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The Value of Hydrogen in a Net-Zero Energy System with High Variable Renewable Energy Penetration

Abstract

Hydrogen storage has emerged as a promising solution to balance the increasing volatility in the energy system. In this work we focus on the representation of hydrogen in a stochastic power market model, and different estimation procedures of hydrogen end value setting in a subsequent short-term simulator under VRE uncertainty. The method is tested in a case study for a scenario of the future power system in Northern Europe. The choice of hydrogen end value setting is shown to be largest with a short horizon in the short-term model, yielding large differences in storage utilization. When increasing the horizon to twice the duration of the storage, differences in both utilization and socioeconomic result between the alternatives decrease.

Category

Academic chapter

Language

English

Affiliation

  • SINTEF Energy Research / Energy Systems
  • SINTEF Energy Research / Renewable Energy
  • Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Year

2026

Publisher

IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers)

Book

2026 22nd International Conference on the European Energy Market - EEM

ISBN

9798319535542

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