Sustainability Assessment of Harmonised Hydrogen Energy Systems: Guidelines for Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment and Prospective Benchmarking

Project description

Drafting guidelines for standardising fuel cell and hydrogen technologies

Hydrogen is an essential element in the transition to a low-carbon society. Besides technological advances in the field, life-cycle assessment analyses are crucial for evaluating the suitability of hydrogen technologies and supporting decision-making. These assessments should rely on well-defined guidelines. The goal of the EU-funded SH2E project is to draw up specific guidelines for environmental, life-cycle cost and social life-cycle assessment analyses for benchmarking fuel cell and hydrogen technologies. These guidelines could serve as a reference for standardising hydrogen technologies globally. A significant project output will be an open-source, user-friendly software tool with illustrative case studies.

Fields of science

• engineering and technology › environmental engineering › energy and fuels › fuel cell
• social sciences › other social sciences › social sciences interdisciplinary › sustainable development
• engineering and technology › environmental engineering › energy and fuels › renewable energy › hydrogen energy

Programme(s)

• H2020-EU.3.3.8. - FCH2 (energy objectives)
• H2020-EU.3.4.6. - FCH2 (transport objectives)

Topic(s)

• FCH-04-5-2020 - Guidelines for Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment (LCSA) of fuel cell and hydrogen systems

Call for proposal

H2020-JTI-FCH-2020-1
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Funding Scheme

FCH2-CSA - Coordination & support action

Coordinator

Fundacion IMDEA Energia

Address

Avenida Ramon De La Sagra 3
28935 Mostoles Madrid
Spain

Activity type

Research Organisations

EU contribution

€ 544 763,75

Participants (5)

GREENDELTA GMBH

Germany

EU contribution

€ 489 125

Address

Kaiserdamm 13
14059 Berlin

Activity type

Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)

FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JULICH GMBH

Germany

EU contribution

€ 350 350

Address

Wilhelm Johnen Strasse
52428 Julich

Activity type

Research Organisations

COMMISSARIAT A L ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES

France

EU contribution

€ 267 190

Address

Rue Leblanc 25
75015 Paris 15

Activity type

Research Organisations

FUNDACION PARA EL DESARROLLO DE LAS NUEVAS TECNOLOGIAS DEL HIDROGENO EN ARAGON

Spain

EU contribution

€ 164 937,50

Address

Cr Zaragoza N 330A Km 566 Cuarte
22197 Huesca

Activity type

Research Organisations

SYMBIO

France

EU contribution

€ 181 250

Address

14 Rue Jean Pierre Timbaud
38600 Fontaine

Activity type

Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)