TY - JOUR A1 - Thema, Martin A1 - Bauer, Franz A1 - Sterner, Michael T1 - Power-to-Gas: Electrolysis and methanation status review JF - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews N2 - This review gives a worldwide overview on Power-to-Gas projects producing hydrogen or renewable substitute natural gas focusing projects in central Europe. It deepens and completes the content of previous reviews by including hitherto unreviewed projects and by combining project names with details such as plant location. It is based on data from 153 completed, recent and planned projects since 1988 which were evaluated with regards to plant allocation, installed power development, plant size, shares and amounts of hydrogen or substitute natural gas producing examinations and product utilization phases. Cost development for electrolysis and carbon dioxide methanation was analyzed and a projection until 2030 is given with an outlook to 2050. The results show substantial cost reductions for electrolysis as well as for methanation during the recent years and a further price decline to less than 500 euro per kilowatt electric power input for both technologies until 2050 is estimated if cost projection follows the current trend. Most of the projects examined are located in Germany, Denmark, the United States of America and Canada. Following an exponential global trend to increase installed power, today's Power-to-Gas applications are operated at about 39 megawatt. Hydrogen and substitute natural gas were investigated on equal terms concerning the number of projects. KW - Biological CO2-Methanation KW - Chemical CO2-Methanation KW - Cost-development KW - Electrolysis KW - Power-to-Gas Y1 - 2019 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:898-opus4-26238 N1 - Corresponding author: Martin Thema VL - 112 IS - 7 SP - 775 EP - 787 PB - Elsevier ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Sterner, Michael A1 - Hofrichter, Andreas A1 - Meisinger, Alexander A1 - Bauer, Franz A1 - Pinkwart, Karsten A1 - Maletzko, Annabelle A1 - Dittmar, Felix A1 - Cremers, Carsten T1 - 19 Import options for green hydrogen and derivatives - An overview of efficiencies and technology readiness levels JF - International Journal of Hydrogen Energy N2 - The import of hydrogen and derivatives forms part of many national strategies and is fundamental to achieving climate protection targets. This paper provides an overview and technical comparison of import pathways for hydrogen and derivatives in terms of efficiency, technological maturity and development and construction times with a focus on the period up to 2030. The import of hydrogen via pipeline has the highest system efficiency at 57-67 % and the highest technological maturity with a technology readiness level (TRL) of 8-9. The import of ammonia and methanol via ship and of SNG via pipeline shows efficiencies in the range of 39-64 % and a technological maturity of TRL 7 to 9 when using point sources. Liquid hydrogen, LOHC and Fischer-Tropsch products have the lowest efficiency and TRL in comparison. The use of direct air capture (DAC) reduces efficiency and TRL considerably. Reconversion of the derivatives to hydrogen is also associated with high losses and is not achievable for all technologies on an industrial scale up to 2030. In the short to medium term, import routes for derivatives that can utilise existing infrastructures and mature technologies are the most promising for imports. In the long term, the most promising option is hydrogen via pipelines. KW - Hydrogen KW - Derivatives KW - Power-to-X KW - Efficiency KW - TRL KW - Construction time KW - Technical assessment KW - Import KW - Hydrogen strategy KW - Energy system modelling Y1 - 2024 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:898-opus4-77756 SN - 0360-3199 N1 - Corresponding author der OTH Regensburg: Michael Sterner VL - 90 SP - 1112 EP - 1127 PB - Elsevier ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Sterner, Michael A1 - Bauer, Franz A1 - Crotogino, Fritz A1 - Eckert, Fabian A1 - von Olshausen, Christian A1 - Teichmann, Daniel A1 - Thema, Martin ED - Sterner, Michael ED - Stadler, Ingo T1 - Chemical Energy Storage T2 - Handbook of Energy Storage N2 - Purely electrical energy storage technologies are very efficient, however they are also very expensive and have the smallest capacities. Electrochemical-energy storage reaches higher capacities at smaller costs, but at the expense of efficiency. This pattern continues in a similar way for chemical-energy storage. In terms of capacities, the limits of batteries (accumulators) are reached when low-loss long-term storage is of need. Chemical-energy storage and stocking fulfills these requirements completely. The storing itself may be subject to significant efficiency losses, but, from today’s point of view and in combination with the existing gas and fuel infrastructure, it is the only national option with regards to the long-term storage of renewable energies. Chemical-energy storage is the backbone of today’s conventional energy supply. Solid (wood and coal), liquid (mineral oil), and gaseous (natural gas) energy carriers are ‘energy storages’ themselves, and are stored using different technologies. In the course of energy transition, chemical-energy storage will be of significant importance, mainly as long-term storage for the power sector, but also in the form of combustibles and fuels for transport and heat. Not only are conventional storing technologies discussed within this chapter, but a detailed explanation is also given about the storage of renewable energies in the form of gaseous (power-to-gas, PtG) and liquid (power-to-liquid, PtL) energy carriers for electricity, heat, chemicals, and in the form of synthetic fuels. Y1 - 2019 SN - 978-3-662-55503-3 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-55504-0_8 SP - 325 EP - 482 PB - Springer CY - Berlin, Heidelberg ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Sterner, Michael A1 - Bauer, Franz ED - Sterner, Michael ED - Stadler, Ingo T1 - Definition and Classification of Energy Storage Systems T2 - Handbook of Energy Storage N2 - Energy supply always requires energy storage—either as an intrinsic property or as additional system. It is an intrinsic property of solid, liquid, and gaseous fuels, although less so of water-borne heat, but not of electricity. So to meet variable demands and supplies, heat and electricity networks usually require additional storage systems. When they are added to an energy network, should they be viewed as ‘suppliers’ or as ‘consumers’? Who is responsible for covering the costs of storage systems? To categorize storage systems in the energy sector, they first need to be carefully defined. This chapter defines storage as well as storage systems, describes their use, and then classifies storage systems according to temporal, spatial, physical, energy-related, and economic criteria. Y1 - 2019 SN - 978-3-662-55503-3 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-55504-0_2 SP - 23 EP - 47 PB - Springer CY - Berlin, Heidelberg ER - TY - GEN A1 - Thema, Martin A1 - Bauer, Franz A1 - Sterner, Michael T1 - Power-to-Gas world status report T2 - International Renewable Energy Storage Conference, Düsseldorf 14.-16.03.2019 KW - Erneuerbare Energien, Klimaneutralität, Energiewende, Sektorenkopplung, Power-to-Gas KW - Power-to-Gas KW - Sektorenkopplung KW - Energiewende KW - Klimaneutralität Y1 - 2019 ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Sterner, Michael A1 - Bauer, Franz A1 - Crotogino, Fritz A1 - Eckert, Fabian A1 - von Olshausen, Christian A1 - Teichmann, Daniel A1 - Thema, Martin T1 - Chemische Energiespeicher T2 - Energiespeicher - Bedarf, Technologien, Integration KW - Energiespeicher KW - Elektrochemisches Verfahren KW - Elektrochemische Energieumwandlung Y1 - 2017 SN - 