchangers combine the temperature and pressure durability of shell-and-tube designs with the exceptional thermal performance of a traditional plate heat exchanger. The compact design is simple to install and up to five times more efficient than a comparable shell-and-tube heat exchanger. Compabloc can handle the most demanding one-phase as well two-phase duties like the methanol distillation section, making it a versatile problem solver for your power-to-X process.
Alfa Laval AQUA HyDuo
Alfa Lava AQUA freshwater generators convert seawater into high-quality fresh water with an optimized process that uses a single plate pack.
Suitable for electrolyser capacities up to 12 MW per module.
Alfa Laval Niagara Wet Surface Air Coolers (WSAC)
Alfa Laval Niagara Wet Surface Air Coolers (WSAC®) are custom-built, closed-loop cooling and condensing systems that combine high performance, low operating costs and reliable operation. They provide maximum cooling in a compact unit with minimal water and electric power consumption. The robust and simple design also provides stable thermal performance and low maintenance requirements. Our WSAC systems can be fully customized to your requirements, including designs for withstanding corrosive media, cooling multiple process streams in parallel, running both dry-cooling and wet-cooling mode.
Alfa Laval OLMI
An OLMI heat exchangers fits in for any requested heat recovery duties in processes with high temperatures and/ or high pressures, making them especially suitable for in ammonia and methanol production. Its outstanding reliability, superior fabrication and low CAPEX allow you to enhance energy efficiency, increase profitability and improve sustainability. The OLMI design, combined with superior welding technology, enables greater reliability than peers’ comparable solutions, resulting in extended lifetime, peace of mind operation and a lower environmental impact.
Heat transfer solutions for carbon capture, utilization and storage
You may have heard of carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCU/S), but did you realize the technologies to enable it have been around for decades? With limited options for decarbonization in sectors like oil & gas, power, refinery, petrochemicals and cement industry, CCU/S will be fundamental for the future of the energy market. Discover our portfolio of heat transfer equipment designed to maximize the efficiency of carbon capture.
Heat transfer solutions for methanol production
Reliability, energy efficiency and product quality are of utmost importance to any methanol plant. Alfa Laval has vast experience in supplying expertise as well as proven equipment and services to methanol plants owners. Whatever your needs, we’re here to make operations trouble-free and bring you peace of mind.
Heat transfer solutions for ammonia production
To remain profitable, ammonia producers worldwide must continuously improve overall energy efficiency. With vast process knowhow and a broad range of equipment and services, Alfa Laval can help optimize energy-intensive ammonia processes with our compact and highly efficient heat exchangers.
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