Expert Opinion Analysis on Renewable Hydrogen Storage Systems Potential in Europe

Davide Astiaso Garcia, Federica Barbanera, Fabrizio Cumo, Umberto Di Matteo and Benedetto Nastasi
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Davide Astiaso Garcia: DIAEE—Department of Astronautic, Energetic and Electric Engineering, Sapienza University, Corso Vittorio Emanuele II 244, 00186 Rome, Italy
Federica Barbanera: DIAEE—Department of Astronautic, Energetic and Electric Engineering, Sapienza University, Corso Vittorio Emanuele II 244, 00186 Rome, Italy
Fabrizio Cumo: CITERA—Interdisciplinary Centre for Housing, Heritage and Environment, Sapienza University, Via Gramsci 53, 00197 Rome, Italy
Umberto Di Matteo: Department of Engineering Sustainability, Marconi University, 00186 Rome, Italy
Benedetto Nastasi: Department of Architectural Engineering & Technology, Climate Design Section, TU Delft University of Technology, Julianalaan 134, 2628 BL Delft, The Netherlands

Energies, 2016, vol. 9, issue 11, 1-22

Abstract: Among the several typologies of storage technologies, mainly on different physical principles (mechanical, electrical and chemical), hydrogen produced by power to gas (P2G) from renewable energy sources complies with chemical storage principle and is based on the conversion of electrical energy into chemical energy by means of the electrolysis of water which does not produce any toxic or climate-relevant emission. This paper aims to pinpoint the potential uses of renewable hydrogen storage systems in Europe, analysing current and potential locations, regulatory framework, governments’ outlooks, economic issues, and available renewable energy amounts. The expert opinion survey, already used in many research articles on different topics including energy, has been selected as an effective method to produce realistic results. The obtained results highlight strategies and actions to optimize the storage of hydrogen produced by renewables to face varying electricity demand and generation-driven fluctuations reducing the negative effects of the increasing share of renewables in the energy mix of European Countries.

Keywords: hydrogen storage systems; renewable hydrogen; power to gas; expert opinion analysis; economic aspects (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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