Networking with other projects and initiatives (D5.4)

D 5.4 Networking with other projects and initiatives Ref. Ares(2024)3926318 - 31/05/2024 2 D 5.4 Networking with other projects and initiatives DELIVERABLE TYPE Report MONTH AND DATE OF DELIVERABLE M12, 31/05/2024 WORK PACKAGE WP 5 LEADER Lead Beneficiary DISSEMINATION LEVEL Public AUTHORS Valeria Mingardi Marco Regi Chiara Pocaterra Sara Silvi PROGRAMME HORIZON EUROPE GRANT AGREEMENT 101111933 START 01/Jun/2023 DURATION 24 Months 3 Contributors NAME ORGANISATION Valeria Mingardi APRE Marco Regi APRE Chiara Pocaterra APRE Sara Silvi APRE Peer Reviews NAME ORGANISATION Marianna Franchino ENVI Ilaria Schiavi ENVI Revision History The information and views set out in this report are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the official opinion of the European Union, neither the European Union Institutions and Bodies nor any person acting on their behalf. Deliverable abstract The present document D5.4 ‘’Networking with other projects and initiatives’’ is a Delivery of Work Package 5 – Communication, Dissemination & Exploitation. This deliverable intends illustrates the communalities and the networking of HYPOP project with other Initiatives and Projects (EU, national, regional, etc.) in the sectors of: • hydrogen technologies • energy • climates, • carbon free, • green economy • public engagement, • etc. The above synergies are characterized by each HYPOP’s Partner and relative country. VERSION DATE REVIEWER COMMENTS 0.1 20/05/2024 Valeria Mingardi (APRE) Marco Regi (APRE), Sara Silvi (APRE), Chiara Pocaterra (APRE) first draft 0.2 27/05/2024 Marianna Franchino (ENVI) Marco Regi (APRE) Review of first draft version 0.3 31/05/2024 Valeria Mingardi (APRE) Marco Regi (APRE), Sara Silvi (APRE), Chiara Pocaterra (APRE) Second review 4 Keywords Hydrogen, green technologies, energy, decarbonisation, citizens, project communalities. Index of Contents 1 Introduction .................................................................................................................................................................. 7 1.1. Context and background ................................................................................................................................. 7 1.2. Specific objectives, expected outcomes and impacts of project HYPOP ....................................... 8 2 HYPOP Networking and Synergies .................................................................................................................... 10 2.1 H2 Projects with HYPOP Communalities and Synergies .................................................................. 10 2.1.1 APRE ................................................................................................................................................................................... 10 2.1.2 ENVI .................................................................................................................................................................................... 20 2.1.3 IMI ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 28 2.1.4 IME ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 32 2.1.5 CNH2 .................................................................................................................................................................................. 34 2.1.6 RIGP .................................................................................................................................................................................... 36 2.1.7 CLUSTER TWEED .......................................................................................................................................................... 40 2.1.8 BH2C................................................................................................................................................................................... 43 2.2 Advisory Board member network ............................................................................................................. 48 2.3 Networking with other key initiatives ..................................................................................................... 50 3 Conclusion .................................................................................................................................................................. 51 4 References .................................................................................................................................................................. 52 Index of Tables Table 1 Advisory Board memebers ............................................................................................................................. 48 5 Partners short names ENVI Environment Park Torino Spa IMI Institute For Methods Innovation IME Fundacion IMDEA Energia APRE Agenzia per la Promozione della Ricerca Europea CNH2 Centro Nacional Del Hidrogeno RIGP Regionalna Izba Gospodarcza Pomorza CLUSTER TWEED Cluster Tweed BH2C Balkanski Vodoroden Klaster Abbrevations GA Grant Agreement CA Consortium Agreement 6 Executive Summary This document describes the synergies of the HYPOP project with other projects (EU, national, regional, etc.) which deal with green economy issues both from the point of view of hydrogen and fuel cell technologies and similar technologies which in any case pertain to the achievement of the ''carbon free'' objective in the next decades. Public opinion and stakeholder engagement initiatives have also been included. Each HYPOP’s Partner have specific collaborations/relations with other projects to get in contact with in their own country and outside. Many of these contacts come out from previous activities performed within WP1, WP2. Relative WP’s deliverables integrate the present report with other information and details on projects and hydrogen players’ network. The principal criteria and actions of projects/initiatives identification are below summarized: • analysis of the different approaches in EU state members with the main focus on the HYPOP partners Countries (WP1) • info by EU NCPs (energies, climates in particular) regarding related and similar activities (WP1, WP2) • public understanding and acceptance of hydrogen technology (WP1) • public opinion regarding H2 implementation in EU countries in terms of technology understanding and acceptance (WP1) • networking and collaboration with other EU-funded (but also regional and national) projects and initiatives • attend conferences in the hydrogen sector to present results, guidelines and toolboxes developed through HYPOP (WP5) • Communication and Dissemination dedicated Plan (social media, workshop, etc.) (WP5) • National and European Hydrogen Technologies roadmaps (energy, transportation, automotive, etc.) (WP1). The following paragraphs illustrates the above activities, synergies and collaborations, but also future plan of synergy and networking implementation. 