Seminario de Título entregado a la Universidad de Chile en cumplimiento parcial de los requisitos para optar al Título de Químico Ambiental. / Chile es un país en desarrollo que posee políticas energéticas comprometidas con el medio ambiente, para el 2035 se espera que un 60% de la energía producida en el país sea renovable y para el 2050 debe ser al menos de un 70%. Como algunos de los sistemas de energías renovables poseen una potencia de salida variable, es necesario trabajar con tecnologías de almacenamiento de energía para lograr una integración eficiente a los sistemas de electricidad en Chile y así poder utilizar toda la energía producida. El objetivo general de este trabajo es evaluar desde un punto de vista ambiental diez tipos de sistemas de almacenamiento de energía: almacenamiento por bombeo hídrico, almacenamiento por aire comprimido, almacenamiento kinésico, almacenamiento por celdas de combustible hidrógeno, almacenamiento Power-to-Gas, almacenamiento de combustible solar, almacenamiento con baterías de Plomo/Ácido, almacenamiento con baterías de litio, almacenamiento de baterías de flujo de Vanadio y almacenamiento térmico con materiales de cambio de fase, con el fin de entregar insumos relevantes como herramientas de diseño y planificación de los sistemas eléctricos y así contar con sistemas más sustentables con el medio ambiente y con mayor eficiencia energética. Para lograr lo anterior se realizó una revisión de la literatura medioambiental y la literatura de los sistemas de almacenamiento de energía logrando realizar una clasificación y caracterización de las distintas tecnologías considerando el tipo de almacenamiento que utilizan. También se tomaron en cuenta los materiales requeridos para su elaboración, sus procesos, componentes y aspectos operacionales, definiendo para el análisis como etapas del ciclo de vida: materias primas, implementación, operación y fin de su vida útil. Del eje ambiental se consideraron cinco aspectos aire, agua, suelo, flora y fauna, y las personas. Con esto se evalúa cada etapa del ciclo de vida de los sistemas de almacenamiento de energía en cada ámbito ambiental. Al analizar las distintas tecnologías desde el punto de vista de sus etapas del ciclo de vida podemos apreciar que cuando están en etapa de materias primas las que poseen un mayor nivel de impactos son el almacenamiento de bombeo hídrico y las baterías de Plomo/Ácido, la primera debido al tamaño del sistema y la segunda por el nivel de toxicidad de sus componentes. Al momento de implementar los sistemas de almacenamiento siguen predominando las baterías de Plomo/Ácido con mayores magnitudes de impactos. Luego durante su operación, el almacenamiento energético por bombeo hídrico tiene mayores impactos. Y al fin de su vida útil las baterías de Plomo/Ácido siguen siendo las que poseen un mayor nivel de daño por el nivel de toxicidad de sus componentes y que requieren de un cuidadoso manejo durante su reciclaje. En general durante todo su ciclo de vida, los sistemas con mayores grados de impactos ambientales negativos fueron las baterías de Plomo/Ácido y el almacenamiento por bombeo hídrico. Los tres sistemas que generan un menor número de impactos durante todo su ciclo de vida son el Combustible Solar, Power-to-gas y las celdas de combustible hidrógeno. / Chile is a developing country that has energy policies committed to the environment, by 2035 it is expected that 60% of the energy produced in the country will be renewable and by 2050 it should be at least 70%. As some of the renewable energy systems have a variable output power, it is necessary to work with energy storage technologies to achieve an efficient integration to the electricity systems in Chile and be able to use all the energy produced. The objective of this work is to evaluate from an environmental point of view ten types of energy storage systems: by water pumping, by compressed air, kinesics storage, by hydrogen fuel cells, Power-to-Gas storage, of solar fuel, with Lead-acid batteries, with Lithium batteries, of Vanadium flow batteries and thermal storage with phase change materials, in order to deliver relevant inputs such as design and planning tools and have more sustainable systems with the environment and greater energy efficiency. To achieve the above, a review of the environmental literature and the literature of the energy storage systems was carried out, achieving a classification and characterization of the different technologies considering the type of storage they use. The materials required for its elaboration, processes, components and operational aspects were also considered, defining for the analysis as life cycle stages: raw materials, implementation, operation and end of its useful life. On the environmental axis, five aspects were considered: air, water, soil, flora and fauna, and people. This evaluates each stage of the life cycle of the energy storage systems in each environmental area. When analyzing the different technologies from the point of view of their life cycle stages we can appreciate that when they are raw materials those that have a higher level of impacts are the Pumped Hydroelectric storage and Lead-Acid batteries, the first due to the size of the system and the second by the level of toxicity of its components. At the time of implement the storage systems Lead-Acid batteries are still predominating with greater impact magnitudes. Then during the operation, the Pumped Hydroelectric storage has greater impacts. And at the end of its useful life Lead-Acid Batteries are still those that have a higher level of damage due to the level of toxicity of its components and that require careful handling during recycling. In general, throughout its life cycle, the systems with the highest degrees of negative environmental impacts were Lead-Acid batteries and Pumped Hydroelectric storage. The three systems that generate a lower number of impacts throughout their life cycle are Solar Fuel, Power-to-gas and hydrogen fuel cells.

