Description du projet
Une avancée vers une économie de l’hydrogène respectueuse de l’environnement
Alors que les politiques énergétiques et climatiques du monde entier adoptent les systèmes de piles à combustible et à hydrogène (PCH), leur durabilité demeure une préoccupation urgente. Dans ce contexte, le projet HyPEF, financé par l’UE, développera et appliquera des critères et des procédures scientifiques pour garantir l’adéquation environnementale des produits PCH, en promouvant la transparence et la comparabilité de leurs profils environnementaux tout au long de leur cycle de vie. En suivant les principes de transparence et de reproductibilité, HyPEF entend établir un cadre rigoureux pour l’évaluation de l’impact environnemental des produits PCH. Le projet fera progresser, par le biais d’une collaboration interdisciplinaire, les règles de catégories de l’empreinte environnementale des produits (PEFCR) adaptées aux produits PCH, en améliorant la qualité et la disponibilité des données et en apportant des recommandations politiques pour des investissements respectueux de l’environnement.
Objectif
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.
Champ scientifique
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Programme(s)
- HORIZON.2.5 - Climate, Energy and Mobility Main Programme
Régime de financement
HORIZON-JU-CSA - HORIZON JU Coordination and Support ActionsCoordinateur
28935 Mostoles Madrid
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