Project overview
Hydrogen integration for efficient renewable energy systems
Sector-coupling is a promising approach to replace fossil fuels with renewables. However, this idea of “electrifying” the entire economy requires the rollout of new technologies and rules. The HyEfRe project helps with this by establishing green hydrogen ecosystems in eight regions. The partners foster an investment-friendly environment for renewable energy and green hydrogen technologies. They evaluate hydrogen potentials with a new model and develop and test a new tool to calculate ideal parameters for technical plants. Their action plan for policy actors will reduce regulatory barriers impeding a timely expansion of renewables and green hydrogen.
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2,36m €
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Project Budget
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80%
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of the Budget is funded by ERDF
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8
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Countries
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8
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Regions
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11
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Partners
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3
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Pilots
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About the project
Project partnership
Project partners
Lead partner
Landshut University of Applied Sciences
Technology Centre for Energy
Project partner
Department of Control and Computer Engineering
Department for Renewable Energy Sources, Climate and Environmental Protection
Institute for Applied Informatics
35129 Padova
Roadmap
Challenges
Our team is addressing the challenges associated with the low integration and balancing of fluctuating renewable energy sources, such as wind and solar, and finding ways to improve energy the efficiency and carbon neutrality in CE energy systems, resulting in high energy prices and climate change.
Idea
Innovatively fostering an investment-friendly environment for renewable energy and green hydrogen technologies integrated with a view to energy efficiency and balancing.
Solution
We are developing a Hydrogen Potential Model to measure the hydrogen production possibility and consumption needs based on real data in energy cells using a simulation software. Complementary, the Decision Support Tool (DST) is designed to support municipalities, energy planners, and investors in designing and optimizing hydrogen hubs. At the same time, we will develop policy recommendations and action plan for policy actors that will lead to reduction of regulatory/legal barriers impeding on timely renewables and hydrogen expansion and improved economic framework conditions. Recognising that economic and policy frameworks can only move a society forward if people are aware of and accept the changes that are coming, we will address social acceptance through engagement strategies tailored to country and stakeholder needs.
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Outputs
Cross-Border Organizational Cooperation
Pilot actions for hydrogen integration
Hydrogen potential model
Decision support tool
Action plan for framework improvements in the hydrogen economy
Strategy for increasing social acceptance of hydrogen applications
Strategy for establishing hydrogen ecosystems
Pilot action for establishing a hydrogen ecosystem network
Systems thinking model for hydrogen ecosystems and ecosystem network
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