NHyRA took advantage of its presence at the European Hydrogen Energy Conference 2026 held in Seville (Spain) to present on Thursday, March 12, its results on archetype prioritisation studies based on hydrogen (H2) emissions throughout the H2 value chain.
Alessandro Guzzini, Assistant Professor at the University of Bologna, explained the process by which NHyRA has prioritised the archetypes of the H2 value chain for studying how to mitigate hydrogen emissions from them. During the presentation, the criteria for selecting archetypes for study were explained, based primarily on three variables: the availability and/or uncertainty of data on H2 emissions from the archetype, the total amount of H2 emissions from the archetype, and the potential for successful market penetration of the archetype.
The preliminary results of the studies suggest that research and experimental testing should focus on reducing uncertainty about H2 emissions and filling the knowledge gap on emissions across all stages of the H2 supply chain. This task is related to one of NHyRA’s main aims: creating a hydrogen emissions inventory of anthropogenic H2 emissions from hydrogen value chains. In the coming weeks, the NHyRA project will conduct experimental campaigns to reduce uncertainty in H2 emission estimates.