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Na cúpula, sob a ideia do Judiciário como corporação, e a pretexto de maior eficiência, mas na vontade do Mercado, são importados institutos que, pretensamente, seriam da common law, mas que estão fora do contexto de sua criação e são aplicados de maneira deturpada, ou por não guardarem as especificidade do caso concreto ou por se descolarem na normatividade, constituem exercício escamoteado da vontade de poder. Súmulas, vinculantes ou não, e pretensos precedentes geram violência contra a independência funcional do magistrado de instâncias inferiores e contra as partes, pois a atribuição de sentidos não advém do caso concreto. Nas bases do Judiciário, nosso estudo investiga a predominância da aceitação acrítica e obediente desse common law à brasileira, expresso em súmulas e em enunciados assertóricos abstratizados. Criam-se mimetismos. Contudo, nossa formação histórica autoritária e estamental impede a percepção de que há uma diferença ontológica entre potestas e potentia - de que um não subsiste sem ou outro sem que se torne poder ilegítimo. Assim, nas bases o fenômeno do decisionismo subsiste como prática suplementar, numa aprendizagem por observação das cúpulas - a modelagem, criando-se ou se aderindo a princípios ad-hoc e a conceitos assertóricos. Tanto verticalmente (hierarquização - solipsismo da cúpula para as bases) quanto horizontalmente (solipsismo pelas bases), rompe-se a autonomia do direito, seja pela política, seja pela economia. "Liberdade do intérprete" como pretexto para a libertinagem normativa. "Eficiência econômica" como deficiência normativa. Outrora, o discurso patrimonialista em prol dos estamentos. Hoje, o discurso econômico neoliberal. Invade-se o direito pela economia, dessa vez em forma de Cavalo-de-Tróia: a análise econômica do direito - AED. Substitui-se a normatividade pelo utilitarismo mercadológico. Os pré-juízos inautênticos que sustentam essa dupla deformação hermenêutica nascem de um condicionamento operante (estímulo-reforço) dos profissionais do direito, desde os bancos de faculdade até a atividade profissional e, atingindo, em especial, seu principal destinatário: o magistrado. Esse discurso de poder produz realidades - tetos epistemológicos que encobrem o fato de que: a) só há interpretação no caso concreto porque não existem conceitos desprovidos de faticidade; b) não cabe argumento de autoridade para além da normatividade; c) a importação de teorias estrangeiras precisa sofrer um processo de compatibilização com nossa realidade jurídica, social, política e econômica. A partir do giro ontológico-linguístico, com a superação do esquema sujeito-objeto da filosofia da consciência e a consideração da diferença ontológica (ser e ente; texto e norma), dá-se o desvelamento da interpretação como existencial, e de que os sentidos não advêm da vontade do sujeito autônomo da modernidade, mas de uma intersubjetividade, de uma verdade que advém da fusão de horizontes dentro de uma tradição, bem como da importância da integridade e coerência do direito. A resposta constitucionalmente correta não pode depender da consciência do juiz, do livre convencimento, da busca da "verdade real". Decidir não é, definitivamente, escolher. / The study investigates