7 1 Introduction 1.1. Context and background Project HYPOP - HYdrogen Public Opinion and accePtance, Grant Agreement nr 101111933 is a project supported by the Clean Hydrogen Partnership and its members Hydrogen Europe and Hydrogen Europe Research, and co-funded by the European Union. Project HYPOP's Overall Objective is to raise public awareness and trust towards hydrogen technologies and their systemic benefits, through: • the preparation of guidelines and good practices that will help to define more effectively how citizens, consumers/end-users and stakeholders can be involved in the implementation of Hydrogen technologies • the creation of a web platform, and social media, collecting communication material, mainly videos, on new hydrogen technologies, developed according to the early findings of the public engagement activities. To reach the overall goals of the project, 2 different target groups will be targeted, engaged and involved directly in dedicated activities: • the first target group brings together: citizens, consumers, end users and communication experts. The project will analyze the public understanding of citizens aged 15 and above in each of the Country or Region surveyed (Public Opinion Survey, commissioned by Hydrogen Europe in early 2022 and expected to be completed by spring 2023) with a deep focus on East EU areas (owing also to the involvement of local partners in Poland and Bulgaria). • the second one includes the following stakeholders: First responders, permitting entities, certification bodies and decision makers. Hydrogen is one of the key components of the energy decarbonization strategy of the Union. Its contribution is considered crucial within the main European Union Policies. The development of Hydrogen technologies and their integration into the market energy can represent an important opportunity to face the challenge of climate neutrality and the energy crisis that Europe, its economy and its citizens are currently living through. Public awareness activities are essential for increasing social acceptance and trust in hydrogen-based technologies throughout the European Union, particularly for addressing the potential lack of knowledge or mistrust of key stakeholders directly involved in the first phases of mass deployment in Europe. This Plan for communication, dissemination and exploitation aims at outlining an adequate and impactful approach towards awareness raising and outreach, supporting thus strongly the engagement of relevant stakeholders in the project activity and preparing the ground for the use of its results. 8 1.2. Specific objectives, expected outcomes and impacts of project HYPOP HYPOP will strive to achieve the following specific objectives: • Understanding public perceptions and reactions to hydrogen and fuel cell technologies • Identification of the main individual-level determinants of public understanding and acceptance of hydrogen technologies • Enhancing involvement of citizens in the implementation of solutions contributing to the transition to hydrogen and fuel cells • Understanding the pathways to influence public opinion by analysis of the current depiction of hydrogen technologies in broadcasts, newspapers, and social media, and from this developing a public information strategy • Assessment of the specific role of the socio-economic and environmental impacts of hydrogen technologies • Clear guidance on safety and certification and support to obtain permits and authorisations for installing hydrogen technologies • Engagement on Hydrogen Technologies’ implementation • Identifying the safety approaches and the safety barriers in a range of different Countries, in order to create a map of the main requirements (certification) for installing hydrogen technologies and facilities • Identifying the attitudes of the different countries towards social life cycle assessment (S-LCA) of the hydrogen technologies Through its different operational activities, HYPOP will aim to achieve the objectives mentioned above, whilst the transversal work of “impact maximisation”, which includes communication and dissemination, will act in support: the aim being to leverage results and bring them to an upper level, reaching the widest possible audience of relevant stakeholders and engaging them into the project activities (in line with the stakeholder engagement strategy of the project) and the exploitation of results. Below the main project outcomes and expected impacts: • Outcomes: o Reach a deeper comprehension of the public opinion on hydrogen technologies o Improvement of the social awareness, trust and reduction of the social distance to the hydrogen topic o Improvement of the understanding of the hydrogen technologies o Improvement of the scientific community and stakeholders’ awareness of the public opinion on hydrogen topic, limits and possible drivers into the acceptance process • Impacts: o Socio-cultural (increase the knowledge and acceptance) o Environmental/Climatic (hydrogen is a valid energy carrier used to produce clean energy with environment benefits) o Scientific (create more efficient technologies to integrate into the market) 9 o Political (improvement and acceptance of the energy strategy proposed to address the challenges of reaching climate neutrality and mitigating the energy crisis in Europe) o Economic (long-term benefits in terms of infrastructure, and energy supply at small and large scale). 16 Project Name: PROMETEO (H2020-JTI-FCH-2020-1, 9 December 2020) Topics: Green hydrogen production Energy storage Sustainability Short description: PROMETEO aims at producing green hydrogen from renewable heat & power sources by high temperature electrolysis in areas of low electricity prices associated to photovoltaic or wind. Solid Oxide Electrolysis (SOE) is a highly efficient technology to convert heat & power into hydrogen from water usually validated in steady-state operation. However, the heat for the steam generation may not be available for the operation of the SOE when inexpensive power is offered (e.g. off-grid peak, photovoltaics or wind). Thus, the challenge is to optimize the coupling of the SOE with two intermittent sources: non-programmable renewable electricity and high-temperature solar heat from Concentrating Solar (CS) systems with Thermal Energy Storage (TES) to supply solar heat when power is made available. In PROMETEO a fully integrated optimized system will be developed, where the SOE combined with the TES and ancillary components will efficiently convert intermittent heat & power sources to hydrogen. The design will satisfy different criteria: end-users’ needs, sustainability aspects, regulatory & safety concerns, scale-up and engineering issues. The players of the value-chain will play key roles in the partnership created around the project: from developers and research organizations, to the electrolyzer supplier, system integrator/engineering and end-users. A fully-equipped modular prototype with at least 25 kWe SOE (about 15 kg/day hydrogen production) and TES (for 24 hours operation) will be designed, built, connected to representative external power/heat sources and validated in real context (TRL 5). Particular attention will be given to partial load operation, transients and hot stand-by periods. Industrial end-users will lead to techno-economic & sustainability studies to apply the technology upscaled (up to 100 MW) in on-grid & off-grid scenarios for