Green Hydrogen as an Energy Vector for Mobility and Residential buildings needs in Urban Areas

Climate change and energy crises are currently the most critical threats facing humankind. According to the Paris Agreement, governments accepted net-zero scenario strategies to control global warming. Urbanization drives environmental pressures, contributing to climate change through high emissions and energy use. To address the energy crisis, we aim for a comprehensive, carbon-neutral solution to meet energy demand and store excess production efficiently. Our focus is on implementing Zero Energy Cost Buildings (nZEcB). The study will use a combinatorial approach to explore combinations of production, storage, conversion, and demand adaptation to meet energy needs, emphasizing green hydrogen as an energy vector for mobility and buildings

We aimed to develop model of annual electric and thermal energy consumption, along with photovoltaic production profiles, for single-family homes in Central Europe. Weather data from PVGIS is integrated to simulate solar PV production with pvlib. For further study, we are considering modeling hydrogen production using solar energy at the residential district level to satisfy energy demand.

For this study, the spatial scale will range from the level of the building to urban areas. Below the neighborhood level, production and consumption are matched by means of microgrids that need to be aggregated in order to contribute to flexibility. Furthermore, evaluating the project’s cost-benefit using tools like Net Present Value (NPV) is essential.

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