two positions that distort the interpretation of law in Brazil and proposes a solution to solve this problem. Identifies, in both, the decisionism founded on the will to power, breaking up normativity. The idea of the judiciary as a corporation dominates the Supreme Court and the National Council of Justice. They imports institutes that would be the common law. Except that out of context, under the guise of efficiency and in accordance with the will of the market. Are concealed exercise of will power for neglecting the specificity of the case and normativity. Dockets, binding or not, and pseudoprecedents would generate violence against the functional independence of the judges of low courts and against the litigants because the attribution of meaning doesn’t comes the case. In the basis of the judiciary, our study investigates the prevalence of uncritical and obedient to this “Brasilian’s common law”, expressed in dockets and abstract statements. It creates memes. However, our national government history was authoritative and the states interrupts the perception that there is an ontological difference between potestas and potentia – that one can not exist without the other, or without it becoming illegitimate power. Thus, on the basis, the decisionism phenomenon subsists as an extra practice in a learning by observation of summit - modeling, creating or sticking to ad-hoc principles and abstracts concepts. Both vertically (hierarchical - solipsism from supreme court to the basis) and horizontally (on the low courts), it breaks up the autonomy of law, whether in politics and in the economy. “Freedom of the interpreter” as a pretext for libertinism of rules. “Economic efficiency” as disabiliting rules. Erstwhile, speaking on behalf of the casts. Today, neoliberal economic discourse. The economy invades the law, this time in the form of Trojan horse: the Economic Analysis of Law. Replaces up normativity by merchandising utilitarianism. The inauthentic prejudice that sustain this double deformation of hermeneutic born from a operant conditioning (stimulus-reinforcement) of legal practitioners from college to professional activity, and reaching, in particular, its main destination: the judges. This discourse of power produces realities - epistemological ceilings that hide the fact that: a) there is only interpretation in this case because there are no concepts without facticity; b) does not fit the argument from authority beyond normativity; c) the importation of foreign theories must undergo a process of 13 reconciling with our legal, social, political and economic reality. From the ontological-linguistic turn, with the overcoming of the subject-object scheme of the philosophy of consciousness and consideration of the ontological difference (between Being and beings, and text and norm), there is the unveiling of interpretation as existential and the senses will not come from the autonomous subject of modernity, but under intersubjectivity, a truth that comes from the fusion of horizons within a tradition as well as the importance of integrity and coherence of the law. The constitutionally correct answer can not depend on awareness of the judge, the free conviction or from search of the “real truth”. Deciding is not choose, definitely.

