Slovenia

Solid oxide electrolysis cells (SOECs) are an efficient technology for the production of green hydrogen that has great potential to contribute to the energy transition and decarbonization of industry. To date however time- and resource-intensive experimental campaigns slow down the development and market penetration of the technology. In order to speed-up the evaluation of SOEC performance and durability accelerated testing protocols are required. Read More

Hydrogen applications range from an energy carrier to a feedstock producing bulk and other chemicals and as an essential reactant in various industrial applications. However the sustainability of hydrogen production storage and transport are neither unquestionable nor equal. Hydrogen is produced from natural gas biogas aluminium acid gas biomass electrolytic water splitting and others; a total of eleven sources were investigated in this work. The Read More

Hydrogen is today an indispensable feedstock in various process industries but the method of its production is mostly not in line with accepted environmental guidelines. With emerging electro-energetic systems with a large share of renewable sources hydrogen is also becoming an important energy carrier which with the possibility of storing surplus energy ensures greater stability of power system operation and energy supply. Therefore the use of electricit Read More

This European Green Deal Regulatory White Paper provides the views of Europe’s energy regulators represented by ACER and CEER on when and how to regulate the hydrogen networks in the future.With the EU goal of becoming a carbon neutral continent by 2050 hydrogen is set to play a key role in decarbonising Europe's economy.To realise the European Green Deal's ambitions for hydrogen the right regulatory framework must be created to Read More

Determination of the optimal design of experiments that enables efficient parametrisation of fuel cell (FC) model with a minimum parametrisation data-set is one of the key prerequisites for minimizing costs and effort of the parametrisation procedure. To efficiently tackle this challenge the paper present an innovative methodology based on the electrochemical FC model parameter sensitivity analysis and application of D-optimal design plan. Relying o Read More

To support the energy transition in the area of defence we developed a tool and conducted a feasibility study to transform a military site from being a conventional energy consumer to becoming an energy-positive hub (or prosumer). Coupling a green energy source (e.g. photovoltaic wind) with fuel cells and hydrogen storage satisfied the dynamic energy consumption and dynamic hydrogen demand for both the civilian and military mobility sectors. To Read More

During a severe accident in a nuclear power plant one of the potential threats to the containment is the occurrence of energetic combustion events. In modern plants Severe Accident Management Guidelines (SAMG) as well as dedicated mitigation hardware are in place to minimize/mitigate this combustion risk and thus avoid the release of radioactive material into the environment. Advancements in SAMGs are in the focus of AMHYCO an EU-funded H Read More

Given the urgency to combat climate change and ensure environmental sustainability this review examines the transition to net-zero emissions in chemical and process industries. It addresses the core areas of carbon emissions reduction efficient energy use and sustainable practices. What is new however is that it focuses on cutting-edge technologies such as biomass utilization biotechnology applications and waste management strategies that are key driv Read More

This paper discusses the potential of green hydrogen production in a case study of a Slovenian hydro power plant. To assess the feasibility and eligibility of hydrogen production at the power plant we present an overview of current hydrogen prices and the costs of the power-to-gas system for green hydrogen production. After defining the production cost for hydrogen at the case study hydro power plant we elaborate on the profitability of hydrogen prod Read More

In this paper a comparative analysis of direct operating costs between a 19-seat conventional and hydrogen-powered fuel cell aircraft is performed by developing a model to estimate direct operating costs and considering the evolution of costs over time from 2030 to 2050. However due to the technology being in its early stages of development and implementation there are still considerable uncertainties surrounding the direct operating costs of hy Read More