Catalyst Intelligence has joined the Swiss Power-to-X Collaborative Innovation Network (SPIN). The industry group of Swissmem, the association of the Swiss tech industry, is working towards a broad-based ecosystem to promote the conversion of surplus renewable electricity into other forms of energy, such as hydrogen or synthetic fuels, including for the purpose of energy storage.
As SPIN explains in a statement, these processes all require catalysts. As such, SPIN sees the Luxembourg-based catalyst consulting firm as a valuable member of the Power-to-X Alliance. According to SPIN, Catalyst Intelligence’s experience with catalysts in the fossil fuel industry provides expertise from which SPIN can benefit. Power-to-X is not just about technology, it writes, but it is also about systems integration, market design, and investment decisions.
“This is where companies like Catalyst Intelligence with extensive experience in traditional oil refining can contribute,” emphasizes SPIN. It considers the network’s role as connecting stakeholders across industry, academia, and policy, explaining that “the addition of Catalyst Intelligence reflects the increasing importance of cross-disciplinary collaboration”. This should strengthen SPIN's ability to contribute to a “technology-neutral, defossilized energy system”.
At the same time, SPIN mentions that investment decisions for many planned projects are still pending. One of the key reasons, according to the network, is “ongoing regulatory uncertainty, which is partly driven by strong lobbying against eFuels. This creates hesitation among investors, delays project development, and ultimately slows down the deployment of scalable solutions – holding back effective climate action”. ce/mm