Hydrogen Transport Economy in the North Sea Region2 (Call 2)

Programme 2014 - 2020 INTERREG VB North Sea

Date of latest update: 2024-09-18

Description

Description (EN):

With 94% of transport currently oil based, green transport solutions such as hydrogen will play a key role in achieving EU energy and climate change targets. Hydrogen Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles (FCEVs)are key as they have a larger range than electric battery vehicles and this extended range is essential in the North Sea which has a large number of small and medium sized cities with a large suburban and rural hinterland. Currently there is market failure caused by the high cost of FCEVs particularly for large fleet operators eg vans and the need to make green hydrogen cheaper through more cost effective hydrogen production, storage and distributionThe key aim is to create conditions so that a FCEV market can develop, and promote the NSR as a Centre for Excellence for fuel cells and range extenders. The project will reduce the cost of hydrogen vehicles and reduce CO2 emissions by: - Improving the operational efficiency of a wide range of vehicles such as vans, large trucks and refuse collection vehicles. - Improving the supply chain and training so that the NSR becomes a Centre of Excellence for hydrogen transport and a competitive environment is formed. - Developing innovative methods for the production, storage and distribution of green hydrogen. - Ensuring that the NSR is the dominant region in the EU in terms of hydrogen transport. The project will complement national programmes and facilitates joint NSR approaches and common standards.

Achievements (EN):

HyTrEc2 covered an extremely ambitious proramme of work. It not only focussed on the immature hydrogen market, its deployment of hydrogen vehicles, green hydrogen production, supply chain and training meant that it covered a broad range of activities needed to achieve a successful hydrogen strategy. Throughout, HyTrEc2 Partners from Sweden, the Netherlands, Norway, Germany and the UK have worked tirelessly to deliver this innovative project, including a number of world-first activities. Five Partners deployed hydrogen vehicles and a total of 24 cars, vans and large trucks were delivered. For some Partners this was their first foray into the adoption of hydrogen vehicles, while others were achieving first in the world deliverables e.g. the Hydrogen Ground Power Unit for use in Airports or publicly available hydrogen vans on car clubs. Vehicle data was collated and provided a picture of usage to improve the efficiency of the vehicles and how different environments (rural, semi-rural and urban) can affect their operability and their carbon emission savings in different areas of the NSR with different regulations. Two Green Hydrogen Refuelling Stations were successfully installed in Groningen and Narvik. Business cases were also drafted that are now leading to the delivery of large scale commercially viable hydrogen production facilities in both Aberdeen and the Northern Netherlands. Various innovative reports pulling information together on hydrogen for use in: off-grid houses, forklift trucks, port applications, fleet adoption and distribution in rural regions were prepared by Partners using real life examples from HyTrEc2. The current market failure, in part caused by a fragmented supply chain, saw business to business meetings organised with current and emerging hydrogen entities. Conferences such as Wind Meets Gas and Hydrogen: A Business Opportunity for the NSR offered delegates a networking opportunity and to see HyTrEc2 stations and vehicles. While these events in Groningen, Aberdeen and Bedford were very transnational, equally important were local forums setup by Partners in Sweden and Norway to engage stakeholders on how to develop a hydrogen economy. A final supply chain map was produced at the end of the project that assessed where Partners had been successful, and if there were still gaps. Being at the forefront of this nascent technology it was imperative that we worked cooperatively to share learning with each other and across the NSR. The culmination of our training programme was a 2-day event Road to Decarbonisation: H2 Skills to Accelerate the Transition to Net Zero with over 150 students and stakeholders given practical lessons using HyTrEc2 vehicles. Our comms approach, latterly led by our German partner, engaged across all countries using the HyTrEc2 website, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube and printed material. We hosted delegations, undertook vehicle launches, tours, prepared news stories, developed numerous training and information videos and presented on report/ demonstration findings to ensure our outreach was as broad as possible. As a partnership our regular virtual and in-person meetings were essential to ensure Partners not only acted as a peer support group, but as a learning exchange sharing forum. This also gave us an opportunity to see HyTrEc2 deliverables in practice, liaise with local supply chains and present HyTrEc2 outcomes to different audiences. With all Partners continuing to deliver hydrogen activities, we can state that the HyTrEc2 project's legacy has been delivery of a hydrogen transport economy and that the North Sea Region can now be seen as a Centre of Excellence for hydrogen transport.

