On the impact of temporal-correlation requirements and downstream industrial flexibility on the optimal design and costs for onsite electrolytic hydrogen production

Currently, hydrogen consumption is heavily concentrated within larger inflexible industrial applications, where it is produced onsite for further downstream processing. Considering traditional production pathways have a high emission intensity, electrolytic hydrogen production could prove an essential decarbonization pathway for existing,...

Hydrogen strategy optimization for a sustainable electricity grid

This master thesis aimed to develop an optimized operating strategy for an electricity grid incorporating hydrogen storage, while considering three key performance indicators: financial costs, reliability, and sustainability. The central research question guiding this study was: "How can the electricity demand be reliably met by a system...

Economic analysis of a renewable hydrogen supply chain between Northern Africa and the European Union: An optimization-based study towards the economic feasibility of renewable hydrogen based on a case study using currently available technologies

The European Union has set out to become carbon neutral by 2050. To reach this goal, the fossil-fuel-dominated energy system must be transformed into a low-carbon renewable-based energy system. One method proposed to reduce fossil-fuel dependence is to establish a renewable hydrogen supply chain between Africa and the European Union. This work...

Feasibility study of novel seasonal energy storage technologies for residential systems

The growing global energy demand and correlated rise in carbon emissions is forcing us to increase the use of renewable sources. The residential sector represents a large part of the total energy consumption, and European governments are investing in distributed PV to increase the renewable share in this sector. However, on top of the solar...