The role of green hydrogen in the West Midlands Combined Authority local energy system

气候变化委员会第六次碳预算中指出，依赖天气的低碳发电的绿色氢生产是一个增长领域。本研究将重点关注地方一级绿色制氢的利弊，特别是在西米德兰兹联合管理局区域内。蓝色氢气生产不太可能发生在WMCA区域内，而更有可能在WMCA区域外开发，即在与碳封存相关的产业集群内开发。有许多非常活跃的研究领域，本博士将寻求建立知识来帮助证据，例如绿色制氢是否适合WMCA这样的地区，优势是什么，劣势是什么，不确定性是什么。在当地生产氢气和储存氢气是否有助于一个地区寻求脱碳？它是否具有更强的弹性？它是否比其他替代品更便宜？它是否比进口到该地区的蓝色或绿色氢气有任何优势？越来越多的数据有助于数字孪生的创建和验证，WMCA地区已被选为伯明翰大学所在的重要大都市区。该项目旨在与WMCA和地方当局利益相关者合作，建立能源系统知识和数据挑战的能力。

Green hydrogen production from weather dependent low-carbon generation is an area of growth signposted in the Committee on Climate Change's 6th Carbon Budget. This research will focus on the advantages and disadvantages of green hydrogen generation at a local level, specifically within the West Midlands Combined Authority area. Blue hydrogen production is less likely to happen within WMCAs area, and is more likely to be developed outside of the WMCA area i.e. within industrial clusters linked to carbon sequestration. There are a number of very live research areas this PhD will seek to build knowledge to help evidence, such as whether green hydrogen production would be suitable for an area such as WMCA, what are the advantages, what are the disadvantages, what are the uncertainties. Does having local generation of hydrogen and local storage help an area in its quest to decarbonise? Does it provide it with greater resilience, is it cheaper than alternatives, does it offer any advantages over blue or green hydrogen imported to the area? Increasing amounts of data are helping the creation and validation of digital twins, and the WMCA area has been chosen as a significant metropolitan area that the University of Birmingham sits within. The project will aim to engage with WMCA and Local Authority Stakeholders to capacity build knowledge of energy systems and data challenges.