Print Email Facebook Twitter Towards a robust European hydrogen network Title Towards a robust European hydrogen network Author Huisman, Rowan (TU Delft Technology, Policy and Management) Contributor Bots, P.W.G. (graduation committee) Heijnen, P.W. (mentor) Scholten, D.J. (graduation committee) Degree granting institution Delft University of Technology Programme Complex Systems Engineering and Management (CoSEM) Date 2021-08-19 Abstract As global climate change concerns intensify, the European Union aims towards the decarbonization of its Member States. Over the last decade, hydrogen has received increasing attention as a vital element to achieve this decarbonization. However, the diffusion of hydrogen in the European Union is critically dependent on the emergence of a pipeline transmission infrastructure. This research aims towards the generation of a robust European hydrogen infrastructure between 2030 and 2050. To do so, a novel methodology combining Exploratory Modelling and Analysis (EMA) and graph theory is proposed. The essence of this methodology is to generate a network that performs well over a wide range of plausible futures. Results of this research highlight that a sizeable European hydrogen network may emerge towards 2050 with Italy and Germany at its core. In 2030, multiple relatively small networks may arise around Italy, Germany and the Benelux. These components can be expected to grow in size by 2040 but nevertheless stay disconnected. As of 2050, a cohesive European network spanning from the Balkan in the East to France in the West may emerge, connecting the previously disconnected networks. Subject European hydrogen infrastructureRobustnessExploratory modellingGraph theory To reference this document use: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:4f15082f-41fe-44fd-8263-1c8e3a53ab18 Part of collection Student theses Document type master thesis Rights © 2021 Rowan Huisman Files PDF Thesis_RowanHuisman_4478355.pdf 18.05 MB Close viewer /islandora/object/uuid:4f15082f-41fe-44fd-8263-1c8e3a53ab18/datastream/OBJ/view