Development of a reliable cost/benefit analysis tool for hydrogen application in transport

氢能在交通领域脱碳、改善城市空气质量和提高能源供应安全方面具有巨大潜力。氢气可以用作压缩气体、液体或转化为氢衍生燃料。氢动力汽车可以提供与传统内燃机汽车相似的续驶里程和加油模式，这是纯电动汽车的优势。预计电气化和氢气将成为未来零碳运输的平行和互补途径。拟议项目将利用该地区的优势，即Tees山谷现有的大规模氢气生产，许多工业车队（公路和火车）和大型公交网络以及利兹城市地区脱碳的明确决心，以研究氢气在脱碳中的潜力并改善该地区交通部门的空气质量。该项目将进行成本/效益分析，并通过一些案例研究确定过渡的关键挑战，例如燃料选项（压缩，液化氢或氢基燃料），动力系统选项（ICE和燃料电池）和车队适用性（距离，负载等）。这些个案研究将提供关于可操作性、成本、环境效益、技能发展和知识的宝贵数据。其目的是为氢的应用开发一个基于证据的模型。目的：1.收集有关车队组成和规模、申请和车主、车辆移动和运营模式、区域内的仓库位置的信息。2.对该地区中重型车辆的温室气体和污染物排放状况进行全面评估。3.确定氢基运输的范围，包括燃料选择（压缩和液化氢以及氢衍生燃料，如甲醇和氨）、动力系统选择和该地区的相关基础设施。确定氢运输网络对区域排放和空气质量的影响。建立一个基于证据的成本/效益模型。6.确定最有前途的途径，以尽量减少生命周期成本，并在短期和长期内最大限度地提高环境效益。制定氢运输过渡战略。

Hydrogen has the great potential in decarbonising transport sector, improve air quality in cities and enhance energy supply security. Hydrogen can be used as compressed gas, liquid or converted to hydrogen derived fuels. Hydrogen vehicles can provide the similar driving range and pattern of refuelling to conventional ICE vehicles, which is an advantage over the pure electric vehicles. It is expected that electrification and hydrogen will be parallel and complementary pathways for future zero carbon transport. The proposed project will utilise the strengths in the region, i.e. an existing large scale of hydrogen production in the Tees valley, many industrial fleets (road and trains) and a large bus network and a clear determination for decarbonisation in the Leeds city region, to investigate the potential of hydrogen in decarbonisation and improve air quality for the transport sector in the region. The project will conduct cost/benefit analysis and identify key challenges for the transition through some case studies, e.g. fuel options (compressed, liquified hydrogen or hydrogen based fuels), powertrain options (ICE and fuel cell) and fleet suitability (distance, load etc). These case studies will provide valuable data on operability, cost, environmental benefits, skills development and knowledge. The aim is to develop an evidence based model for hydrogen application. Objectives:1. Collect information on fleet composition and size, application and owners, vehicle movement and operational pattern, depot locations in the region. 2. Provide thorough assessment of the status of GHG and pollutant emissions from medium to heavy duty vehicles in the region. 3. Determine the scope for hydrogen based transport including fuel options (compressed and liquified hydrogen and hydrogen derived fuels such as methanol and ammonia), powertrain options and associated infrastructure in the region.4. Determine the implications of hydrogen transport networks for regional emissions and air quality.5. Develop an evidence based cost/benefit model. 6. Identify most promising pathways to minimise life cycle costs and maximise environmental benefits in the near to long term.7. Formulate a hydrogen transport transition strategy.