The use of hydrogen as an energy carrier is expected to substantially contribute to the achievement of deep decarbonization goals. However, introducing a significant role for hydrogen in the energy supply requires comprehensive changes across many sectors of the economy. An extensive infrastructure will need to be developed involving its production, transportation, storage, and utilization. Policies and incentives may be needed to overcome the significant market barriers that exist to the widespread adoption of hydrogen.
The Office of Carbon Management of the Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management and the Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies Office of the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy have coordinated with the U.S. Energy Information Administration and OnLocation to developing this Component Design Report which describe enhancements necessary for the National Energy Modeling System necessary to model various hydrogen pathways.
This Component Design Report details the structure of such a model, proposes new model elements and required changes, and describes data flows between modules to represent possible hydrogen pathways.