Objective CASCADE-MINTS is a modelling and technology analysis project in two parts. Part 1 studies the prospect of a hydrogen economy touching all aspects of the energy economy and requiring integrated analytical treatment. Existing models will be extended and radically re-designed so as to describe all possible configurations of a hydrogen economy. This will include all demand categories where fuel cells can be used as well as the different options for distributing, storing and producing hydrogen from different primary sources. The models will be used to analyse scenarios assuming favourable trajectories for the technical and economic characteristics of hydrogen related technologies (both on the demand and supply side). Special attention will be given to technology clusters where particular breakthroughs may produce cumulative effects. Technology dynamics mechanisms will be incorporated in the models to enable them to perform R&D policy simulations in a dynamic environment where an increase in R&D effort produces improvements leading to higher technology adoption and hence to further improvements through experience gained in a virtuous learning circle. Stochastic modelling will be undertaken to allow a systematic assessment of the likelihood of different paths towards a hydrogen dominated energy system. Part 2 examines to what extent policies fostering the development and deployment of hydrogen and fuel cells,CO2capture and storage,renewables and nuclear energy can contribute to lowering GHG emissions and import dependency, and to what extent appropriate policies can foster their development and subsequent deployment. The analysis uses detailedenergy-econ.-environm.(E3)models that can provide useful insights. Aiming at the most thorough analysis and the most or-bust policy responses the proposed project brings together experts on different E3 models to jointly analyse key issues on the energy policy agenda. Part 2 intends to enhance the communication . Fields of science engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringenergy and fuelsfossil energycoalengineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringenergy and fuelsfossil energynatural gasengineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringenergy and fuelsnuclear energyengineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringenergy and fuelsfuel cellsengineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringenergy and fuelsrenewable energyhydrogen energy Programme(s) FP6-POLICIES - Policy support: Specific activities covering wider field of research under the Focusing and Integrating Community Research programme 2002-2006. Topic(s) POLICIES-3.2 - The development of tools, indicators and operational parameters for assessing sustainable transport and energy systems performance Call for proposal FP6-2002-SSP-1 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme STREP - Specific Targeted Research Project Coordinator INSTITUTE OF COMMUNICATION AND COMPUTER SYSTEMS OF THE NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS Address Patisssion 42 Athens Greece See on map EU contribution € 0,00 Participants (8) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all ENERGIEONDERZOEK CENTRUM NEDERLAND Netherlands EU contribution € 0,00 Address Westerduinweg 3 Petten See on map Links Website Opens in new window CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE France EU contribution € 0,00 Address Rue michel ange 3 Paris See on map INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR APPLIED SYSTEM ANALYSIS Austria EU contribution € 0,00 Address Schlossplatz 1 Laxenburg See on map COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES - DIRECTORATE GENERAL JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE Belgium EU contribution € 0,00 Address Rue de la loi 200 Bruxelles See on map ZENTRUM FUER EUROPAEISCHE WIRTSCHAFTSFORSCHUNG GMBH Germany EU contribution € 0,00 Address L 7, 1 Mannheim See on map DEUTSCHES ZENTRUM FUER LUFT UND RAUMFAHRT E.V. Germany EU contribution € 0,00 Address Linder hoehe Koeln See on map UNIVERSITAET STUTTGART Germany EU contribution € 0,00 Address Keplerstrasse 7 Stuttgart See on map CENTRALE RECHERCHE SA France EU contribution € 0,00 Address Ecole centrale de paris, grande voie des vignes Chatenay-malabry See on map Links Website Opens in new window
