GET-MORE-H2
Geopolitics of Energy Transition and Global Economic and Social Modeling of Hydrogen Production Technologies
Funding : ANR
Start and end dates : 11/2023 - 2027
Partners : IFPEN (Coordinator), IRIS , Université Paris Nanterre-Economix.
The GET-MORE-H2 research project is conducting a global study of issues relating to the deployment of low-carbon hydrogen in the context of energy transition and geopolitical risks. By representing the geopolitical and social factors of the energy transition, it aims to move beyond the paradigm of pure technical and economic rationality in the optimization of energy system models and to improve understanding of the systemic nature of energy transition processes that integrate the low-carbon hydrogen value chain.
’The GET-MORE H2 project will be developed in
multiple phases :
Development of a global foresight model for renewable and low-carbon hydrogen (TIMES model) integrating: the characteristics and strategies of the main hydrogen production areas, the international development of hydrogen trade routes, and the associated geopolitical risks.
estimation and assessment of the demand for materials and water associated with the deployment of different hydrogen production technologies, in order to highlight the economic, geological, and social risks to be anticipated.
formalization of the factors that may influence the future dynamics of hydrogen markets and the structuring of the various market segments through econometric work.
Identifying obstacles to the deployment of the hydrogen sector in terms of consumer behavior by conducting surveys based on behavioral approaches.
Developing simulation scenarios and exploring possible futures for the role of hydrogen in the global energy, commercial, and geopolitical landscape.
At this stage of the project, I-Tésé has modeled a regional hydrogen-derivative transport module representing the development of international transport under different technological constraints, logistical means, and infrastructures used for the various forms of hydrogen-derivative transport (compressed gas, cryogenic liquid, or NH3-methanol chemical vectors)