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We aim to develop the most comprehensive integrated energy system model for New Zealand. It will be open-source and adaptable for use in future studies. We will do this by building on the energy system planning tool REMix from our partners at the German Aerospace Center and other approaches for forecasting transport demand and detecting potential applications of hydrogen.

We will be able to answer the following pressing questions related to the energy transformation:

• Can green hydrogen help achieve zero-carbon transport, both in and outside cities?
• Can green hydrogen in urban systems help to fulfil net-zero carbon goals? And how does hydrogen help industries, including the primary sector?
• How does green hydrogen aid the integration of renewables? And what are optimal levels of hydrogen deployment for minimizing spillage?
• How can the uncertainties from extreme droughts and future hydrogen costs be addressed in planning tools?
• Can hydrogen provide competitive long-term storage (like a 鈥渘ational battery鈥�)?
• What are the environmental impacts and benefits of hydrogen, contextualized in an integrated energy system?
• What are the opportunities that green hydrogen opens to our local communities? Can it improve energy poverty and equity?
• What is New Zealand鈥檚 potential role within the hydrogen exporting triangle (Australia, Chile, North America)? And what hydrogen concepts should New Zealand envision? For example, off-shore hydrogen hubs with pipelines and ship transport? Production close to consumers? Hydrology颅dependent imports and exports?
• Can New Zealand become energy-independent by using hydrogen technologies? And can we power the Pacific Islands?

We will leverage the existing hydrogen roadmap and the expertise of an international, multidisciplinary team of energy, transport, electricity, and environmental experts to assess the role, advantages, and benefits of future hydrogen use in Aotearoa.

We will disseminate our work with the government, industry and Maori partners, and other scientists through workshops, conferences, and publications.

Leads:

• Jannik Haas and Rebecca Peer, Sustainable Energy Research Group, University of mini传媒, New Zealand
• Hans Christian Gils and Wided Medjroubi, German Aerospace Center, Germany

Co-investigators:

• Mehdi Keyvan-Ekbatani, Alan Wood, Tom Logan, Hamish Avery, Grant Read, University of mini传媒
• Andy Philpott, Andrea Raith, University of Auckland
  
• Manuel Wetzel, Alaa Alhamwi,听 German Aerospace Center

Researchers:

• Rafaella Canessa
• Akash Handique
• Stella Steidl
• Hadi Vatankhah
• Madison Zegeer
• Francisco Astorga
• Shang Jiang
• Alejandro Zabala

Board

• Pierluigi Mancarella, University of Melbourne
• Christian Breyer, LUT Finland
• Rodrigo Palma, University of Chile
• Hiringa
• FirstGas
• Mercury
• Genesis

Publication List

This is an extensive list of publications and events associated with the HINT research project.听

WORKSHOPS & SEMINARS

Presented:

1. Haas J. & team. 鈥淗ydrogen integration modeling鈥�. The Electric Power Optimization Centre鈥檚 20th Annual Winter Workshop, 09 Sep 2022, Auckland.
2. 鈥婻ead E. G. 鈥淐an virtual disaggregation integrate听large-scale storage into the NZEM?鈥� EPOC鈥檚 20th Annual Winter Workshop, 09 Sep 2022, Auckland.
3. Haas J. & team. 鈥淯pdate on the NZ-German platform for green hydrogen integration鈥�. GNS, Transition to a low emissions economy and society 鈥� the Hydrogen opportunity, 3-4 Oct 2022, Invercargill. 鈥�
4. Haas J. & team. 鈥淧lanning NZ鈥檚 energy transition including green hydrogen鈥�. Universities Research Offices NZ Annual Conference, 10 Nov 2022, Christchurch.
5. Haas J. & team. 鈥淗ydrogen, is it different this time?鈥� Uni. Chile seminar series of the Department of Water Resources and Environment, 10 Nov 2022, online. 鈥�
6. Haas J. & team. 鈥淔ully-integrated energy systems: New models and insights for Chile and New Zealand鈥�.听Invited presentation and panelist.听Complex Energy Systems Workshop, July 2023, Santiago, Chile.
7. Philpott A.B. 鈥淓MERALD: a green GEM鈥�. EPOC鈥檚 21st Annual Winter Workshop, Aug 2023, Auckland.
8. Haas J., Canessa R., Vatankhah Ghadim H., Ale M., Peer R. 鈥淧lanning multi-sector energy systems: new models and insights for New Zealand鈥�. EPOC鈥檚 21st Annual Winter Workshop, Aug 2023, Auckland.
9. Philpott A.B. 鈥淯sing JADE for capacity planning鈥�. EPOC鈥檚 21st Annual Winter Workshop, Aug 2023, Auckland.
10. Peer R. 鈥淗ydrogen research and innovation at the University of mini传媒 & beyond.鈥澨�Invited presentation and panelist.听H2 2 Zero Summit, Sep 2023, Wellington.
11. Alhamwi A., Gils H.C. 鈥淯pdates on the German national hydrogen strategy: Booster for hydrogen economy鈥�. Energy Futures: Hydrogen for New Zealand Workshop, Jan 2024, Christchurch.
12. Read E. G. 鈥淥ptimisation modeling for policy evaluation during major NZ energy transitions鈥�. Energy Futures: Hydrogen for New Zealand Workshop, Jan 2024, Christchurch.
13. Canessa R., Steidl S., Peer R. 鈥淪cenarios for hydrogen鈥�. Energy Futures: Hydrogen for New Zealand Workshop, Jan 2024, Christchurch.
14. Philpott A.B. 鈥淢odelling distributed hydrogen as demand response鈥�. Energy Futures: Hydrogen for New Zealand Workshop, Jan 2024, Christchurch.
15. Wetzel M. 鈥淓xperiences from modeling hydrogen for Germany and Europe鈥�. Energy Futures: Hydrogen for New Zealand Workshop, Jan 2024, Christchurch.
16. Wetzel M. 鈥淭ransformation pathways towards a climate neutral European energy system using power and gas networks鈥�. University of mini传媒, Mar 2024, Christchurch.
17. Canessa R., Haas J., Peer R. 鈥淢ulti-energy system analysis for New Zealand: Electricity and hydrogen on a national scale鈥�. University of Melbourne, Apr 2024, Melbourne, Australia.
18. Peer R., Haas J and team. "Highlights from the Sustainable Energy Research Group, University of mini传媒". DLR-UC Exchange Workshop. German Aerospace Center, 24 June 2024, Stuttgart, Germany.

Participated:

1. Flores J. Attended. NZ Hydrogen Council, H2 2 ZERO Summit, 3-4 May 2022, Wellington. 鈥�
2. Haas J. Attended. NZ Hydrogen Council Annual Meeting, 08 Sep 2022, Auckland. 鈥�
3. Persad S., Canessa R., Steidl S., Peer R., Haas J. Attended. Hydrogen Roadmap Workshop, 07 Dec 2022, Christchurch.
4. Steidl S., Haas J. Attended. The Hydrogen Consortium Project Launch, 10 Feb 2023, Christchurch.
5. Peer R., Haas J. Attended. NZ Hydrogen Council Annual Meeting, 29 Nov 2023, Christchurch.
6. Haas J. Attended.听Hydrogen Industry Framework Workshop by NZ's Hydrogen Council, 01 Aug 2024, Wellington.

CONFERENCES

Presented:

1. Philpott A.B., Downward A., Roulston C., Thurman H. 鈥淥n hydrogen and electricity security of supply.鈥� Operations Research Society of New Zealand Annual Conference 2022, 29 Nov 2022, Auckland.
2. Downward A., Philpott A.B., Hunsberger E. 鈥淢ulti-horizon modeling of hydrogen integration.鈥� Operations Research Society of New Zealand Annual Conference 2022, 29 Nov 2022, Auckland.
3. Gils H.C., Pregger T., Naegler T. 鈥淰alue of diversification in 100% renewable energy scenarios鈥�. 4th International Forum on Long-term Scenarios for the Clean Energy Transition. 7-9 Dec 2022, Bonn, Germany.
4. Haas J., Peer R., Medjroubi W., Alhamwi A., Canessa R., Breyer C., Gils H.C., Wetzel M., Flores J., Persad S., Palma-Behnke R., Steidl S. 鈥淚ntegrated energy planning for hydrogen and hydrogen-based fuels and chemicals: State of knowledge and current developments鈥�. American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, 11-15 Dec 2022, Chicago, U.S.,听
5. Canessa R., Haas J., Peer R. 鈥淢odelling hydrogen integration: past, present and future鈥�. First New Zealand Hydrogen Symposium, 1-3 Feb 2023, Dunedin.
6. Vatankhah Ghadim H., Haas J., Peer R. 鈥淗ow low can you go? Cost projections versus real costs of green hydrogen production鈥�. First New Zealand Hydrogen Symposium, 1-3 Feb 2023, Dunedin. 鈥�
7. Persad S., Peer R., Haas J. 鈥淎ssessment of the current and near-term energy sector in New Zealand and comparative analysis of green hydrogen integration鈥�. First New Zealand Hydrogen Symposium, 1-3 Feb 2023, Dunedin.
8. Steidl S., Haas J., Peer R. 鈥淢odelling of green hydrogen in urban areas, case study Christchurch, New Zealand鈥�. First New Zealand Hydrogen Symposium, 1-3 Feb 2023, Dunedin.
9. Murphy S., Haas J., Gallardo P., Land J. 鈥淕reenhouse gas mitigation in dairy agriculture: Scenario Analysis 鈥� with Case Study in mini传媒, New Zealand鈥�. Carbon Energy Professionals 鈥� Our resilient future, 27-28 June 2023, Wellington.
10. Steidl S., Haas J., Alhamwi听A., Medjroubi听W., Peer R. 鈥淕IS-based optimization tool to determine future green hydrogen integration opportunities in urban energy systems鈥�. International Federation of Operational Research Societies IFORS2023, Jul 2023, Santiago, Chile.听
11. Haas J. & team. 鈥淥vercoming modeling gaps in future electricity systems: sectors, technologies, hydrogen applications, and temporospatial resolution鈥�. IEEE General Meeting, July 2023, Orlando, U.S.
12. Gils H.C., Wetzel M., Gardian H., Schmugge J. 鈥淩ealizing sector coupling in Europe and beyond: the future role of electricity and gas grids鈥�. 18th IAEE European Conference, 24-27 July 2023, Milan, Italy.听
13. Vatankhah Ghadim H., Canessa R., Haas J., Peer R. 鈥淓lectrolyzer cost projections compared to actual market costs: a critical analysis鈥�.听Proceedings of 12th IEEE PES Innovative Smart Grid Technologies 鈥� Asia, 21-24 Nov 2023, Auckland.听
14. Martin P., Nowak W., Haas J. 鈥淐oordinated optimization of water supply systems with evolving energy systems鈥�. American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, 11-15 Dec 2023, San Francisco, U.S.
15. Peer R., Haas J. 鈥淚ntegrated modeling of future energy pathways in New Zealand鈥�. American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, 11-15 Dec 2023, San Francisco, U.S.听
16. Haas J. 鈥淗ydrogen exports: South America and New Zealand鈥�. Invited panelist in Assessing Latin America鈥檚 Role as a Leading Hydrogen Exporter in the Global Energy Transition. 4th LA Conference on Sustainable Development of Energy, Water, and Environment Systems (LA-SDEWES), Jan 2024, Santiago, Chile.
17. Haas J., Peer R., Osorio-Aravena J.C., Aghahosseini A., Breyer C. 鈥淟earnings from all-sector energy transition optimization: a look at Chile and New Zealand鈥�. 4th LA Conference on Sustainable Development of Energy, Water, and Environment Systems (LA-SDEWES), Jan 2024, Santiago, Chile
18. Canessa R., Haas J., Peer R. 鈥淣ew Zealand鈥檚 Energy Transition to Net-Zero: An Integrated Multi-Energy Systems Approach Including Green Hydrogen鈥�. 4th LA Conference on Sustainable Development of Energy, Water, and Environment Systems (LA-SDEWES), Jan 2024, Santiago, Chile.
19. Al茅 M., Canessa R., Haas J., Yeligeti M., Wetzel M., Moreno R. 鈥淎gainst future disasters: Resilient power system planning for New Zealand using REMix鈥�. 4th LA Conference on Sustainable Development of Energy, Water, and Environment Systems (LA-SDEWES), Jan 2024, Santiago, Chile.
20. Vatankhah Ghadim H., Haas J., Peer R., Read E. G. 鈥淒emand scenarios for hydrogen transition in New Zealand: priorities and expectations鈥�. New Zealand Hydrogen Symposium 2024, Jan 2024, Wellington.
21. Handique A., Haas J., Peer R. 鈥淪cientific literature review on distributed hydrogen systems鈥�. New Zealand Hydrogen Symposium 2024, Jan 2024, Wellington.
22. Steidl S., Haas J., Peer R., Alhamwi A., Medjroubi W. 鈥淕reen hydrogen production potential at city level: a GIS-based approach for New Zealand鈥�. New Zealand Hydrogen Symposium 2024, Jan 2024, Wellington.
23. Gils H.C. 鈥淔uture hydrogen infrastructures 鈥� a European perspective鈥�. New Zealand Hydrogen Symposium 2024, Jan 2024, Wellington.
24. Alhamwi A. 鈥淕reen hydrogen for urban energy systems and industries: Lessons from Germany鈥�. New Zealand Hydrogen Symposium 2024, Jan 2024, Wellington.
25. Wetzel M., Witte F., Schmugge J., Gils H.C. 鈥淭ransformation pathways towards a climate neutral European energy system using integrated power and gas networks鈥�. New Zealand Hydrogen Symposium 2024, Jan 2024, Wellington.
26. Steidl S., Haas J., Peer R., Alhamwi A., Medjroubi W., Zabala Figueroa A. 鈥淢odelling green hydrogen integration opportunities at city level: a GIS-based approach鈥�. 2nd Asia-Pacific Conference on Sustainable Development of Energy, Water, and Environment Systems (AP-SDEWES), Apr 2024, Gold Coast, Australia.
27. Zegeer M., Haas J., Peer R. 鈥淐an Energy Systems Withstand the Heat? Exploring the Impact of Climate Change on Solar PV and Heat Pumps鈥�. 2nd Asia-Pacific Conference on Sustainable Development of Energy, Water, and Environment Systems (AP-SDEWES), Apr 2024, Gold Coast, Australia.
28. Canessa R., Haas J., Peer R., Wetzel M., Al茅 M. 鈥淏uild, build, build: New renewable energy capacity needed to meet New Zealand鈥�. 2nd Asia-Pacific Conference on Sustainable Development of Energy, Water, and Environment Systems (AP-SDEWES), Apr 2024, Gold Coast, Australia.
29. Vatankhah Ghadim H., Haas J., Peer R. 鈥淩enewable Energy Technologies Cost Analysis: Current Market Status and Future Expectations鈥�. 2nd Asia-Pacific Conference on Sustainable Development of Energy, Water, and Environment Systems (AP-SDEWES), Apr 2024, Gold Coast, Australia.
30. Schumm L., Haas J. 鈥淥fftaker regulation: Impacts for New Zealand hydrogen export ambitions鈥�.听Smart Energy Systems (SESAAU2024), Sep, 2024, Aalborg, Denmark.
31. Canessa R., Haas J., Peer R., Wetzel M., Gils H.C., Al茅 M. 鈥淥ne Does Not Simply Walk into the Hydrogen Economy: Charting New Zealand鈥檚 Course to Net-Zero鈥�. 42nd International Energy Workshop (IEW), Jun 2024, Bonn, Germany.
32. Steidl S., Haas J., Alhamwi A., Peer R., Zabala Figueroa A., Medjroubi W. 鈥淕IS-based optimization tool for green hydrogen integration in cities: A comparative case study of New Zealand and German cities鈥�. 33rd European Conference on Operational Research, Jun 2024, Copenhagen, Denmark.
33. Canessa R., Haas J., Peer R., Wetzel M., Gils H.C. 鈥淏ig hydro, two islands, one goal: Exploring New Zealand鈥檚 path to Net-Zero with Green Hydrogen integration鈥�. 33rd European Conference on Operational Research, Jun 2024, Copenhagen, Denmark.
34. Martin P., Haas J., Nowak W. 鈥淐oordinated Optimization of Water-Energy System Operation鈥�. 33rd European Conference on Operational Research, Jun 2024, Copenhagen, Denmark.
35. Vatankhah Ghadim H., Ebadi Torkayesh A., Haas J., Peer R., Walther G., Venghaus S. 鈥淕reen Skies Ahead: Streamlining the Sustainable Aviation Fuel Supply Chain in New Zealand鈥�. 33rd European Conference on Operational Research, Jun 2024, Copenhagen, Denmark.

Co-organized:

1. Philpott A. and Downward T. organized the 20th EPOC Winter Workshop, 9 Sep 2022, Auckland, with several presentations on hydrogen.
2. Downward T. organized the ORSNZ Conference 2022, 28-29 Nov 2022, Auckland, with a special session on hydrogen integration into energy systems.
3. Peer R. and Haas J. were organising committee members for the First New Zealand Hydrogen Symposium, 1- 3 Feb 2023, Dunedin.
4. Philpott A. organized the 21st EPOC Winter Workshop, 28 Aug 2023, Auckland, with several presentations on hydrogen.
5. Peer R., Haas J., and Steidl S. organized the Energy Futures: Hydrogen for New Zealand workshop, 29 Jan. 2024, Christchurch.
6. Peer R. and Haas J. were organising committee members for the New Zealand Hydrogen Symposium 2024, 31 Jan- 2 Feb 2024, Wellington, with a special session on hydrogen energy systems.
7. Peer R. and Haas J. are chairing (with Astorga F. and Handique A. as local organisers) the New Zealand Hydrogen Symposium 2025, 3-5 Feb 2024, Christchurch.

JOURNALS

Published

1. Osorio-Aravena J. C., Haas J., Aghahosseini A., Breyer C. 鈥淐ommentary and critical discussion on: Decarbonizing the Chilean Electric Power System: A Prospective Analysis of Alternative Carbon Emissions Policies鈥�. International Journal of Sustainable Energy Planning and Management, Vol. 36, Dec 2022,听
2. Osorio-Aravena J. C., Aghahosseini A., Bogdanov D., Caldera U., Ghorbani N., Nii Odai Mensah T., Haas J., Mu帽oz-Cer贸n E., Breyer C. 鈥淪ynergies of electrical and sectoral integration: analysing geographical multi-node scenarios with sector coupling variations for a transition towards a fully renewables-based energy system鈥�. Energy, Vol. 279, Sep 2023,听
3. Jiang S., Tran C.Q., Keyvan-Ekbatani M. 鈥淩egional route guidance with realistic compliance patterns: Application of deep reinforcement learning and MPC鈥�. