Research project ELYAS
European supply potentials for green hydrogen and analysis of the effects on a domestic hydrogen market and the German economy
The provision of green hydrogen at competitive prices is regarded as the cornerstone of a clean, secure and affordable energy supply of the future. However, the competitiveness of this energy source depends on production costs, location factors and intra-European and global trade dynamics. The ELYAS research project, funded as part of the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action's "Hydrogen Technology Initiative", is investigating these interrelationships and their impact on a single European hydrogen market and on the German economy. The data, models and results developed will be made freely accessible via a website at the end of the project in order to lay the foundations for the sustainable and economically advantageous integration of green hydrogen in Europe.
Research project ELYAS | |
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Duration | January 2024 to December 2026 |
Funded by | Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action |
Project participants | - Institute of Networked Energy Systems
- Research Centre Jülich GmbH, Institute of Energy and Climate Research
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At its core, the ELYAS project is about identifying and analysing the potential for the cost-efficient production of hydrogen from renewable energies in Europe. In order to be able to analyse suitable locations, regionalised data sets are being developed that take into account factors such as the potential of renewable energies, transport costs and existing infrastructures as well as the connection to grids as influencing factors. These data sets form the basis for reliable analyses and for the creation of a European hydrogen market model. This will be used to determine the balance between supply and demand, to analyse price developments in an internal hydrogen market and to assess the impact on the German market and European integration.
Building on this, the project participants are developing an open macroeconomic simulation model that analyses the macroeconomic effects of different hydrogen production paths. The aim is to use this simulation model to quantify the effects of different hydrogen production and import strategies on economic output, the labour market and investments in Germany. In the further course of the project, it is also planned to create a publicly accessible digital hydrogen atlas for Europe. The main aim is to show investors which potential locations are particularly suitable for the production of green hydrogen. The factors for this include, for example, renewable energy potential, water resources and existing infrastructures.
In the ELYAS project, the Institute of Networked Energy Systems is responsible for developing regionalised data sets on location factors, transport costs and the renewable energy potential for electrolysis in Europe. The Institute is also working on the development of the above-mentioned open-source macroeconomic model based on the in-house modelling framework sfctools in order to analyse the economic effects of various hydrogen procurement strategies on Germany. The aim is to create a sound basis for decisions in science, politics and business.
