A systemic innovation approach towards a Danish hydrogen gas grid

Morais Gomes, Liliana Andreia

3. Term

Urban, Energy and Environmental Planning, Master

2021

2021-01-28

This thesis investigates the technical and economic feasibility of a national hydrogen gas grid in Denmark by 2050. Using EnergyPLAN, a Danish 2050 energy system scenario with hydrogen transported through gas infrastructure is constructed and compared with the IDA 2050 scenario to assess system-wide effects on costs, flexibility, and renewable integration. The approach includes sensitivity analyses on hydrogen integration and electrolyser parameters, and applies a systemic innovation framework to identify drivers across technologies, market design, business models, and system operation. An innovation matrix is used to evaluate the economic implications of technological progress, with particular attention to how innovation can reduce electrolyser costs. While no quantitative outcomes are provided in the excerpt, the analyses offer a comparative basis for understanding the technical and economic implications of a Danish hydrogen gas grid and highlight electrolyser cost reductions as a key lever.

Dette speciale undersøger, om et nationalt brint-gasnet i Danmark kan være teknisk og økonomisk gennemførligt frem mod 2050. Med udgangspunkt i EnergyPLAN er der opstillet et dansk 2050-energisystem, hvor brint distribueres i gasinfrastruktur, og resultaterne er sammenlignet med IDA 2050-scenariet for at vurdere systemeffekter som omkostninger, fleksibilitet og integration af vedvarende energi. Metoden omfatter også følsomhedsanalyser af brintens indpasning og elektrolyseparametre samt en systemisk innovationsramme, der kortlægger drivere på tværs af teknologier, markedsdesign, forretningsmodeller og systemdrift. En innovationsmatrix anvendes til at vurdere økonomiske virkninger af teknologiske fremskridt, med særlig vægt på hvordan innovation kan reducere omkostningerne til elektrolysører. Teksten indeholder ikke kvantitative resultater, men analyserne giver et sammenlignende grundlag for at forstå de tekniske og økonomiske implikationer af et dansk brint-gasnet og peger på omkostningsfald for elektrolyse som en central løftestang.

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