<p>Predložen je i testiran model za energetsko vrednovanje kogenerativnih postrojenja pri čemu se proračun koeficijenta gubitka električne snage obavlja pomoću postupka koji je posebno naveden i predložen.<br />Sam model može i treba da predstavlja snažan alat prilikom kreiranja energetske politike, u delu koji se odnosi na kogeneraciju, s obzirom na to da pruža mogućnost jasnog energetskog vrednovanja postrojenja u smislu efikasnosti i uštede primarne energije kao i definisanja koji deo i koliko kogeneracija treba da bude stimulisana, odnosno potencijalno zastupljena u okviru nekog energetskog sistema.<br />Predloženi model je testiran na složenom kogenerativnom postrojenju snage 150 MW.</p> / <p>A model for energy evaluation of a cogeneration plant is proposed<br />and tested with the calculation of electric power loss done by means<br />of a procedure which is particularly specified and proposed.<br />The model itself can and should be used as a powerful tool for the<br />creation of energy policies in the part regarding cogeneration since it<br />gives opportunities for a clear energy evaluation of a plant in terms of<br />efficiency and primary energy saving, as well as for defining which<br />part and to what extent cogeneration should be stimulated, that is,<br />potentially represented within a specified energy system.<br />The proposed model has been tested on a cogeneration plant with<br />the capacity of 150 MW.</p>

Le " Power-to-Gas " pourrait devenir une solution attractive pour le stockage des énergies renouvelables, pourvu que des électrolyseurs soient capables de fonctionner efficacement dans des conditions intermittentes à un coût abordable. Ce travail a pour objectif d'évaluer la faisabilité technique du fonctionnement intermittent de systèmes d'électrolyse à oxyde solide (SOEC) autour de 1073 K. Des conditions réalistes défavorables sont considérées, consistant en un système autonome sans source externe de chaleur et intégrant une compression d'hydrogène à 3 MPa. La problématique se compose de deux aspects : i) la gamme de fonctionnement du système, limitée à 60-100% en raison de gradients thermiques, est étendue via des stratégies de contrôle efficaces, ii) des procédures sont définies pour minimiser l'impact de l'intermittence sur la durée de vie. Premièrement, une stratégie de contrôle modulaire est proposée, consistant en l'utilisation de plusieurs unités indépendantes qui fonctionnent dans une gamme de puissance tolérable, ou sont arrêtées. La gamme de fonctionnement du système est ainsi étendue à 15-100% dans le cas de quatre unités. Une stratégie de contrôle complémentaire, consistant en un chauffage électrique interne, permet d'étendre la gamme de fonctionnement en réduisant les gradients thermiques, mais elle est susceptible de diminuer la durée de vie. Elle n'est donc appliquée qu'à une unité afin de suivre la courbe de charge et d'étendre la gamme de fonctionnement du système à 3-100%. Deuxièmement, 1800 cycles électriques on-off sont appliqués à une SOEC sans impact sur la dégradation, ce qui montre que des arrêts/démarrages répétés ne diminuent pas la durée de vie. De plus, des procédures de démarrage, standby et arrêt sont définies. Enfin, deux études de systèmes Eolien-SOEC et Solaire-SOEC fonctionnant pendant un an montrent que, avec les stratégies de contrôle implémentées, le système SOEC stocke la puissance appliquée avec un rendement de 92% sur PCS en moyenne, alors que les unités fonctionnent dans des conditions tolérables mis à part une unité qui suit la courbe de charge et est susceptible d'avoir une durée de vie diminuée.

The diploma thesis is focusing on the seasonal energy storage in synthetic fuels and the Power to Gas system (P2G). The P2G enables the conversion of electrical energy in times of electricity surplus, for example by using the surplus from renewable energy sources to produce synthetic gas, particulary hydrogen and synthetic methane. The main focus is on the technical and economic assessment of P2G of the Gazela natural gas pipeline. Furthermore, it identifies the limits of production, transportation, and storage capacities of these synthetic gases. The technical analysis assumes the injection of hydrogen of a certain molar concentration, according to the four proposed scenarios, into the natural gas transmission system in the Gazela pipeline. The results have showen that an increase in the molar fraction of hydrogen in natural gas will cause problems in gas transport and will lead to an increase in the pressure losses, an increase in flow rate, and a decrease in the storage capacity of the pipeline. The economic analysis examines the use of P2G technology in Czech conditions. It demonstrates the amount of production costs for the production of 1 MWh of synthetic gas depending on the electricity price and the operating time of the production facility. The sensitivity analysis has shown that neither hydrogen nor synthetic methane is competitive next to cheap natural gas unless measures like an increased price of emission allowances or a carbon tax are taken.

This thesis deals with Sector coupling problematics. First, it deals with the development and present situation in the generation and consumption of electric power and the development and present situation in the extraction and consumption of natural gas in the Czech Republic and in the European union. Further, the thesis deals with Sector coupling, this concept is explained, and it is adumbrated what questions it deals with. Then, the technologies that can be achieved in the future of Sector coupling are introduced. Pilot projects of these technologies are presented as part of the discussion about these technologies. Finally, a consideration of the future use of Sector coupling technologies in the Czech Republic is given.

