Periodic Reporting for period 1 - eGHOST (Establishing Eco-design Guidelines for Hydrogen Systems and Technologies)
Período documentado: 2021-01-01 hasta 2022-06-30
eGHOST contributes to positioning FCH in this context by developing the first preparatory study of a hydrogen product under the guiding principles of the Eco-design Directive. By the end of 2023, two guidelines for specific FCH products (PEMFC and SOEC stacks) will be completed and the lessons learnt will be integrated into the eGHOST White Book, a reference guidance book for any future eco-design project of FCH systems. In this way, eGHOST will improve the understanding of FCH technologies as a sustainable investment under the EU Taxonomy.
Full application of the eGHOST eco-design methodology has started for the final development of the two guidelines for specific FCH products (PEMFC and SOEC stacks) and the eGHOST White Book. As an intermediate result, a set of eco-designed product concepts has already been defined for the PEMFC case study (Deliverable 3.1) and another is currently in progress for the SOEC case study.
The research activity carried out so far has led to a significant number of scientific contributions to conferences such as the European Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Piero Lunghi Conference (EFC 2021), the European Hydrogen Energy Conference (EHEC 2022) and the 23rd World Hydrogen Energy Conference (WHEC 2022).
eGHOST provides the grounds for future preparatory studies according to the Eco-design Directive. At the end of the project, the main outcomes of the eGHOST project will include detailed eco-design guidelines for two specific FCH products (PEMFC and SOEC stacks), as well as general eco-design guidelines for FCH products (eGHOST White Book).