Nordic Hydrogen Hubs – Roadmaps towards 2030 and 2040 (NordicH2ubs)

Research Project, 2023 – 2026

Hydrogen is essential in reaching ambitious national and international emission targets by 2050. This is supported by hydrogen plans, roadmaps, strategies as well as research- and demonstration programs in the Nordic countries.

The overall aim of NordicH2ubs project is to identify and outline ambitious pathways towards Nordic hydrogen valleys in 2030 and 2040. This will be done by addressing four research topics crucial for wider diffusion of hydrogen innovation: demonstration of hydrogen technologies, safety and standardization, socio-economic barriers, and energy systems for hydrogen valleys.

The research in  NordicH2ubs link different research perspectives and cover multiple industry sectors. NordicH2ubs performs case studies by researchers and leading industry actors in close cooperation with governmental entities and funding agencies. In addition, the project will address key enabling elements towards successful Nordic hydrogen valleys. On the site level, will study safety and standardization related to hydrogen storage in ports and quality assurance for hydrogen used NordicH2ubs in transportation. On a country level, socio-economic barriers related to cross-sectorial collaboration, including competence needs in the Nordics and regulations that hinder Nordic hydrogen uptake will be identified. On the Nordic level, will develop a NordicH2ubs modelling toolbox based on three existing open-source models which will be used to study how Nordic hydrogen value chains interacts with the wider energy system, including long-term strategic investments and short-term operations between all relevant energy carriers.