Website: https://northsearegion.eu/hytrec2

Thematic information

Green technologies

Specific Objective: Stimulate the take-up and application of green transport solutions for regional freight and personal transport

Thematic Objective: (07) promoting sustainable transport and removing bottlenecks in key network infrastructures by:

Investment Priority: (07c) developing and improving environmentally-friendly (including low-noise) and low-carbon transport systems, including inland waterways and maritime transport, ports, multimodal links and airport infrastructure, in order to promote sustainable regional and local mobility

Partners (9)

Lead Partner: Aberdeen City Council

Address: Marischal College, Ground Floor, North Wing Hub 4, Broad Street, AB10 1AB Aberdeen, United Kingdom

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.aberdeencity.gov.uk

Total budget: EUR 1 450 622.00

ERDF budget: EUR 725 311.00

Aberdeenshire Council

Name: Aberdeenshire Council

Address: Woodhill House, Westburn Road, AB16 5GB Aberdeen, United Kingdom

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.aberdeenshire.gov.uk

Total budget: EUR 392 100.00

ERDF budget: EUR 196 050.00

Agentur für Kommunikation, Organisation und Management

Name: Agentur für Kommunikation, Organisation und Management

Address: Bördestraße 9, 27711 Osterholz-Scharmbeck, Germany

Legal status: private

Website: http://www.atenekom.eu

Total budget: EUR 828 851.00

ERDF budget: EUR 414 425.00

Centre of Excellence for Low Carbon and Fuel Technologies

Name: Centre of Excellence for Low Carbon and Fuel Technologies

Address: Holywell Park, LE11 3TU Loughborough, United Kingdom

Legal status: private

Website: http://www.cenex.co.uk

Total budget: EUR 237 466.00

ERDF budget: EUR 118 733.00

EUROPÄISCHES INSTITUT FÜR INNOVATION

Name: EUROPÄISCHES INSTITUT FÜR INNOVATION

Address: PO Box 1147 Am Kirchenplatz3, 27711 Osterholz-Scharmbeck, Germany

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.eifi.eu

Total budget: EUR 113 938.00

ERDF budget: EUR 56 969.00

Gemeente Groningen

Name: Gemeente Groningen

Address: PO Box 7081, 9701 JB Groningen, Netherlands

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.groningen.nl

Total budget: EUR 1 206 894.00

ERDF budget: EUR 603 447.00

Provincie Drenthe

Name: Provincie Drenthe

Address: Postbus 122, NL-9400 AC Assen, Netherlands

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.drenthe.nl

Total budget: EUR 580 000.00

ERDF budget: EUR 290 000.00

RISE Research Institutions of Sweden AB

Name: RISE Research Institutions of Sweden AB

Address: Box 857, 501 15 Boras, Sweden

Legal status: private

Website: http://www.sp.se

Total budget: EUR 420 341.00

ERDF budget: EUR 210 170.00

UiT/ The Arctic University of Norway

Name: UiT/ The Arctic University of Norway

Address: Faculty of Engineering, Science and Techology, Lodve Langes Gate 2, PO BOX 385, 8505 Narvik Narvik, Norway

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.en.uit.no

Total budget: EUR 950 390.00

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Aberdeen City Council

Hydrogen Transport Economy in the North Sea Region2 (Call 2)

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Aberdeenshire Council

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Agency for Communication, Organization and Management

Hydrogen Transport Economy in the North Sea Region2 (Call 2)

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Centre of Excellence for Low Carbon and Fuel Technologies

Hydrogen Transport Economy in the North Sea Region2 (Call 2)

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EUROPEAN INSTITUTE FOR INNOVATION

Hydrogen Transport Economy in the North Sea Region2 (Call 2)

