Evaluation of hydrogen transportation networks - A case study on the German energy system

Flora v. Mikulicz-Radecki, Johannes Giehl, Benjamin Grosse, Sarah Schöngart, Daniel Rüdt, Maximilian Evers and Joachim Müller-Kirchenbauer

Energy, 2023, vol. 278, issue PB

Abstract: Not only due to the energy crisis European policymakers are exploring options to substitute natural gas with renewable hydrogen. A condition for the application of hydrogen is a functioning transportation infrastructure. However, the most efficient transport of large hydrogen quantities is still unclear, and deeper analyses are missing. A promising option is converting the existing gas infrastructure. This study presents a novel approach to develop hydrogen networks by applying the Steiner tree algorithm to derive candidates and evaluate their costs. This method uses the existing grid (brownfield) and is compared to a newly built grid (Greenfield). The goal is the technical and economic evaluation and comparison of hydrogen network candidates.

Keywords: Hydrogen transportation network; Steiner tree algorithm; Minimal spanning tree; Infrastructure conversion; Conversion cost evaluation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2023.127891

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