Motivation
The European hydrogen ramp‑up is progressing more slowly than anticipated, hindered by high project costs, complex regulatory requirements and uncertain industrial demand. At the same time, structural developments are opening opportunities to accelerate project viability. Targeted improvements such as simplified and more flexible electricity sourcing rules under RFNBO, and the...
The large-scale deployment of hydrogen in industry necessitates the strategic planning of a nationwide hydrogen infrastructure. However, most existing planning tools are inadequate for this purpose, as they either lack a sufficiently detailed implementation of repurposing natural gas infrastructure – an essential measure to minimise costs – or are computationally intractable within reasonable...
Motivation: Renewable hydrogen is considered essential for reducing GHG emissions in the industrial sector to achieve net-zero energy systems by 2045. Previous studies on assessing prospective hydrogen demand for industrial production lack high spatial resolution and detailed differentiation of industrial processes.
Methodology: This paper addresses that gap by integrating a...