Im Rahmen der vorliegenden Promotionsarbeit wurden eisenbasierte Katalysatoren für die CO2-Methanisierung untersucht. Die Katalysatoren weisen unter Synthesegasbedingungen dynamische und komplexe Strukturänderungen auf, wobei unterschiedliche Kohlenstoffspezies maßgeblich die Aktivität beeinflussen. In diesem Zusammenhang wird ein Reaktionsmodell erstellt, das die Relevanz amorpher Oberflächenkohlenstoffstrukturen als aktive Spezies während der CO2-Hydrierung zu CH4 belegt. Deren Bildung wird maßgeblich durch das Reduktionsverhalten und die Oberflächenacidität der Eisenkatalysatoren bestimmt. Zudem kommt es während der Methanisierung zur Entstehung von Eisencarbiden und graphitähnlichen Kohlenstoffablagerungen. Letztere tragen zum mechanischen Aufbrechen der Katalysatorpartikel bei, was zum einen die Aktivität der carbidischen Einheiten erhöht und zum anderen die Langzeitstabilität limitiert. Basierend auf der wissensbasierten Optimierung der Betriebsbedingungen stellt die H2/CO-Aktivierung eine vielversprechende Vorbehandlungsprozedur dar, was schließlich zur maximalen CH4-Ausbeute von 81% führt, die nahe an der Aktivität konventioneller Nickelkatalysatoren liegt. Zudem weisen Eisenkatalysatoren eine signifikant höhere H2S-Resistenz als nickelbasierte Katalysatoren auf.

District cooling supply is vital for service, commercial and industrial sectors like hospitals, data centers, supermarkets and sensitive laboratory facilities. The main cooling demand in the case of Sweden also originates from these sectors. The cooling demand in Stockholm is expanding mainly because of demand for comfort cooling, and data centers are rising. To cover the existing cooling demand and rising cooling demand, different cooling strategies have to be employed for optimal production of cold. This project concerns the optimization of such a district cooling system with primarily cold storage. This is achieved by choosing a case study network, namely considering the district cooling network of Norrenergi AB, in Sweden. Norrenergi AB is a company involved in supplying district cooling for cold consumers situated around Solna and Sundbyberg regions. The company provides around 70 GWh district cooling per year. The sources for the district cooling supply are free cooling, electrically driven chillers, and cold recovery from heat pumps. Besides these cold sources, currently, the parts of the peak cold demand are shaved using cold storage that is more cost-effectively charged during night-time, adopting the concept of power-to-cold. In running the district cooling system operation, Norrenergi AB’s current electricity mix is 100% renewable. In this thesis work, the existing district cooling network of Norrenergi AB is modeled using BoFiT optimization software (which is the base scenario), and then four future scenarios are developed, considering new, additional cold storages. The scenarios developed were meant to further optimize the existing district cooling grid to cater to the same existing total demand. This is assessed by integrating respective cold storages having larger (i.e., 15 MW capacity) or smaller (i.e., two cold storages each with 3 MW capacity) into the existing district cooling grid. The 15 MW capacity cold storage is integrated into Sundbybergsverket (Scenario 1) and in Frösundaverket (Scenario 2). While, from the smaller cold storages, the first one is integrated into the system in a manner that it supplies cooling for selected cooling customers, that is Scenario 3. The second small cold storage integrated in a way that supplies cooling to the entire grid, which is Scenario 4. Similar to the existing cold storage, in developed scenarios as well, the power-to-cold concept is utilized by charging the cold storage during the time in which the electricity price is lower (i.e., at night). The key outcome of this thesis work reveals that all the developed scenarios lead to cost savings in terms of the consumed electricity for producing DC. The achieved cost saving from each of the four scenarios developed are 23%, 4%, 13%, and 14%, respectively. Among all these scenarios, the first scenario has led to the largest cutback of DC production cost and impliesthat incorporating larger cold storages in cooling production plants results in higher savings. A performed sensitivity analysis also implies that increasing the supply capacity of free cooling results in production cost savings. Besides, an increased cooling capacity by 30% with respect to the base scenario results in a 10.6% cost saving. This saving