different end-uses: utility for grid balancing, power-to-gas, and hydrogen as feedstock for the fertilizer & chemical industry. Communalities with HYPOP: Energies production, conversion and storage Fuel cells Hydrogen Technologies awareness and acceptance Hydrogen Valleys 17 -----o----- Project Name: AMON (HORIZON-JTI-CLEANH2-2022-04-02, 9 December 2022) Topics: Hydrogen technologies Fuel cells Power generation Short description: AMON project aims at developing a novel system for the utilization and conversion of ammonia into electric power at high efficiency using a solid oxide fuel cell. High temperature electrolysers have demonstrated in several activities the capacity to outreach high performances in lab scale prototypes and validation tests. The project will deal with the design of the basic components of the system including the fuel cell, the ammonia cracker, the ammonia burner and an anode gas recirculation, the engineering of the whole Balance of Plants, and the validation of the compliance with ammonia use for all the specific parts and components. For the development of the solid oxide fuel cell, a G8X cell from SOLIDpower will be utilized, first validated in a laboratory at the level of single cells, for electrochemical properties, degradation and post mortem analysis, at the level of single repeating units for the validation of interconnects and sealing components, and at the level of stacks and stack modules. An overall Ammonia fuel cell system will be engineered and manufactured to be tested in a relevant environment in a port area. The final system will be in the size of 8 kW stack module, with an ammonia cracker and a heat management system. It will aim at a overall electrical efficiency in the range of 70%. AMON will be supported alongside the engineering by horizontal strategic support on critical and open issues involving use of ammonia with fuel cells, such as safety assessment, on techno-economic analysis, on modelling at a multiscale and multiphysic levels, to consolidate, confirm and direct the engineering of the technology. Despite the small pilot demonstration scale, AMON will propose a scaled engineering for a system suitable to be applied in end uses such as ports, interports, maritime environment, besides autonomous power systems. AMON will promote the use of ammonia as a hydrogen carrier, to enhance the flexibility of the energy system. Communalities with HYPOP: Energy efficiency Decarbonisation 18 Autonomous power systems New technologies and components Cost energies reduction Decarbonization -----o----- Project Name: FORGING (HORIZON-CL4-2021-DIGITAL-EMERGING-01, 1 October 2022) Topics: Innovative technologies Industry 5.0 Green technologies Short description: Technological breakthroughs empowered by enabling technologies hold a transformation potential that can be funneled to address industrial and societal grand challenges, like greening and digitalisation. To exploit this transformative potential, the innovation journey that leads new emerging technologies to their market-uptake shall embed since its early value-sensitive considerations, such as environmental and societal implications. With FORGING we propose a new methodology based on a value-sensitive innovation journey that breaks linear innovation trajectoriesto stimulate new technological visions and pathways attentive to the environment and society, and human-centred in alignment with Industry 5.0. technological frameworks. The value-sensitive innovation journey will be deployed in three phases: the technological uncovering with tech experts from academia and industry to detect early signals of emerging technologies; the societal confluence exploring the desirability and societal impact, and implications of novel technologies; the full-fledged co-creation opening to the broader community to develop concrete use cases for tech uptake. We will develop 6 Technological Pathways to transfer ideas and help industry navigate through issues related to the absorption and deployment of the use cases. FORGING methodology will be implemented by catalysing stakeholders’ community with 600 active members, from academia to industry, to CSS, to policy makers and to the broader society. We aim to organise 24 co-creation sessions, consultations with 20 policy bodies, 6 scenario workshops and Tech. and Innovation campaigns to drive tech. adoption. The FORGING Playbook and Toolbox will gather a set of facilitation guidance and materials for exploration, reflection, cocreation and evaluation of emerging technologies. These assets, jointly with the FORGING community, will sustain FORGING as a new flagship initiative on emerging enabling technologies. Communalities with HYPOP: European Green Deal European Industrial Strategy Emerging technologies (hydrogen, fuel cells, etc.) 19 Sustainable society Citizen awareness and acceptance -----o----- In collaboration with ENVI, a number of NCPs – National Contact Points on energy, climate, transportation topics in a number of different were contacted in order to receive support for the activities of the project. Focusing on the first year’s tasks, the NCPs were asked to either provide or direct the team towards experts who could provide the following specific information: • We are interested to understand what strategic documents have been produced at national, regional and local level in your countries concerning green/renewable hydrogen and its technologies; • Are there any public (citizens and/or authorities) perception surveys on acceptance of hydrogen and its technologies (cars, buses, trains, storage systems, hydrogen refueling stations...)? Are there any public entities (ministries….) or private entities directly involved in this topic in your country? • Are there any videos of hydrogen technologies/projects that could be shared on the future HYPOP web platform (aforementioned) by stakeholders? • Which is the legislative framework in your country related to installation of hydrogen technologies (or for other similar fuels in case of legislative gap)? We are interested in those safety and permitting requirements asked to build a Hydrogen Refueling Station, an hydrogen production plant or to install other hydrogen technologies like storage systems, compressors… • Which are the main public entity at national, regional or local level involved in the evaluation and approval of hydrogen projects for safety and permitting? • We are also interested to understand which are the certification requirements (technical standards, EU directives…) for hydrogen technologies market uptake in your country, especially for those more innovative ones (like demonstrators and prototypes) that struggle more to achieve the CE marking; • Are there any relevant hydrogen projects (H2 valleys or H2 projects funded at national and regional level) that you could provide us? Do you have any contacts from the partners involved in those projects? Some EU Countries involved: • Estonia • Greece • Rep. Ceca • Rep. Slovakia • Slovenia • Latvia 20 • Romania • Croatia • Cyprus • Hungary • Lithuania • Malta 2.1.2 ENVI ENVI’s networking activities focused mainly on interactions with stakeholders active in public and private hydrogen projects