978-3-662-48893-5 SN - 978-3-662-48892-8 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-48893-5_8 SP - 327 EP - 493 PB - Springer Vieweg CY - Berlin ; Heidelberg ET - 2. Auflage ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Sterner, Michael A1 - Bauer, Franz T1 - Definition und Klassifizierung von Energiespeichern T2 - Energiespeicher - Bedarf, Technologien, Integration KW - Energiespeicher Y1 - 2017 SN - 978-3-662-48892-8 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-48893-5_2 SP - 25 EP - 49 PB - Springer Vieweg CY - Berlin ; Heidelberg ET - 2. Auflage ER - TY - RPRT A1 - Sörgel, Dominika A1 - Luderer, Gunnar A1 - Emelianova, Polina A1 - Koch, Otto A1 - Timpe, Christof A1 - Bauer, Franz A1 - Sterner, Michael T1 - Kopernikus-Szenarienvergleich - Robuste Eigenschaften von Klimaschutzpfaden zur Treibhausgasneutralität 2045 und relevante Unsicherheiten N2 - Im Rahmen der vier Kopernikus-Projekte – Ariadne, ENSURE, P2X und SynErgie – wird die Transformation des deutschen Energiesystems hin zur Klimaneutralität analysiert. Im vorliegenden Bericht werden hierbei robuste Kernaussagen und relevante Unsicherheiten derjenigen Szenarien der Kopernikus-Schwesterprojekte dargestellt, die zur Zielsetzung die Klimaneutralität 2045 haben. Hierbei liegt der Fokus auf Indikatoren, die eine besonders hohe klimapolitische Relevanz haben. Y1 - 2023 UR - https://publications.pik-potsdam.de/pubman/faces/ViewItemFullPage.jsp?itemId=item_29216 PB - Kopernikus-Projekte CY - Potsdam ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Bauer, Franz A1 - Gawlik, Julia A1 - Sterner, Michael A1 - Hamacher, Thomas ED - Ausfelder, Florian ED - Du Tran, Dinh T1 - Übergreifende Energiesystemmodellierung T2 - Optionen für ein nachhaltiges Energiesystem mit Power-to-X-Technologien: Transformation - Anwendungen – Potentiale. 4. Roadmap des Kopernikus-Projektes P2X, Phase II Y1 - 2022 UR - https://www.kopernikus-projekte.de/lw_resource/datapool/systemfiles/elements/files/EC7C18F68BCE7C0DE0537E695E86F60F/live/document/221025_DEC_P2X4_V08_Web.pdf SN - 978-3-89746-238-0 SP - 17 EP - 35 PB - DECHEMA Gesellschaft für Chemische Technik und Biotechnologie e.V. CY - Frankfurt a.M. ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Bauer, Franz A1 - Gawlik, Julia A1 - Sterner, Michael A1 - Hamacher, Thomas ED - Ausfelder, Florian ED - Dura, Hanna Ewy T1 - Übergreifende Energiesystemmodellierung T2 - Optionen für ein nachhaltiges Energiesystem mit Power-to-X-Technologien: Transformation - Anwendungen – Potentiale. 3. Roadmap des Kopernikus-Projektes P2X, Phase II Y1 - 2021 UR - https://www.kopernikus-projekte.de/lw_resource/datapool/systemfiles/elements/files/CBE2878A53D522EEE0537E695E868061/live/document/DEC_P2X_II_V06_Online_small.pdf SN - 978-3-89746-236-6 SP - 19 EP - 33 PB - DECHEMA Gesellschaft für Chemische Technik und Biotechnologie e.V. CY - Frankfurt a.M. ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Sterner, Michael A1 - Bauer, Franz A1 - Hofrichter, Andreas ED - Ausfelder, Florian ED - Dura, Hanna Ewy T1 - Systemanalyse von Power-to-X-Pfaden - Ergebnisse des Satellitenprojektes "SPIKE" T2 - Optionen für ein nachhaltiges Energiesystem mit Power-to-X Technologien : Nachhaltigkeitseffekte - Potenziale Entwicklungsmöglichkeiten; 2. Roadmap des Kopernikus-Projektes "Power-to-X": Flexible Nutzung erneuerbarer Ressourcen (P2X) Y1 - 2019 UR - https://edocs.tib.eu/files/e01fn21/1770760199.pdf SN - 978-3-89746-218-2 SP - 145 EP - 153 PB - DECHEMA Gesellschaft für Chemische Technik und Biotechnologie e.V CY - Frankfurt am Main ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Weber, Karsten A1 - Dendorfer, Sebastian A1 - Süß, Franz A1 - Kubowitsch, Simone A1 - Schratzenstaller, Thomas A1 - Haug, Sonja A1 - Mohr, Christa A1 - Kiesl, Hans A1 - Drechsler, Jörg A1 - Westner, Markus A1 - Kobus, Jörn A1 - Schubert, Martin J. W. A1 - Zenger, Stefan A1 - Pietsch, Alexander A1 - Weiß, Josef A1 - Hinterseer, Sebastian