Project record
RegEnKibo, Kirchheimbolanden (R&D)
Public information about this hydrogen project, including status, location, and technical detail.
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17 sourced values · 2 earlier records · 6 secondary context values
Sourced valueEarlier record, source not yet verifiedSecondary research context
Progress Statuscompleted (project page status)Confidence: Reported
Source: RegEnKibo project entry
Source: RegEnKibo project entry
CountryGermanyConfidence: Reported
Source: RegEnKibo
Source: RegEnKibo
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Project Identity and Location
Public NameRegEnKibo, Kirchheimbolanden (R&D)Confidence: Reported
Source: RegEnKibo
Source: RegEnKibo
Site NameKirchheimbolandenConfidence: Reported
Source: RegEnKibo
Source: RegEnKibo
Administrative AreaRhineland-PalatinateConfidence: Reported
Source: RegEnKibo
Source: RegEnKibo
Local NameRegionalisierung der Energieversorgung auf Verteilnetzebene am Modellstandort Kirchheimbolanden (RegEnKibo)Confidence: Reported
Source: RegEnKibo (German project page)
Source: RegEnKibo (German project page)
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Official NameRegionalisierung der Energieversorgung auf Verteilnetzebene am Modellstandort Kirchheimbolanden (RegEnKibo)Confidence: Reported
Source: RegEnKibo (German project page)
Source: RegEnKibo (German project page)
Project Purpose and Configuration
Componentswind turbines, solar cells, batteries, power-to-gas systems, gas storage systems, co-generation units, power and gas grids, virtual power plantConfidence: Reported
Source: Regional Generation, Use, and Storage of Power
Source: Regional Generation, Use, and Storage of Power
Configuration DetailSector coupling of electricity and gas systems; power-to-gas with three-phase methanation as an investigated converter; power and gas networks modeled, validated, and integrated with optimization algorithms; virtual power plant included in the analysisConfidence: Reported
Source: RegEnKibo (German project page)
Source: RegEnKibo (German project page)
Power Sourcewind power, solar power, renewable electricityConfidence: Reported
Source: Regional Generation, Use, and Storage of Power
Source: Regional Generation, Use, and Storage of Power
Power Source DetailWind turbines and solar cells/photovoltaic facilities supply fluctuating renewable electricity in the modeled regional system.Confidence: Reported
Source: Regional Generation, Use, and Storage of Power
Source: Regional Generation, Use, and Storage of Power
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Project GroupEnergiewende / regionalization of energy supply on the distribution-grid levelConfidence: Reported
Source: RegEnKibo
Source: RegEnKibo
Project Typeresearch projectConfidence: Reported
Source: RegEnKibo
Source: RegEnKibo
Technologypower-to-gas, three-phase methanation, cogeneration plants, sector coupling, optimization algorithmsConfidence: Reported
Source: RegEnKibo (German project page)
Source: RegEnKibo (German project page)
Project Scale and Economics
Demand Consumptionhouseholds, business/commercial users, industryConfidence: Reported
Source: Projektsteckbrief RegEnKibo
Source: Projektsteckbrief RegEnKibo
Project Lifecycle and Change
Actual UtilizationVirtual-model simulation of the electricity and gas network connection; not physical operating utilizationConfidence: Reported
Source: RegEnZell
Source: RegEnZell
EventProject duration: 01.06.2015–30.05.2018 (36 months)Confidence: Reported
Source: Projektsteckbrief RegEnKibo
Source: Projektsteckbrief RegEnKibo
Earlier records
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Secondary research context
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CountryGermanySecondary source
Confidence: Reported
Snapshot 2026-06-18
Source: Secondary source · International Energy Agency
Confidence: Reported
Snapshot 2026-06-18
Source: Secondary source · International Energy Agency
Public NameRegEnKibo, Kirchheimbolanden (R&D)Secondary source
Confidence: Reported
Snapshot 2026-06-18
Source: Secondary source · International Energy Agency
Confidence: Reported
Snapshot 2026-06-18
Source: Secondary source · International Energy Agency
Event2015Secondary source
Confidence: Reported
Snapshot 2026-06-18
Source: Secondary source · International Energy Agency
Confidence: Reported
Snapshot 2026-06-18
Source: Secondary source · International Energy Agency
Progress StatusDEMOSecondary source
Confidence: Reported
Snapshot 2026-06-18
Source: Secondary source · International Energy Agency
Confidence: Reported
Snapshot 2026-06-18
Source: Secondary source · International Energy Agency
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ProductCH4Secondary source
Confidence: Reported
Snapshot 2026-06-18
Source: Secondary source · International Energy Agency
Confidence: Reported
Snapshot 2026-06-18
Source: Secondary source · International Energy Agency
TechnologyOther ElectrolysisSecondary source
Confidence: Reported
Snapshot 2026-06-18
Source: Secondary source · International Energy Agency
Confidence: Reported
Snapshot 2026-06-18
Source: Secondary source · International Energy Agency
Sources
| Source | Type | Publisher | As of |
|---|---|---|---|
| RegEnKibo | Original source | Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Institute of Control Systems | |
| RegEnKibo | Original source | Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Institute for Regional Science | |
| RegEnKibo (German project page) | Original source | Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Institute of Control Systems | |
| Regional Generation, Use, and Storage of Power | Original source | Karlsruhe Institute of Technology | |
| Projektsteckbrief RegEnKibo | Original source | Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Engler-Bunte-Institut | |
| RegEnZell | Original source | EWR Netz GmbH | |
| RegEnKibo project entry | Original source | Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Institute of Electric Energy Systems and High-Voltage Engineering |