to gather information for the tasks within WP1 and WP2 on analysis of strategies and of safety, permitting and certification requirements. These activities contributed substantially both to raise awareness of the project objectives and to the drafting of deliverables D1.1 “State-of-the-art analysis of EU-Countries H2 strategies”, D2.1 “Report on safety requirements”, D2.2 “Report on permitting requirements”, D2.3 “Report on certification requirements: certification instruments to facilitate the acceptance by safety and permitting authorities”. Projects: An initial list of projects of interest was created, including those with the following characteristics: a) Topic covering safety, certification, standardisation, interaction with institutional stakeholders (first responders, public authorities) b) Demonstrating innovative technologies c) Installation of electrolysers or refuelling stations and Hydrogen valleys/territorial projects, including those so called under the Italian Recovery Plan. a) Safety, standardisation HYRESPONDER. https://hyresponder.eu/ , coordinated by Ulster university H2020, January 2020 to May 2023 Objective: The specific objectives of the project include the development of clear and updated operational, virtual reality, and educational training for trainers of responders to reflect the state-of-the-art in hydrogen safety. Using feedback from the network on national specificities, educational training materials will be adapted where required to reflect regional peculiarities. The materials for responders will be translated and made available in 8 languages via an ePlatform. National Training Clusters will be developed to consolidate links between the hydrogen safety and responder communities and to support the delivery of workshops at a national level. ➔ Produced educational content for first responders that could help to reduce risk perception -----o----- 21 e-SHyIPS - Ecosystemic knowledge in Standards for Hydrogen Implementation on Passenger Ship H2020, January 2021 – December 2024 The current approach to hydrogen vessel design lacks a clear and dedicated normative framework and early-stage management of risks. The EU-funded e-SHyIPS project will connect hydrogen and maritime sectors with international-level experts. They will conduct a regulatory framework review and assess experimental data on ship design, safety systems, material and components, and bunkering procedures. The project will formulate a pre-standardisation plan for an updated IGF Code for hydrogen-fuel passenger ships and a roadmap to promote the hydrogen economy in the maritime ecosystem. More specifically: E-SHIPS will identify and ensure the correct management of risks in all aspects related to design and operation of passenger ships. The project has five objectives: • Generate new and missing knowledge to define a standardized database and a data gathering methodology on the arrangement and installation of hydrogen-based fuels systems for propulsion and auxiliary purposes. • Provide unique experimental data for the definitions of mandatory criteria for the arrangement and installation of machinery, equipment and systems for vessels operating with hydrogen-based fuels to minimize the risk to the ship, its crew, passengers and the environment. • Propose a pre-standardization plan for IGF code update for the hydrogen-based fuels passenger ships international regulation. • Provide a roadmap for the adoption of hydrogen-based fuels on passenger ships in EU maritime sector, to boost the hydrogen economy. • Develop CFD models and tools for ship design and safety assessment, by exploiting the potentialities of Complex System Simulation SWs and HPC, in synergy with the EuroHPC Joint Undertaking. ➔ Useful repository for the standardization framework (D1.3 e D1.4), also for the approach identified -----o----- b) Innovative technologies HyCARE - Hydrogen CArrier for Renewable Energy Storage, coordinated by University of Turin 22 H2020, January 2019July 2023 The HyCARE hydrogen storage tank is based on a solid-state carrier, using metal hydride that will be part of a renewable energy plant exploiting the use of H2 as energy vector for stationary energy storage. The energy produced by renewable sources is used to produce H2 from water through an electrolyser. The gas is then stored in the HyCARE tank using a solid-state carrier. A heat storage system based on phase change materials collects the heat produced by the renewable plant, the electrolyser and from the metal hydrides, during H2 absorption. REMOTE - Remote area Energy supply with Multiple Options for integrated hydrogen-based Technologies, coordinated by Politecnico di Torino H2020, January 2018June 2023 REMOTE demonstrates technical and economic feasibility of two fuel cells-based H2 energy storage solutions (integrated P2P system; non-integrated P2G+G2P system), deployed in 4 DEMOs, based on renewables, in isolated micro-grid or off grid remote areas. It also undertook an analysis of the economic and regulatory framework of the technological demonstrators; and provided general indications concerning the engineering and permitting procedures of H2-based energy storage systems. TULIPS - DemonsTrating lower pollUting soLutions for sustaInable airPorts acrosS Europe Horizon Europe, Jan 2022Dec 2025 The EU-funded TULIPS project will accelerate the implementation of innovative and sustainable technologies targeting reduced greenhouse gas emissions at airports. The project will roll out 17 demonstrations of green airport technological, non-technological and social innovations at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol and at the Oslo, Turin and Larnaca airports. TULIPS will measure and quantify the benefits of these technologies and concepts and forecast their impact on EU climate goals. The project will consider economic, geographical and political scenarios to deliver a robust roadmap presenting the way of implementation from international hubs to the regional level. H2Ports - Implementing Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Technologies in Ports H2020, Jan 2019Dec 2024 The project will evaluate and demonstrate new fuel cell technologies to increase the energy efficiency and safety of port terminals. The prototypes selected are a reach stacker for handling cargo containers, a terminal tug master for roll-on/roll-off operations and a mobile hydrogen supply station. RESHIP - Redefine energy Efficiency solutions for hydrogen powered SHIPs in marine and inland waterway 23 Horizon Europe, Sept 2022 – August 2025 RESHIP project will develop a comprehensive solution towards zero-emission waterborne transport. Focusing on the development of new devices and onboard technologies, the project aims to save energy and reduce the demands of hydrogen storage on ships. A multidisciplinary consortium will develop, demonstrate and validate technologies at technical, environmental, cost effective, safety and regulatory levels. -----o----- sMArt Green Ports as Integrated Efficient multimodal hubs Horizon Europe, Oct 2021Sept 2026 The EU-funded MAGPIE project will embark on 12 pilot activities in three key areas: alternative energy sources; smart technologies applied