A1 - Schieck, Roland A1 - Scherzinger, Stefanie A1 - Klettke, Meike A1 - Ringlstetter, Andreas A1 - Störl, Uta A1 - Bissyandé, Tegawendé F. A1 - Seeburger, Achim A1 - Schindler, Timo A1 - Ramsauer, Ralf A1 - Kiszka, Jan A1 - Kölbl, Andreas A1 - Lohmann, Daniel A1 - Mauerer, Wolfgang A1 - Maier, Johannes A1 - Scorna, Ulrike A1 - Palm, Christoph A1 - Soska, Alexander A1 - Mottok, Jürgen A1 - Ellermeier, Andreas A1 - Vögele, Daniel A1 - Hierl, Stefan A1 - Briem, Ulrich A1 - Buschmann, Knut A1 - Ehrlich, Ingo A1 - Pongratz, Christian A1 - Pielmeier, Benjamin A1 - Tyroller, Quirin A1 - Monkman, Gareth J. A1 - Gut, Franz A1 - Roth, Carina A1 - Hausler, Peter A1 - Bierl, Rudolf A1 - Prommesberger, Christian A1 - Ławrowski, Robert Damian A1 - Langer, Christoph A1 - Schreiner, Rupert A1 - Huang, Yifeng A1 - She, Juncong A1 - Ottl, Andreas A1 - Rieger, Walter A1 - Kraml, Agnes A1 - Poxleitner, Thomas A1 - Hofer, Simon A1 - Heisterkamp, Benjamin A1 - Lerch, Maximilian A1 - Sammer, Nike A1 - Golde, Olivia A1 - Wellnitz, Felix A1 - Schmid, Sandra A1 - Muntschick, Claudia A1 - Kusterle, Wolfgang A1 - Paric, Ivan A1 - Brückl, Oliver A1 - Haslbeck, Matthias A1 - Schmidt, Ottfried A1 - Schwanzer, Peter A1 - Rabl, Hans-Peter A1 - Sterner, Michael A1 - Bauer, Franz A1 - Steinmann, Sven A1 - Eckert, Fabian A1 - Hofrichter, Andreas ED - Baier, Wolfgang T1 - Forschungsbericht 2017 T3 - Forschungsberichte der OTH Regensburg - 2017 KW - Forschung KW - Forschungsbericht Y1 - 2017 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:898-opus4-13835 SN - 978-3-9818209-3-5 CY - Regensburg ER - TY - INPR A1 - Meisinger, Alexander A1 - Hofrichter, Andreas A1 - Bauer, Franz A1 - Sterner, Michael T1 - Unlocking Potential Energy Partnerships in Europe: a Case Study on the Way to a Franco-German Energy Transition N2 - Global warming is already causing global destabilization. Geopolitical challenges fuel this instability and highlight the need for trusted energy partnerships to ensure energy security. To limit global warming and increase energy security, it is essential to take joint action on an international and global scale. The European Green Deal contributes to this. However, specific national actions are still needed. This research presents a way forward for a Franco-German energy transition and unlocks the potential of energy partnerships within Europe, using a cost-based, sector-coupled optimization model. Both countries are coupled via an isolated country optimization approach. Thus, the focus is on the development of each national energy system. The results highlight the increase of energy security in line with the European Green Deal. The main pillars of the energy transition are solar energy (32- 33%), wind energy (25-38%) and biogenic energy sources (13-27%). Nuclear power is being phased out in Germany and France. The results show that a Franco-German energy partnership has great potential. Overall, France can cost-effectively cover 25% of Germany’s hydrogen import needs (122 TWh) in 2050. At the same time, France can also benefit from the energy partnership in terms of economic growth and joint action to mitigate climate crisis. KW - Decarbonization KW - Energy partnership KW - Energy system modelling KW - Energy transition KW - European Green Deal KW - Power-to-X Y1 - 2025 U6 - https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.5251699 PB - SSRN ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Sterner, Michael A1 - Gerhardt, Norman A1 - Saint-Drenan, Y. M. A1 - Specht, M. A1 - Stürmer, B. A1 - Zuberbühler, U. T1 - Erneuerbares Methan - Eine Lösung zur Integration und Speicherung Erneuerbarer Energien und ein Weg zur regenerativen Vollversorgung JF - Solarzeitalter Y1 - 2010 SN - 0937-3802 IS - 1 PB - Eurosolar ER - TY - GEN A1 - Sterner, Michael A1 - Schumm, Leon T1 - Netzpuffer – Speicher & Kraftwerke als virtuelle Leitungen für mehr Versorgungssicherheit und EE-Integration