HyUSE
Research into the direct use of hydrogen
Currently, hydrogen serves mainly as a raw material for industrial processes, like refining and ammonia production. HyUSE provides a platform for research into the direct use of hydrogen, with the objective of investigating the feasibility of adopting hydrogen as a fuel for industrial use, heavy transport, and local energy systems in the upcoming years.
Objective
HyUSE’s objective is to explore technologies and applications with a projected broad market roll-out around 2030. HyUSE will also integrate enhancements to current hydrogen-based technologies. Along with developing hydrogen technology, a key goal is to cultivate an innovation ecosystem. To this end, HyUSE will ensure that stakeholders in the value chains for the use of hydrogen and other renewable energy carriers have access to reliable information. This gives them the tools to make sound investment decisions.
Project Details
Theme: Research & Development
Start Date: 2023
End Date: 2029
Leadpartner: TNO
Funding: GroenvermogenNL
Project results
HyUse stands for ‘Hydrogen technology development and assessment for accelerated use’. The consortium consists of 8 universities, 5 universities of applied sciences, 2 research institutes and 13 companies. Together they do research about new hydrogen technologies for energy-intensive industries, heavy transport and local energy supply. They start with specific examples they have a lot of experience with. They incidentally do not only work on new technologies, but also on regulations, societal acceptance, business models, system aspects of hydrogen applications and required policy support for example:
- Industrial locations (HyCC, Shell)
- Power generation (RWE)
- Agriculture and farms (Wageningen Research)
- Greenhouses (De Haagse Hogeschool & Koppert Cress)
- Inland shipping (MARIN)
- Freight transport (TNO)
- Airports (Groningen Airport Eelde)