to power operations; and river and rail connections with the hinterland. The ports of Rotterdam (Netherlands) and Sines (Portugal), as well as Haropa Port (France) and the DeltaPort association (Germany) are supporting the project. MAGPIE will combine the accelerated introduction of green energy carriers with logistics optimisation in ports through automation and autonomous operations. The project will demonstrate technical, operational and procedural energy supply solutions to stimulate green, smart and integrated multimodal transport, and guarantee their implementation through the European Green Ports of the Future Master Plan. -----o----- FuelSOME - Multifuel SOFC system with Maritime Energy vectors Horizon Europe, Sept 2022-August 2026 The FuelSOME project focuses on establishing the technological feasibility of a flexible, scalable, and multi-fuel capable energy generation system based on Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (SOFC) technology specially catered for long-distance maritime shipping. This system will be able to operate on Ammonia, Methanol and Hydrogen and their mixtures for which short and long-term sustainable supply pathways will be explored. Finally, on a broader level, an in-depth and detailed investigation on the environmental, social, and economic benefits of developing such a system for the European industry, the maritime sector and the citizens will be carried out. -----o----- SWITCH - SMART WAYS FOR IN-SITU TOTALLY INTEGRATED AND CONTINUOUS MULTISOURCE GENERATION OF HYDROGEN H2020, Jan 2020March 2024 SWITCH project aims to develop fuel cell technology that will provide green and secured production of hydrogen, heat and power. The core of the system will comprise three elements: a reversible solid oxide module based on anode-supported electrolytes; a fuel processing unit 24 that can manage steam generation and methane-reforming reactions at high efficiency; and a purification unit to guarantee highly pure hydrogen in compliance with the main automotive standards. The goal is to demonstrate a 25-kilowatt SOFC system operating in an industrial environment for 5 000 hours. -----o----- MultHyFuel - MULTI-FUEL HYDROGEN REFUELLING STATIONS (HRS): A CO-CREATION STUDY AND EXPERIMENTATION TO OVERCOME TECHNICAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE BARRIERS H2020, Jan 2021Dec 2023 EU-funded MultHyFuel will contribute to effective deployment of hydrogen by developing a common strategy for implementing hydrogen refuelling stations (HRS) in multi-fuel contexts. The project will generate best practice guidance on the basis of data and evidence derived from practical experimentation, engage key stakeholders (policy makers, public authorities, standardisation bodies) The project developed a deliverable on Permitting requirements and Risk assessment methodologies for HRS in the EU -----o----- PROMETEO - Hydrogen PROduction by MEans of solar heat and power in high TEmperature Solid Oxide Electrolysers H2020, Jan 2021 – June 2024 PROMETEO project will optimise the coupling of solid oxide electrolysis (the hydrogen generator) with intermittent renewable heat and power from solar energy with the help of a thermal energy management system (TEMS). The PROMETEO prototype will consider three industrial applications as end-users. -----o----- GRASSHOPPER - GRid ASsiSting modular HydrOgen Pem PowER plant H2020, January 2018March 2022 The GRASSHOPPER project aims to create a next-generation MW-size Fuel Cell Power Plant unit (FCPP), which is more cost-effective and flexible in power output, accomplishing an estimated CAPEX below 1500 EUR/kWe at a yearly production rate of 25 MWe. This unit will be operated continuously for 8 months in industrially-relevant environment for engaging grid support modulation as part of an established on-site Demand Side Management (DSM) programme in Nouryon facilities in Delfzij (Netherlands) -----o----- 25 CH2PCogeneration of Hydrogen and Power using solid oxide based system fed by methane rich gas H2020, Feb 2017 – April 2022 CH2P aims at building a transition technology for early infrastructure deployment. It uses widely available carbon-lean natural gas (NG) or bio-methane to produce hydrogen and power with Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (SOFC) technology. Similar to a combined heat and power system, the high quality heat from the fuel cell is used to generate hydrogen. CH2P realised two systems, one with hydrogen generation capacity of 20 kg/day, for components validation, and another at 40 kg/day for infield testing. The CH2P project targets the emerging market of hydrogen refueling stations (HRS). It will exploit synergies between the Energy and the Transport sectors to provide a high-performance system prototype for HRS. -----o----- GrInHy2.0 - Green Industrial Hydrogen via steam electrolysis H2020, Jan 2019Dec 2022 A demonstration plant will showcase the hydrogen production via steam electrolysis using waste heat from an iron-and-steel factory. GrInHy2.0 marks the first implementation of a hightemperature electrolyser with a nominal power input of 720 kilowatt in an industrial environment. The hydrogen will be used for annealing processes as a substitute for hydrogen produced from natural gas. The system was launched at the Salzgitter Flachstahl GmbH steelworks. -----o----- THyGA - Testing Hydrogen admixture for Gas Applications H2020, Jan 2020March 2023 Researchers will test around 100 residential gas appliances in various hydrogen concentration scenarios, and provide a generic protocol that can be adapted for virtually any appliance. Ultimately, they will make recommendations along the gas value chain for appliance design, manufacture and certification. -----o----- c) Valleys or similar territorial based projects H2iseO Hydrogen Valley https://www.fnmgroup.it/h2iseo_hydrogen_valley/ An Italian hydrogen-based industrial value chain for a sustainable mobility system in Val Camonica, backed by the Lombardia regional government with RRF financial resources, and that will provide hydrogen along the Brescia-Iseo-Edolo railway line, gateway to the MilanCortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games and currently non-electrified. 32 store energy in batteries. The project will test these technologies in rural and coastal areas in all four regions, and the lessons learned will be shared so that other Energy Communities can use them as a guide to adopting similar smart energy concepts. Communalities with HYPOP: HYPOP and the SAtComm project are committed to sustainable energy solutions and stakeholder engagement. They both: • Empower stakeholders—HYPOP with hydrogen technology users, SAtComm with Energy Communities. • Respond to policies—each adapting strategies to fit regional or national frameworks. • Promote sustainability through innovative energy solutions and practices. • Implement demonstration projects to validate their technologies and encourage wider adoption. • Facilitate knowledge sharing to spread successful practices and lessons learned. 2.1.4 IME Project Name: eGHOST (FCH-04-3-2020, Grant No. 101007166, Jan 2021 – May 2024) Topics: Ecodesign Fuel cells and hydrogen Sustainable-by-design products Short description: Ecodesign is a strategic factor for the fulfilment of the EU's commitment to a climate-neutral and circular economy in 2050. The EU-funded eGHOST project aspires to become a reference for the transition to a climate-neutral and circular economy in 2050 by ensuring an optimised design and use of hydrogen systems. eGHOST aims at supporting the fuel cells and hydrogen (FCH) sector with a framework for the sustainable eco-(re)design of mature and emerging products and the promotion of FCH technologies as an environmentallyfriendly and socially-responsible investment. Commonalities with HYPOP: Social life cycle assessment of hydrogen-related systems Socially-responsible design of hydrogen-related products -----o----- 33 Project Name: SH2E (FCH-04-5-2020, Grant No. 101007163, Jan 2021 – Jun 2024) Topics: Fuel cells and hydrogen Life cycle assessment Life cycle costing Life cycle sustainability assessment Social life cycle assessment Short description: Hydrogen is an essential element in the transition to a low-carbon society. Besides technological advances in the field, life-cycle assessment studies are crucial for evaluating the suitability of hydrogen technologies and supporting decision-making. These studies should rely on well-defined guidelines. The goal of the EU-funded SH2E project is to draw up specific guidelines for environmental, economic, social and sustainability life-cycle assessment and benchmarking of fuel cells and hydrogen (FCH) systems. Commonalities with HYPOP: Decision-making support Guidelines for social life cycle assessment of hydrogen-related systems -----o----- Project Name: HyPEF (HORIZON-JTI-CLEANH2-2023-05-01, Grant No. 101137575, Jan 2024 – Dec 2026) Topics: Fuel cells and hydrogen Life cycle assessment Product environmental footprint Short description: 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 34 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 policyand market-relevant lifecycle 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. Commonalities with HYPOP: Life-cycle approach to hydrogen-related systems 2.1.5 CNH2 The projects related with HYPOP are: Project Name: HYACINTH (FCH-JU-2013-1, September 2014 – May 2017) Topics: Environmental engineering Renewable energy Fuel cell technologies Social science Short description: The objective of this project is to achieve a greater understanding of the social acceptance of hydrogen and fuel cell technologies and applications at European level, to develop a tool to facilitate the product development and market introduction being better aimed to the target audience, giving better response to the expectations and deducted the risks or barriers to their acceptance. 35 Communalities with HYPOP: Carbon free Green and circular economy Public understanding Social acceptance Communication and management tools -----o----- Project Name: GREEN HYSLAND (H2020-JTI-FCH-2020-1, January 2021 – December 2025) Topics: Environmental engineering Energy and fuels Renewable energy Social science Climate and mobility Hydrogen valleys Short description: The project brings together all core elements of the H2 value chain i.e. production, distribution infrastructure and end-use of green hydrogen across mobility, heat and power. The overall approach of GREEN HYSLAND is based on the integration of 6 deployment sites in the island of Mallorca, including 7.5MW of electrolysis capacity connected to local PV plants and 6 FCH end-user applications, namely buses and cars, 2 CHP applications at commercial buildings, electricity supply at the port and injection of H2 into the local gas grid. The intention is to facilitate full integration and operational interconnectivity of all these sites. The project will also deliver the deployment of infrastructure (i.e. dedicated H2 pipeline, distribution via road trailers and a HRS) for distributing H2 across the island and integrating green H2 supply with local end-users. The scalability and EU replicability of this integrated H2 ecosystem will be showcased via a long-term roadmap towards 2050, together with full replication studies. Communalities with HYPOP: Carbon free Green and circular economy Social awareness Hydrogen valleys -----o----- 36 Project Name: H2PORTS (H2020-JTI-FCH-2018-1 1 January 2019 - 31 December 2024) Topics: Environmental engineering Renewable energy Port Equipment Fuel Cells Energy Efficiency Short description: The H2Ports project will demonstrate and validate at the Port of Valencia in real port operations two innovative solutions based on FC technologies and a hydrogen mobile supply station specifically designed for the project. A Reach Stacker to be tested in MSC Terminal Valencia and a Yard Tractor to be tested in Valencia Terminal Europa (part of Grimaldi’s group) have been selected as those specially fitted to the use of Fuel Cells in port facilities. The project will run the equipment on a daily basis during two years of real operational activities and will analyse ways of improving the energy efficiency, performance and safety of operations with Fuel Cells port equipment. The project will also take into account transversal issues such as the human factor, regulation, the future roll out of the technology on a fully commercial basis and the raise of awareness of the potential of hydrogen adoption as an alternative fuel in port equipment. H2Ports aims to boost the transition of the European port industry towards an effective lowcarbon/zero-emission and safe operative model, piloting, evaluating and demonstrating new Fuel Cell technologies oriented to increase energy efficiency, decarbonisation and safety of port terminals. The pilots to be tested in the project will be the first experiences of the use of hydrogen technologies in port handling equipment in Europe. Communalities with HYPOP: Carbon free Green and circular economy Demonstrative projects End users 2.1.6 RIGP Project Name: H2GLOBAL: European Green Hydrogen Cluster Alliance for Internationalisation (COSCLUSINT-2020-3-01-1 September 2021 – February 2024) 37 Topics: Hydrogen Clusters partnerships Business network collaboration Short description: The project aims to contribute to position Europe as the world's technological and industrial leader in the green hydrogen economy. To achieve this ambition, H2GLOBAL is building a strong collaboration network among European leading energy Clusters to configure a “European Strategic Cluster Partnership - Going International” focused on Cluster cooperation and internationalization tailored to supporting and promoting hydrogen-related businesses, technologies and services. Communalities with HYPOP: Promote the Hydrogen partnerships European Industrial Strategy EU countries involve: • Spain • France • Portugal • Italy • Poland -----o----- Project Name: GreenSkills4H2 - The European Hydrogen Skills Alliance (ERASMUS-EDU-2021-PI-ALLINNO July 2022 – June 2026) Topics: Hydrogen value chain Technic and academic training Technic and academic qualification Short description: The Green Skills for Hydrogen Project (GreenSkillsforH2) is contributing to the development of a skilled workforce in Europe for the emerging hydrogen economy by addressing the skills gap and providing training to boost the industry. The Green Skills for Hydrogen project has collaborated closely with hydrogen stakeholders across the European Union to identify the occupational profiles in high demand in the sector and analyse the required level of “hydrogen knowledge” of these profiles. This study has enabled us to outline what we call the European Hydrogen Skills Strategy. 38 Communalities with HYPOP: Promote the Hydrogen value chain European Hydrogen Skills Strategy EU countries involve: • Greece • Austria • France • Belgium • Nederland • Denmark • Spain • Romania • Bulgaria • Germany • Ireland • Italy • Poland • Estonia -----o----- Project Name: H2Excellence:Fuel Cells and Green Hydrogen Centers of Vocational Excellence towards affordable, secure, and sustainable energy for Europe (ERASMUS-EDU-2022-PEX-COVE June 2023 – June 2027) Topics: Hydrogen value chain Technic and academic training Technic and academic qualification Short description: The H2Excellence project will establish the H2Excellence Platform of Vocational Excellence in the field of fuel cells and green hydrogen technologies which will create and implement lifelong learning opportunities including online learning platform and develop national and international curricula and training programmes. The project will establish several local clusters, i.e., Centres of Vocational Excellence (CoVEs), fully integrated into the innovation, skills, and job ecosystem in green hydrogen and fuel cell technologies in six Erasmus+ countries (Italy, Spain, Finland, Portugal, Poland, and France) and two support/associated CoVEs in the other two Erasmus+ countries (France and Poland). The project will continuously expand networks both domestically and internationally throughout the several European regions and countries in order for people to exchange knowledge and profit from one another. The project will also be internationalized in North America via cooperation and partnership for VET opportunities and exchange programmes between the EU and Canada. 39 Communalities with HYPOP: Promote the Hydrogen value chain European Industrial Strategy EU countries involve: • Italy • Spain • Finland • Portugal • Poland • France -----o----- Project Name: Hyperion - Hydrogen uptake in European regions (Interreg Smarter Europe April 2024 - June 2028) Topics: Good practices for uptake of H2 solutions Improved hydrogen policies Creation of regional ecosystems Short description: HYPERION supports European regions in the complex process of taking up advanced Hydrogen (H2) solutions in various areas of their economic systems, as a move towards a smart and sustainable economic transition. H2 can support affordable decarbonisation of industry and can be produced by renewable energies. Public policy supports H2 integration in hard-to-abate and energy-intensive sectors and transport. A further policy focus in recent times are hydrogen valleys. The challenge for Europe regions is to identify and implement most effective, efficient and placebased means of boosting the huge potential of H2. H2 currently makes up less than 2% of EU’s energy mix and is still largely produced from fossil fuels (2022). A large, diverse and experienced group of partners, all committed to the roll out of advanced H2 solutions in their territories, participates in HYPERION to face this challenge through interregional learning. Their overall aim is to build regional ecosystems for a sustainable industrial transition based on innovative H2 solutions, in synergy with S3/S4 strategies. Communalities with HYPOP: Promote the Hydrogen value chain Building regional hydrogen strategies Regional policy improvements EU countries involve: 40 • Belgium • Italy • Romania • Poland • Spain • Finland • Norway • Denmark 2.1.7 CLUSTER TWEED Project Name: GreenSKHy (Interreg North-West Europe January 2024) Topics: Hydrogen value chain Technic and academic training Technic and academic qualification Short description: The aim of our project is to promote the development of the clean hydrogen sector by reducing the obstacles to the European recognition of skills and related systems through joint action plans and by promoting careers that can contribute to the energy transition through new practical training schemes. This ambition involves networking the actors in charge of skills and certifications, developing and testing specific training and acculturation modules, and implementing campaigns to promote the hydrogen sector and its opportunities. By bringing together within the consortium companies, public authorities as well as the main actors of initial and continuous training, the project should therefore support the development of a key sector for the energy transition by ensuring the empowerment of a large audience. Communalities with HYPOP: Promote the Hydrogen value chain European Industrial Strategy EU countries involve: • Belgium • Germany • France • Switzerland • Luxembourg • Nederland -----o----- 41 Project Name: BE-HyFE (Belgian academic collaboration project, funded by the federal Energy Transition Fund) Topics: Hydrogen value chain Academic research Short description: Hydrogen is currently experiencing a 'momentum', both politically and in the industry. Belgium has a lot of assets in the field of hydrogen: the largest hydrogen pipeline network in the world crosses our country, Belgium has a strategic position in Europe and many companies in Belgium have hydrogen technology in-house. Additional academic fundamental research is crucial for providing solutions to the many technological and non-technological challenges posed by the role of hydrogen in our energy transition. At the different Belgian universities and knowledge institutions the expertise is highly specialized and outstanding. However, the research is fragmented and collaboration between the institutions (in the domain of hydrogen) is at this time rather limited, which is a missed opportunity. With BE-HyFE we want to strengthen the cooperation between the Belgian hydrogen research groups and, by additional fundamental research in hydrogen, stimulate an interdisciplinary approach to create an academic hydrogen backbone for the Belgian industry. The goal of this project is to achieve a Belgian hydrogen homebase of academic knowledge and expertise by establishing a core group of 16 broadly trained and highly networked earlystage researchers (ESRs) to support the Belgian industry in finding both technological and societal solutions, guaranteeing security of supply and meeting our environmental targets. Communalities with HYPOP: Promote the Hydrogen value chain There isn’t European partner at the beginning of the project but one goal is to have a better international visibility with this project. Indeed, thanks to this national project, all hydrogen research is better structured and it is easier to collaborate with foreign countries. -----o----- Project Name: e-WallonHy (S3 Walloon project) Topics: Hydrogen value chain Coordinate the research 48 2.2 Advisory Board member network The Advisory Board’s members represent an important opportunity to improve networking and to create synergy. Members are experts on the field of hydrogen, energy or on the social awareness activities; they are involved in several projects that might be included in the activities of HYPOP. At M12, the board has been finalised and composed of 7 members (Table 1). Table 1 Advisory Board members Organisation Country Referent CEA Liten (Grenoble) France Julie Mougin FHa – Aragon Hydrogen Foundation Spain Maria Luisa Martinez Orduna H2ITItalian Hydrogen Association Italy Cristina Maggi NTU Energy Research Institute @NTU (“ERI@N”) ERIAN. Energy Research Institute at NTU (Nanyang Technological University)* Singapore Prof. CHAN Siew Hwa Politecnico di Torino Italy Massimo Santarelli RINA Italy Alessandra Cuneo Università di Torino Italy Alessandro Sciullo Two specific sections will be created on the project’s website to give visibility to both AB members and hydrogen projects’ met during this first year. This represents a first action to boost the HYPOP’s community and to engage this latter into the project’s activities. A list of hydrogen related projects suggested by the AB members – or involving them directly - have been also identified (some of them have been already mentioned in the previous chapter): • HYDRAHYDrogen economy benefits and Risks tools development and policies implementation to mitigate possible climAte impacts. https://www.hydraproject.eu/ • H2SHIFT - services for hydrogen innovation facilitation andtesting • Unite.Energy - Unite! Doctoral Network in Energy Storage. https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101119805 • ComSos - Commercial-scale SOFC systems. https://www.comsos.eu/ • NewSOC – Next Generation Solid Oxide Fuel Cell and Electrolysis Technology https://www.newsoc.eu/the-project • AMPS – Automated mass prodcution of Solid Oxide Cells (SOC) stacks 49 https://www.amps-project.eu/ • HyP3D – Hydrogen Production in pressurized 3D-printed Solid Oxide Electrolysis Stacks https://hyp3d.eu/ • CRAVE-H2 - hydrogen valley in the island of Crete incorporating energy storage applications, aggregation activities to the grid and green mobility applications. https://www.crave-h2.eu/ • IMAGHyNE - investment to maximise the ambition for green hydrogen in Europe https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/how-toparticipate/org-details/897474362/project/101137586/program/43108390/details • HyAcademy.EU – the European Hydrogen Academy https://www.hyacademy.eu/ • ELECTROLIFE - Enhance knowledge on comprehensive electrolysers degradation technologies towards industrialization https://electrolife-project.eu/ • GreenSkills4H2 – development of skilled workforce in Europe for the hydrogen economy. https://greenskillsforhydrogen.eu/ • HySET (MSc Erasmus) – Hydrogen Systems and Enabling Technologies https://hysetmaster.polito.it/ • ECOLEFINS – Nano-Engineered Co-Ionic Ceramic Reactors for CO2/H2= electro-conversion to light Olefins https://ecolefinsproject.eu/ • H2iseO Hydrogen Valley - Italian hydrogen-based industrial value chain for a sustainable mobility system in Val Camonica https://www.fnmgroup.it/h2iseo_hydrogen_valley_en/?lang=en • TH2ICINO - Towards H2ydrogen Integrated eConomies In NOrthern Italy), hydrogen valley https://th2icino.eu/ • NAHV - NORD ADRIATIC HYDROGEN VALLEY https://www.nahv.eu/ • HRS BOLZANO (North of Italy) https://www.h2-suedtirol.com/it/il-centro-idrogeno-dibolzano#:~:text=L'idrogeno%20compresso%20e%20stoccato,o%20carri%20trailer%20con %20autocisterne. First meetings with AB/projects have been organised or are under organisation. Main objective is to report main first year project’s findings and to understand opportunities of synergy, stakeholder or public engagement activities. To mention as example, the H2IT - Italian Hydrogen Association, has already expressed interest in organising common events with stakeholders, but also with citizens to boost the hydrogen awareness and to support Italian projects in their deployment (e.g. hydrogen valleys development). 50 2.3 Networking with other key initiatives Other networking opportunities are offered by the Fuel Cells & Hydrogen Observatory and by the EU Clean Hydrogen Mission (Subtask 5.4.2, 5.4.3 on the GA). A first meeting was held in November with a representative of the Fuel Cells & Hydrogen Observatory in order to establish a continuous dialogue with them and to align projects ’results and activities with the Observatory’s needs and expectations. During the meeting, it was clear that HYPOP project focuses on a specific topic not tackled by the platform. Indeed, this latter mainly refers to hydrogen strategies in EU countries, regulation and legislation, technical aspects or ongoing projects. HYPOP Consortium decided then to put its efforts to engage contact with the Knowledge Hub, that might represent a better opportunity. Hydrogen public opinion and acceptance findings within HYPOP represent interesting results and knowledge to support the hydrogen economy and its deployment. HYPOP already contributed with some information based on the first 6 project’s months thanks to the data collection exercise conducted by the Clean Hydrogen JU in February 2024. More findings are now available after one year of project, it is worthing to be shared. Thanks to the results from WP1, WP2 finalised at the present project’s stage (M12), HYPOP Consortium will also move forward to contact the Mission Innovation international platform. It represents an important occasion to engage projects and collaborations at international levels. Possible synergies will be explored. 51 3 Conclusion This document describes the synergies of the HYPOP project with other projects (EU, national, regional, etc.) which deal with green economy issues both from the point of view of hydrogen and fuel cell technologies and similar technologies which in any case pertain to the achievement of the ''carbon free'' objective in the next decades. Public opinion and stakeholder engagement initiatives have also been included. With each above project a possible collaboration and synergy can be developed with HYPOP, in terms of specific activities of stakeholder and public engagement in order to support the hydrogen acceptance and trust process. Analysing the EU projects reported in this document, the HYPOP’s Partners can increase and optimized the specific expected targets (KPI, milestone, studies, dissemination, etc.). The different approaches and methodologies of the projects, allows a multidisciplinary and multipurpose vision related to hydrogen technologies. Considering also the target of the citizens awareness and acceptance of these innovative technologies in terms of development and implementation of the green and circular economy. Possible synergies are now under considerations in order to disseminate first project’s results. A networking plan is ongoing, but effective actions will be delivered during Year 2. All results will be then reported in D5.9 – Networking with other projects and initiatives Report M24. 52 4 References General Reference: • GRANT AGREEMENT – Project: 101111933 — HYPOP — HORIZON-JTI-CLEANH2-2022-2, 12/05/2023 • CONSORTIUM AGREEMENT – rev. 0, 13/03/2023 • D1.1 – State-of-the-art analysis of EU-Countries H2 strategies • D2.1 – Report on safety requirements • D2.2 – Report on permitting requirements • D2.3 – Report on certification requirements