in Nord und Süd T2 - 7. Smart-Grid-Fachtagung WAGO, Hannover, 29. Sept. 2021 KW - Stromspeicher KW - Batterien KW - Netzpuffer KW - Stromnetz Y1 - 2021 ER - TY - RPRT A1 - Sterner, Michael A1 - Schumm, Leon A1 - Rank, Daniel A1 - Hofrichter, Andreas T1 - Intelligente Netzpuffer : Abschlussbericht (24.01.2021) KW - Stromspeicher KW - Batterien KW - Netzpuffer KW - Stromnetz Y1 - 2021 N1 - unveröffentlichter Abschlussbericht ER - TY - INPR A1 - Schumm, Leon A1 - Abdel-Khalek, Hazem A1 - Brown, Tom A1 - Ueckerdt, Falko A1 - Sterner, Michael A1 - Fioriti, Davide A1 - Parzen, Max T1 - The impact of temporal hydrogen regulation on hydrogen exporters and their domestic energy transition N2 - As global demand for green hydrogen rises, potential hydrogen exporters move into the spotlight. However, the large-scale installation of on-grid hydrogen electrolysis for export can have profound impacts on domestic energy prices and energy-related emissions. Our investigation explores the interplay of hydrogen exports, domestic energy transition and temporal hydrogen regulation, employing a sector-coupled energy model in Morocco. We find substantial co-benets of domestic climate change mitigation and hydrogen exports, whereby exports can reduce domestic electricity prices while mitigation reduces hydrogen export prices. However, increasing hydrogen exports quickly in a system that is still dominated by fossil fuels can substantially raise domestic electricity prices, if green hydrogen production is not regulated. Surprisingly, temporal matching of hydrogen production lowers domestic electricity cost by up to 31% while the effect on exporters is minimal. This policy instrument can steer the welfare (re-)distribution between hydrogen exporting firms, hydrogen importers, and domestic electricity consumers and hereby increases acceptance among actors. KW - Energy Transition KW - Hydrogen regulation KW - Hydrogen export KW - Climate-neutral KW - Domestic prices KW - Hydrogen prices KW - Power-to-X Y1 - 2024 U6 - https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-4285425/v1 N1 - Der Aufsatz wurde peer-reviewed veröffentlicht und ist ebenfalls in diesem Repositorium verzeichnet unter: https://opus4.kobv.de/opus4-oth-regensburg/8485 PB - Research Square Platform LLC ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Schumm, Leon A1 - Brown, Tom A1 - Abdel-Khalek, Hazem A1 - Ueckerdt, Falko A1 - Sterner, Michael A1 - Fioriti, David A1 - Parzen, Max T1 - The impact of temporal hydrogen regulation on hydrogen exporters and their domestic energy transition JF - Nature Communications N2 - As global demand for green hydrogen rises, potential hydrogen exporters move into the spotlight. While exports can bring countries revenue, large-scale on-grid hydrogen electrolysis for export can profoundly impact domestic energy prices and energy-related emissions. Our investigation explores the interplay of hydrogen exports, domestic energy transition and temporal hydrogen regulation, employing a sector-coupled energy model in Morocco. We find substantial co-benefits of domestic carbon dioxide mitigation and hydrogen exports, whereby exports can reduce market-based costs for domestic electricity consumers while mitigation reduces costs for hydrogen exporters. However, increasing hydrogen exports in a fossil-dominated system can substantially raise market-based costs for domestic electricity consumers, but surprisingly, temporal matching of hydrogen production can lower these costs by up to 31% with minimal impact on exporters. Here, we show that this policy instrument can steer the welfare (re-)distribution between hydrogen exporting firms, hydrogen importers, and domestic electricity consumers and hereby increases acceptance among actors. KW - Energy Transition KW - Hydrogen regulation Y1 - 2025 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:898-opus4-84857 N1 - Die Preprint-Version ist ebenfalls in