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Municipality of Groningen

Hydrogen Transport Economy in the North Sea Region2 (Call 2)

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Province of Drenthe

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RISE Research Institutions of Sweden AB

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UiT/ The Arctic University of Norway

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Summary

Project name (EN): Hydrogen Transport Economy in the North Sea Region2 (Call 2)

Project acronym: HyTrEc2

Project start date: 2016-10-02

Project end date: 2023-06-10

Project status: closed

Relevant precedent projects:

HyTrEc

Relevant subsequent projects:

SMART HY AWARE
HEAVENN, Horizon
EHRIN
LIHYP

Relevant linked projects:

JIVE, FCH JU
HECTOR
FCCP
REVIVE, Horizon 2020
High V.LO-City, FCH JU
HyTransit, FCH JU
G-PaTRA
Ports SoHy
FCH Train, Erasmus
HySkills, Erasmus
HySchool, Erasmus
Hyacinth, FCH JU
H2ME, FCH JU
HyLAW, FCH JU
Cleancon
Cleancon II
Stronghouse
GenComm

Total budget/expenditure: EUR 6 180 602.00

Total EU funding (amount): EUR 2 615 105.00

Co-financing sources:

ERDF: Amount, .

Documents

Documents on this project are listed below, and organised by category. Please note field "Data source", attached to each document. Keep.eu users are free to use these documents as long as they mention the data source and keep.eu.

Reports

Business case and economic modelling for Green Hydrogen Production

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: https://northsearegion.eu/hytrec2

Publication date: 2024-11-25

Document date: 2021-04-19

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Hydrogen Fuel Station - Province of Drenthe, The Netherlands

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: https://northsearegion.eu/hytrec2

Publication date: 2024-11-25

Document date: 2020-03-30

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Hydrogen in Ports

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: https://northsearegion.eu/hytrec2

Publication date: 2024-11-25

Document date: 2023-05-04

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Hydrogen Transport Legislation and Standards in the NSR: Interim Report

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: https://northsearegion.eu/hytrec2

Publication date: 2024-11-25

Document date: 2021-10-31

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Studies / surveys

A Study of a Green Hydrogen Economy for Rural Areas Throughout the North Sea Region

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Study / survey

Data source: https://northsearegion.eu/hytrec2

Publication date: 2024-11-25

Document date: 2022-03-31

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Aberdeen Hydrogen Hub: vision and business case for establishing scalable renewable hydrogen supplies in the city

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Study / survey

Data source: https://northsearegion.eu/hytrec2

Publication date: 2024-11-25

Document date: 2020-12-31

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Computer simulation of 5-9 tonne fork lift truck

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Study / survey

Data source: https://northsearegion.eu/hytrec2

Publication date: 2024-11-25

Document date: 2023-06-10

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Videos / films

ACHES Tour HD 1080p

Attachment type: link

Type of document: Video / film

Data source: https://northsearegion.eu/hytrec2

Publication date: 2024-11-25

Document date: 2019-04-04

Languages: en

How to refuel a Hydrogen vehicle using the ACHES refuelling station at Cove, Aberdeen.- HD 1080p

Attachment type: link

Type of document: Video / film

Data source: https://northsearegion.eu/hytrec2

Publication date: 2024-11-25

Document date: 2018-06-25

Languages: en

NSRvideo contest2020, HyTrEc2

Attachment type: link

Type of document: Video / film

Data source: https://northsearegion.eu/hytrec2

Publication date: 2024-11-25

Document date: 2020-10-20

Languages: en

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Financing programme

2014 - 2020 INTERREG VB North Sea

Last month that data in keep.eu was retrieved from the Programme's website or received from the Programme

2023-02-14

No. of projects in keep.eu / Total no. of projects (% of projects in keep.eu)

73 / 73 (100%)

No. of project partnerships in keep.eu / Total no. of project partnerships (% of project partnerships in keep.eu)

871 / 871 (100%)

Notes on the data

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The financial data featured in keep.eu for this programme, it's projects and its partners is not exact and should be taken as a reference only.

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