Objectives

Analyze hydrogen technologies diffusion, considering economic, political factors and determining impacts on atmospheric gases

Develop improved monitoring tools for detecting hydrogen leakages

Study the impacts of large-scale deployment of hydrogen technologies in the mid-to-long term

Develop policy briefs and mitigation guidelines for the sustainable development of the hydrogen economy

Assess the socio-economic and environmental effects on the energy sectors resulting from the penetration of hydrogen, including feedback

Promote networking and clustering between European funded projects

Communicate the project results to different stakeholders

Expected Results

Environment, emissions and energy

HYDRA will provide energy, socio-economic and emission scenarios, including the possible effects on the environment (e.g. land use and water consumption)

Climate

HYDRA will assess the climatic impacts of the hydrogen economy by analysing how increasing hydrogen emissions could affect the atmospheric composition, water vapour, the ozone layer, and the radiative forcing

Safety

HYDRA will develop a monitoring system to detect and prevent hydrogen leakages to increase safety of hydrogen technologies

Sustainability

HYDRA will update the LCA methodology to take into account potential environmental impacts of hydrogen technologies

Policy

HYDRA will assess risks and benefits of a large-scale hydrogen economy, considering climatic and socio-economic factors, and provide mitigation actions and guidelines for policymakers