Hydrogen Infrastructure Uncertainty Management for Heat Decarbonisation (HUMAN)

Sustainable decarbonisation pathways require resilient policies to tackle the uncertanties present in climate change. These policies can be informed by acknowledging proactively the uncertainties inflicted by technology performance, volatility in heat demand and socio-economic fluctuations. With the power sector becoming increasingly reliant on intermittent renewable sources and the government’s commitment to “Net-Zero” by 2050, the role of hydrogen towards heat decarbonisation and the related uncertainties need to be urgently explored.

The goal of the HUMAN project is to provide the first systematic analysis on the cost of uncertainties related to the hydrogen-led decarbonisation of heat. The project considers strategic and operational decisions related to the deployment of a hydrogen-led system and its interaction with the power grid across multiple spatial and temporal scales.