diesem Repositorium verzeichnet unter: https://opus4.kobv.de/opus4-oth-regensburg/7272 VL - 16 PB - Nature CY - London ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Schamel, Marco A1 - Achhammer, Anton A1 - Schumm, Leon A1 - Sterner, Michael T1 - Harvesting Sustainability: Cost-competitiveness of Green Fertilizer Value Chains in Western Africa T2 - Proceedings of the 2025 IEEE PES/IAS PowerAfrica Conference (PAC 2025): pioneering sustainable energy solutions for Africa's Future, 28.09-02.10 2025, Cairo, Egypt N2 - The use of nitrogen fertilizers in Sub-Saharan Africa is low compared to other regions of the world, leading to inadequate crop yields. Furthermore, conventional production from fossil fuel-based ammonia is highly emissions-intensive, making decarbonization urgent. Local production using green hydrogen, sourced solely from solar energy, water, and air, could address both agricultural and climate challenges. This study focuses on Ghana, where nitrogen inputs are among the lowest globally. Using an open-source framework, we evaluate high-resolution production costs for sustainable ammonia and examine two decarbonized pathways: aqueous ammonia and urea. It is found that cost estimates with current assumptions mostly exceed historical prices. However, given their resilience to global market disruptions and expected future cost decreases of the technologies used, these sustainable approaches represent a promising pathway for development in Sub-Saharan Africa. Y1 - 2025 SN - 979-8-3315-9850-1 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1109/PowerAfrica65840.2025.11289137 PB - IEEE ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Schumm, Leon A1 - Haas, Jannik A1 - Peer, Rebecca A1 - Sterner, Michael T1 - The role of hydrogen offtaker regulation in highly renewable electricity systems JF - Energy N2 - The growing demand for green hydrogen necessitates a rapid scale-up of production and exports to meet decarbonization targets globally. However, current ramp-up efforts remain insufficient, calling for policies that unlock the potential of hydrogen as a low-carbon energy carrier. A key lever is the offtaker regulation, which impacts the pace and sustainability of export projects. This study investigates minimum renewable share requirements for hydrogen exports in countries with high renewable electricity shares. Using New Zealand as a case study, we develop a fully sector-coupled capacity expansion and dispatch model, integrating hydrogen and electricity network planning based on PyPSA-Earth. The model optimizes New Zealand’s energy system under varying export scenarios, renewable electricity shares, and resulting system impacts. We find that domestic electricity demand and renewable expansion rates dominate long-term outcomes, while progressive regulation enables short-term hydrogen and Power-to-X exports. Relaxing the renewable threshold from 80% to 60% triples export volumes from 2.5 TWh to 8.2 TWh by 2030. We propose a two-stage requirement: an initially progressive threshold to attract investment with low consequential emissions, followed by stricter regulation to prevent high emissions, rising domestic electricity prices, and declining hydrogen competitiveness. This framework, demonstrated for New Zealand, can guide hydrogen-exporting countries worldwide. KW - Climate neutrality KW - e-fuels KW - Emission intensity KW - Energy systems modelling KW - Hydrogen exports KW - Hydrogen offtaker regulation KW - Power-to-X Y1 - 2026 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2025.139513 N1 - Corresponding author der OTH Regensburg: Leon Schumm VL - 342 PB - Elsevier ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Uhl, Julius A1 - Schamel, Marco A1 - Achhammer, Anton A1 - Sterner, Michael T1 - Sustainable Steel Production in the Desert: Economic and Technical Assessment of a Hydrogen-Powered Steel Plant in Mauritania T2 - 2025 IEEE PES/IAS PowerAfrica, 