Descripción del proyecto
Un paso hacia una economía del hidrógeno ambientalmente sostenible
A medida que las políticas energéticas y climáticas de todo el mundo adoptan cada vez más los sistemas de pilas de combustible e hidrógeno (PCH), garantizar su sostenibilidad sigue siendo una preocupación acuciante. En este contexto, el equipo del proyecto HyPEF, financiado con fondos europeos, desarrollará y aplicará criterios y procedimientos de base científica para garantizar la idoneidad medioambiental de los productos de PCH, fomentando la transparencia y comparabilidad de sus perfiles medioambientales durante su ciclo de vida. Siguiendo los principios de transparencia y reproducibilidad, el equipo de HyPEF pretende establecer un marco riguroso para evaluar el impacto ambiental de los productos de PCH. A través de la colaboración interdisciplinar, el equipo del proyecto avanzará en las reglas de categoría de huella ambiental de los productos adaptadas a los productos de PCH, mejorando la calidad y disponibilidad de los datos y ofreciendo recomendaciones políticas para lograr una inversión responsable con el medio ambiente.
Objetivo
Fuel cells and hydrogen (FCH) systems are increasingly considered in energy and climate policies, roadmaps and plans all over the world. In order to avoid past criticalities, such as those leading to a climate emergency situation, sustainability criteria are being progressively implemented in these initiatives, e.g. by promoting low-carbon renewable hydrogen in Europe. In this regard, science-based criteria and procedures are required to guarantee the environmental suitability of FCH products, reporting their life-cycle environmental profile according to the principles of transparency, traceability, reproducibility, and consistency for comparability. While these principles are aligned with those of the general methodological guidance for Product Environmental Footprint (PEF) studies, further specification is required to effectively implement them when addressing FCH products. Hence, the HyPEF project aspires to support and promote the establishment of an environmentally-responsible hydrogen economy by developing and testing the first Product Environmental Footprint Category Rules (PEFCRs) specific to FCH products, while paving the way for subsequent related initiatives in the FCH sector. HyPEF is conceptualised as the natural step forward in methodological specification towards policy- and market-relevant life-cycle environmental assessment and benchmarking of FCH products. The interdisciplinary approach behind HyPEF leads to crucial advancements regarding (i) the first development and application of well-accepted PEFCRs tailored to three pre-selected FCH product categories (electrolysers for hydrogen production, tanks for hydrogen storage, and fuel cells for hydrogen stationary use), (ii) increased high-quality data availability for consistent environmental assessment and benchmarking of FCH products, and (iii) first PEF-oriented policy recommendations towards official qualification of an FCH product as an environmentally-responsible investment.
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Programa(s)
- HORIZON.2.5 - Climate, Energy and Mobility Main Programme
Régimen de financiación
HORIZON-JU-CSA - HORIZON JU Coordination and Support ActionsCoordinador
28935 Mostoles Madrid
España