infers that it is good to utilize free cooling as far as there is an opportunity to increase the use of free cooling. / Tillgången på kyla är i dag avgörande för service, kommersiella och industriella sektorer som sjukhus, serverhallar, kontor, stormarknader och känsliga laboratorieanläggningar. Den huvudsakliga efterfrågan på kyla i Sverige härstammar också från dessa sektorer. Kylbehovet i Stockholm expanderar främst på grund av efterfrågan på komfortkyla och serverhallar stiger. För att täcka det befintliga kylbehovet och den stigande efterfrågan på kyla, kan olika strategier användas för att uppnå en optimal production av kyla. Detta projekt handlar om optimering av ett fjärrkylsystem med kyllager. Detta har genomförts genom en fallstudie baserad på Norrenergis fjärrkylanät i Sverige. Norrenergi AB är ett företag som bl.a levererar fjärrkyla till kunder i Solna och Sundbyberg. Bolaget levererar cirka 70 GWh fjärrkyla per år, med hjälp av frikyla, kylmaskiner och värmepumpar. Förutom ovannämnda produktion används ett fjärrkyllager för att leverera fjärrkyla och jämna ut lasten över dygnet, och detta laddas när behovet av fjärrkyla är lägre. Elen som används för att producera Norrenergis fjärrkyla är helt förnybar. I detta examensarbete har Norrenergis befintliga fjärrkylanät modellerats med hjälp av BoFiT optimeringsprogram och sedan har fyra framtida scenarion utvecklats, med nya, distribuerade kyllager. De scenarierna som utvecklades var tänkta att ytterligare optimera det befintliga fjärrkylanätet, för att tillgodose samma befintliga totala efterfrågan. Detta bedöms genom att integrera kyllager av olika kapacitet i befintligt fjärrkylanät - ett större 15 MW lager eller två kyllager om vadera 3 MW kapacitet. Ett 15 MW fjärrkyllager integreras i Sundbybergsverket (scenario 1) och i Frösundaverket (scenario 2). De mindre fjärrkyllagren integreras i systemet så att kylning levereras till utvalda kunder (scenario 3). I scenario 4 integreras de mindre lagren så att kylning levereras till hela nätet. Precis som med det existerande kyllagret, ska dessa nya lager i de olika scenariona laddas under natten då elpriset är lägre, därav namnet kraftkyla. De viktigaste resultaten ur detta examensarbete visade att alla utvecklade scenarion ledde till kostnadsbesparingar med hänsyn till elförbrukningen. De uppnådda kostnadsbesparingarna från de fyra scenariona var 23%, 4%, 13% respektive 14%. Bland alla scenarier, leder det första scenariot den största besparingen av produktionskostnaden och medför att integrering av kyllager vid produktionsanläggningarna resulterar i högre besparingar. Den känslighetsanalys som genomfördes innebar också att en ökning av leveranskapaciteten för frikyla leder till besparingar i produktionskostnaderna. En ökad frikylkapacitet med 30% med avseende på basscenariot resulterade i 1% kostnadsbesparing. Denna kostnadsbesparing visar också att det är bra att använda frikyla så länge möjligheten finns att öka användandet av frikyla.

To reach the 1.5°C-goal of the Paris Agreement, all sectors have to be involved in the transition. The transport sector poses a considerable challenge regarding sustainable development and, within the sector, road transport contributes to the largest part of emissions in the EU. The development of fuels for heavy-duty vehicles is not as fast as for other types of vehicles. However, approaches combining biomethane and green hydrogen as alternative fuels have gained interest. There are plans to both expand the biogas sector and implementing hydrogen production on Gotland. Therefore, this study examines how two of these approaches, hythane and power-to-methane technology, compare to each other as HDV-fuels on Gotland. A simplified MCA has been conducted to compare the two alternative fuels’ performance against each other based on several criteria. The results show that hythane performed better than power-to-methane in the criteria categories technical performance and feasibility Gotland, while power-to-methane performed better regarding environmental impact. As hythane performed better in a larger number of criteria than biomethane produced through power-to-methane, the results of the study imply that, based on Gotland’s pre-conditions, hythane is preferable as HDV-fuel over using power-to-methane technology. However, prioritization of the criteria is not conducted and further research that includes weighing of the criteria, as well as examines the economic and social factors of the two systems, is required for a sufficient feasibility study.

