Global Incentives

OPEN  In order to ramp up renewable hydrogen production in the future, a suitable portfolio of diverse technologies is needed to serve the expected growing demand for different applications and markets. 

OPEN Hydrogen liquefaction is an energy intensive process and current liquefaction plants rely on technologies and materials that need energy efficiency improvement and cost reduction to lower the overall hydrogen liquefaction cost and activate the LH₂ market at a competitive price in the near future.

OPEN Due to its low volumetric density, hydrogen presents major challenges for transportation and distribution. Currently, compressed hydrogen transport faces limitations which inhibits its potential to become a widespread energy carrier.

OPEN It is expected that this topic will provide breakthrough and game changing technologies for energy efficient pressurised hydrogen production using Proton Conducting Ceramic Electrolysis (PCCEL) and contributing to the overall objective of the SRIA of the Clean Hydrogen JU.

OPEN Low temperature water electrolysers are expected to produce hydrogen at high pressure, accelerating the adoption in several applications such as gas grid injection, as well as utilisation in the chemical industry and at hydrogen refuelling stations (HRS), circumventing the initial compression stages.

OPEN Off-grid locations offer an attractive opportunity to incorporate new Renewable Energy Sources (RES) into the energy system without requiring an electricity grid infrastructure to connect the electrolyser system; and in addition grid fees are avoided.

OPEN In order to contribute to the 2030 Climate plan, the ‘Fit for 55’ climate action plan and Green Deal, it is of the utmost importance that the quality of hydrogen fuel dispensed at the Hydrogen Refuelling Station (HRS) is meeting the applicable requirements.

OPEN Hydrogen compression requires energy, which negatively affects overall process efficiency and hydrogen molecule final cost. Pressurised electrolysis has the potential to provide an efficient solution at reduced cost.

OPEN To decarbonise industries, but also as an energy vector, hydrogen can play a major role, but its production needs to be scaled up in the GW scale.

OPEN  Hydrogen as fuel in transportation has significant advantages compared to pure battery electric propulsion. Improvements of SoA components of MEAs represent a major opportunity for both increasing the areal power density and long-term durability of PEMFCs.

OPEN  The new targets of the Green Deal and the Fit for 55 package open new perspectives for accelerated development of inland water transportation using renewable hydrogen.

OPEN  The use of Fuel Cells enables the generation of electricity aboard the aircraft from hydrogen and oxygen emitting only water and heat as by-products. 

OPEN  Hydrogen has proven to be the alternative to conventional ICE operated on fossil fuels, especially for long range and flexible zero emission (ZE) Heavy-Duty (HD) mobility, where direct electrification with large batteries cannot meet the intensive usage and payload requirements.

OPEN  The aim of this research is to gain a better understanding and identify the necessary measures to be taken, to create enabling conditions for the development of renewable hydrogen technology and market.

OPEN  Interest for hydrogen as an energy carrier is growing and receiving support in different sectors at an unprecedented rate. 

OPEN  The use of fuel cells enables the generation of electricity aboard the aircraft from hydrogen and oxygen emitting only water and heat as by-products. 

OPEN  The growing attention on methane emissions is also triggering a debate around the safety of hydrogen. Although different in nature, the two issues are frequently associated with each other. 

OPEN  Commercial trucks are responsible for a quarter of road transport CO₂ emissions. For the decarbonisation of lighter and heavier commercial trucks in local transport batteries and pressure storage technologies for hydrogen are suitable.

OPEN  To fulfil the ambitions of a commercial zero emission aircraft a liquid hydrogen (LH₂) fuel storage system is needed. In the first phase of Clean Hydrogen (2022-2025) two functional demonstrators shall be built. 

OPEN  Reversible Solid Oxide systems (rSOC) have a huge scope in the stationary energy sector because both power generation, in Fuel Cell operation (FC mode), and hydrogen production, in Electrolyser operation (EL mode), can take place within the same system reducing CAPEX (Capital Expenditure) costs.

OPEN  A significant reduction of atmospheric pollution and emissions of greenhouse gases from power generation can only be achieved by transitioning away from fossil fuels and by increasing the share of Renewable Energy Sources (RES).

OPEN  International regulations addressing CO₂ emissions are forcing all industries to rethink their processes to become more sustainable.

OPEN  A scientific approach to identify the hydrogen limits in NG mixtures and tolerances for the currently implemented measuring devices in the existing networks.

OPEN  Electrolyser and fuel cell technologies have reached a level of maturity but still depend heavily on critical raw materials (CRM) in their key components, including platinum group metals (PGM).

OPEN  Fuel cells are known as the most efficient energy conversion outperforming conventional power sources. Hydrogen and natural gas-powered fuel cell systems have reached high-level technology readiness levels (TRL) and demonstrated reliable durability in operation.

OPEN  The development of hydrogen powered heavy-duty vehicles (HDV) is key to be able to decarbonise transport of passengers and goods. 

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