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H2M Model of H2 Production in a Greenhouse Gas Constrained Situation

Project Summary

Full Title: H2M - Model of Hydrogen Production in a Greenhouse Gas Constrained Situation
Project ID: 63
Principal Investigator: Bill Dougherty
Keywords: H2M; Greenhouse gas; GHG-constrained

Purpose

H2M supports a number of milestones in the Systems Analysis and Systems Integration activities of the DOE Hydrogen Program.

Performer

Principal Investigator: Bill Dougherty
Organization:Stockholm Environment Institute – US Center, Tufts University
Address:210 Packard Avenue, Miller Hall
Medford, MA 02155
Telephone:508-668-5112
Email:billd@sei-us.org

Sponsor(s)

Name:Fred Joseck
Organization:DOE/EERE/HFCIT
Telephone:202-586-7932
Email:Fred.Joseck@ee.doe.gov

Period of Performance

Start: September 2002
End: December 2005

Project Description

Type of Project: Model
Category: Hydrogen Fuel Pathways
Objectives: Calculate full fuel cycle impacts of growth in hydrogen demand on hydrogen production, fuel cell vehicle sales/stocks, energy use, costs, and GHG reductions; Model can be applied at the metropolitan city level or the national level
Technologies Modeled: Biomass; coal; natural gas; electricity; renewable energy
User Inputs: Demographic and spatial characteristics; technology cost and performance of fuel cell vehicles; regulatory contexts; timing and extent of transition pathways; technologies used for producing hydrogen; hydrogen distribution infrastructure
Methodology/Approach: Linear algebraic calculations; parameterization techniques
Hardware/Software Requirements: Hardware: PC with at least 256MB of RAM; 1.0 GHz processing speed; Software: Excel 2003
User Interface: H2M incorporates a user-friendly interface for running scenario and sensitivity analyses
Data Used/Contributing Research:
  • H2A Group cost and performance assumptions
  • AD Little research
Outputs: Scale: national and city-based (i.e., 4 cities: Denver, Houston, Seattle, Boston); Time period: outputs for every year from 2000-2050; H2 Production: number and geographical distribution of on-site and central production facility installations, H2 pipeline length, carbon capture and sequestration pipeline length; H2 demand: fuel cell vehicle penetration (annual sales, stock turnover), combined heat and power penetration; Emissions: GHG emission impacts disaggregated by H2 production technology, CO2 quantities sequestered; Energy use: fossil and renewable energy feedstock requirements, annual hydrogen demand; Costs: delivered H2 costs
Assumptions Inherent in Model: Population growth; cost and performance of fuel cell and hydrogen production technologies
Sensitivity Studies Facilitated: Fuel price trajectories; Carbon capture and sequestration; Discount rate; H2 demand trajectories (i.e., light-duty vehicle penetration schedule, commercial and industrial combined heat and power schedule); H2 production cost and performance characteristics
Milestones Supported:
  • Inputs module: development of integrated database of H2 production system characteristics, city-based road and refueling infrastructure spatial characteristics, model benchmarking to AEO2003, and other inputs
    • Organization: DOE/EERE/HFCIT
    • Completion Date: December 2003
  • Analysis module: development of linear algebraic formulae and parameterization techniques to determine hydrogen infrastructure expansion characteristics
    • Organization: DOE/EERE/HFCIT
    • Completion Date: December 2004
  • Outputs module: development of a set of standardized tabular outputs and well as scenario comparison tools
    • Organization: DOE/EERE/HFCIT
    • Completion Date: July 2005
Timeframe Studied: 2000 - 2050

Products/Deliverables

 

  • Description: Overview of the analytical framework, key supply and demand assumptions, major results, and policy-relevant conclusions for a study of an H2 transition in the USA as a whole and in four cities in particular.
    Publication Title: Hydrogen Transitions in a Greenhouse Gas Constrained World
    Article/Abstract Title: Volume I, Executive Summary
    Author Name(s): Bailie, Alison; Dougherty, Bill; Kartha, Sivan; Lazarus, Michael; Rajan, Chella; Runkle, Benjamin
    Publication Date: January 2006

  • Description: Contains a total of 5 technical annexes providing technical details underlying H2M, including the analytical framework, city-based characteristics data, H2 production cost and performance assumptions, and so forth.
    Publication Title: Hydrogen Transitions in a Greenhouse Gas Constrained World
    Article/Abstract Title: Volume II: Annexes
    Author Name(s): Bailie, Alison; Dougherty, Bill; Kartha, Sivan; Lazarus, Michael; Rajan, Chella; Runkle, Benjamin
    Publication Date: January 2006

  • Description: Provides a comprehensive set of results for each of the study cities and the USA, including details of the hydrogen infrastructure, energy use impacts, carbon reductions, and hydrogen delivery cost trajectories.
    Publication Title: Hydrogen Transitions in a Greenhouse Gas Constrained World
    Article/Abstract Title: Volume III: Results
    Author Name(s): Bailie, Alison; Dougherty, Bill; Kartha, Sivan; Lazarus, Michael; Rajan, Chella; Runkle, Benjamin
    Publication Date: January 2006

  • Description: Consists of a user’s manual for H2M, including an overview of the design and basic structure of the model, a review of options for setting up a typical run at the city and national level, and a summary of the source code structure.
    Publication Title: Hydrogen Transitions in a Greenhouse Gas Constrained World
    Article/Abstract Title: Volume IV: H2M
    Author Name(s): Bailie, Alison; Dougherty, Bill; Kartha, Sivan; Lazarus, Michael; Rajan, Chella; Runkle, Benjamin
    Publication Date: January 2006


Date Last Updated: 05/08/2007