28 September - 02 October 2025, Cairo N2 - The global steel industry is a major contributor to climate change and faces challenges in achieving a carbon-neutral production, hinging on the availability of cost-effective hydrogen produced by renewable energy. Mauritania, with its exceptional solar and wind resources, offers some of the most competitive conditions globally for hydrogen production. Instead of focusing on hydrogen exports, this study explores the technical feasibility and economic viability of establishing a renewable-powered steel plant in Mauritania, utilizing the country’s abundant iron ore reserves. The findings suggest that sustainably produced steel in Mauritania could be cost-competitive with current European prices. With ongoing declines in investment costs for emerging renewable technologies, Mauritania has the potential to become one of the world’s most cost-effective steel producers. KW - hydrogen KW - green steel KW - Mauritania KW - sustainable steel KW - hydrogen integration Y1 - 2025 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1109/PowerAfrica65840.2025.11289120 PB - IEEE ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Sterner, Michael ED - Faulstich, Martin ED - Mocker, Mario T1 - WBGU Gutachten - zukunftsfähige Bioenergie und nachhaltige Landnutzung T2 - Biomasse & Abfall : Emissionen mindern und Rückstände nutzen (Verfahren & Werkstoffe für die Energietechnik ; 5) Y1 - 2009 SN - 9783981039146 SP - 23 EP - 28 PB - Dorner Printconcept CY - Sulzbach-Rosenberg ER - TY - INPR A1 - Achhammer, Anton A1 - Fioriti, Davide A1 - Patonia, Aliaksei A1 - Sterner, Michael T1 - The impact of hydrogen underground storage on fair partnerships: a GIS-based integration of salt caverns into PyPSA-Earth N2 - The increasing demand for hydrogen in Europe and the development of cross-border infrastructure, such as the SoutH2 Corridorconnecting Tunisia, Italy, Austria, and Germany, underscore the importance for hydrogen storage solutions to ensure supplysecurity and competitive pricing. Without storage, producers face increased market dependency, as electrolyzers require con-tinuous operation to remain economically viable. At the same time, storage offers opportunities to strengthen domestic valuechains by securing hydrogen supply for local industries. To assess the system-level impact of underground hydrogen storageand its implications for hydrogen partnerships, we integrate GIS-based salt cavern potentials into PyPSA-Earth and apply theframework to Tunisia. Salt caverns are currently largely considered the most economical option for large-scale hydrogen storage,offering operational flexibility. Underground storage is represented as an endogenously optimised, regionally constrained option,enabling a direct comparison between scenarios with and without geological storage under identical demand, technology, andpolicy assumptions.Our results show that underground hydrogen storage enables seasonal balancing at multi-terawatt-hour scale, reshaping hydro-gen system design. Storage availability substitutes most aboveground hydrogen tank capacity, improves electrolyser utilisation,and reduces levelised hydrogen production costs by approximately 0.10 € kg−1. Moreover, it decouples hydrogen production fromshort-term electricity variability and export demand, enhancing supply stability and export competitiveness.Beyond the Tunisian case, the findings underscore the strategic role of geological storage in international hydrogen trade. Byincreasing resilience and reducing cost volatility, underground hydrogen storage strengthens the position of exporting regionsand supports more balanced and sustainable hydrogen partnerships. KW - Energy Transition KW - Hydrogen export KW - hydrogen underground storage KW - Hydrogen prices KW - salt caverns KW - Power-to-X KW - PyPSA-Earth Y1 - 2026 U6 - https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.6307406 PB - SSRN ER -