IPCC SR15 rapporterade att alla framtida scenarier för att begränsa klimatförändringen till 1,5°C är starkt beroende av negativa utsläppstekniker, såsom geografisk CO2-lagring som används av Stockholm Exergi’s Värtaverket. Men kan man uppnå starkare klimatvinster genom en cirkulär koldioxidekonomi? Bildandet av en cirkulär koldioxidekonomi är absolut nödvändigt för att uppnå global koldioxidneutralitet, men hur kommer vi dit? Elektrolys av CO2 erbjuder en ekonomiskt och miljömässigt attraktiv väg för att uppgradera CO2-utsläpp till värdefulla bränslen och råvaror, vilket minskar användningen av fossila resurser och CO2-utsläpp till atmosfären. Detta examensarbete undersöker möjligheten att ta bort 720 000 ton-CO2-utsläpp från det avfallseldade kraftvärmeverket i Högdalen som fallstudie, via elektrokemisk reduktion av CO2 till eten, med målet att producera polymera konstruktionsmaterial, för att fungera som en kolsänka. Dessa polymerer har utvärderats utifrån kriterier som kapacitet som kolsänka, marknadsstorlek och LCA. Eten är den mest användbara råvarukemikalien för polymerproduktion och har ett betydande koldioxidavtryck på 1,73 ton CO2 per producerade eten. Att använda eCO2RR skulle minska betydande CO2-utsläpp och överbrygga luckan mellan fossila och förnybara resurser. Detta examensarbete föreslår en preliminär processdesign, komplett med en teknoekonomisk modell för att beräkna ekonomin, mass- och energibalanser för ett flertal scenarier. Över hundra elektrokatalysatorer har studerats i en litteraturgenomgång, där 5 st elektrokatalysator har valts ut baserat på olika styrkor i särskilda meritvärden, för att fastställa prestationsmål för lönsamhet. Den teknoekonomiska modellen drog slutsatsen att vid nuvarande prisläge på 700 SEK/MWh kunde ingen av elektrokatalysatorerna uppnå lönsamhet. Att sänka elpriset till LCOE för vindkraft till 335 SEK/MWh, blev resultaten mycket lönsamma, inklusive IRR upp till 41,3%. Modellparametrar ändrades för att fastställa de viktigaste variablerna i en omfattande känslighetsanalys. Vi kan dra slutsatsen att strömtätheter på 400-600 mA/cm2 är gynnsamma och med så låg bibehållen cellspänning som möjligt (&lt;2,4V). Om man specifikt inriktar sig på eten som produkt kan det vara fördelaktigt att ytterligare öka lönsamheten genom att producera myr- eller ättiksyra som ett nästa steg, vilket har fördelen av enklare vätskegasseparering och för att undvika produktion av metan och etanol. För lönsamhet krävs en livstid på minst 2-4 år för elektrokatalysatorn (CCM), 10 år för stacken och 20 år för elektrolyssystemet. I miljöanalysen studerades massbalans-lagringen av CO2. Detta uppnåddes genom att ta bort de direkta utsläppen från Högdalenverket. De indirekta utsläppen förhindrades genom att ersätta konventionella processer av elkällans kolintensitet. Baserat på genomsnittet av elektrokatalysatorerna skulle värdlandet behöva kräva en kolintensitet för elproduktionen under 101 och 153 tCO₂/GWh för NET-direkt respektive indirekt CO2-avlägsnande. Följaktligen kan högre CO2-besparingar uppnås genom handel med koldioxidsnål svensk el till grannländer med mycket högre koldioxidintensitet. Totalt sett var den direkta koldioxidminskningen mellan 487 300 till 575 000 ton CO₂ och en indirekt minskning på mellan 1 065 000 till 1 219 000 ton CO₂, beroende på energieffektivitet och produkter. Den största utmaningen för kommersiell framgång för alla eCO2RR-projekt bortsett från de tekniska prestandaaspekterna är att nödvändiga förändringar i skatteregelverket behövs, så att el från elektrolysprojekt till gröna kemikalier blir skattebefriade, som jämförbart med förbränning av förnybar biomassa är befriad från CO2-skatter. / The IPCC SR15 reported that all future scenarios to limit climate change to 1.5°C are heavily reliant on negative emission technologies, such as geographical CO2 storage employed by Stockholm Exergi’s Värtaverket. But can stronger climate benefits be achieved through a circular carbon economy? The formation of a carbon circular economy is imperative towards achieving global carbon neutrality, but how do we get there? Electrolysis of CO2 offers an economically and environmentally attractive route to upgrade CO2 emissions to valuable fuels and feedstocks, thus reducing the use of fossil resources and CO2 emissions to the atmosphere, hence closing the cycle.  This thesis explores the possibility of removing the 720,000 tCO2 emissions of the case study waste-fired CHP plant, Stockholm Exergi’s Högdalenverket, via the electrochemical reduction of CO2 (eCO2RR) towards ethylene, with the goal of producing polymeric construction materials, to act as a carbon sink. These polymers were evaluated on criteria such as, capacity as a carbon sink, market size and LCA. Ethylene is the prevailing commodity chemical for polymer production and has a significant carbon footprint of 1.73 tonCO2 per tonne of ethylene produced. Displacement via the eCO2RR would prevent substantial CO2 emissions and bridge the gap between fossil and renewable resources.  This thesis describes a preliminary process design, complete with technoeconomic model to calculate the economics, mass and energy balances of numerous scenarios. Electrocatalyst data from an in-depth literature review comprising of over 100 catalysts was drawn, with 5 electrocatalyst candidates selected based on strengths in particular figures of merit, to determine performance targets for profitability. The technoeconomic model concluded that at the current price point of 700 SEK/MWh, none of the electrocatalysts could achieve profitability. Lowering the electricity price to the levelized-cost of electricity (LCOE) for wind, 335 SEK/MWh, yielded highly profitable results, including IRR up-to 41.3%. Model parameters were changed to determine the most important variables in an extensive sensitivity analysis. Concluding that performance targets require current densities of 400-600 mA/cm2 whilst maintaining as low cell voltage as possible (&lt;2.4 V). When specifically targeting ethylene, it is beneficial to increase profitability through targeting more valuable, formic, or acetic acid, which has the advantage of easier liquid-gas separation and to avoid production of methane and ethanol. For stability, 2-4 years minimum is required for the catalyst-coated membrane (CCM), 10 years for the stack and 20 years for the electrolyser systems.    In the environmental analysis, capabilities for carbon storage were studied via CO2 balance. This was achieved by taking the direct emissions removed from Högdalenverket, the indirect emissions prevented by replacing conventional processes and by the carbon intensity of the electricity source. Based on the average energy efficiency and performance of the electrocatalysts, the host country would require a carbon intensity of electricity production below 101 and 153 tCO₂/GWh for NET direct and indirect CO2 removal, respectively. Consequently, higher CO2 savings were achieved by trading low-carbon Swedish electricity to neighbouring countries with much higher carbon intensities. Overall, the direct carbon reduction was between 487,300 to 575,000 tCO₂ and indirect reduction of between 1,065,000 to 1,219,000 tCO₂, subject to energy efficiency and targeted products.  It remains that aside from the technical performance aspects of the eCO2RR catalysts, the major roadblock towards the commercial success of all eCO2RR projects is the required adjustments to regulatory framework, such that electricity for electrolysis projects towards green chemicals exempt from taxes in a similar way to renewable biomass combustion exempt from CO2 taxes.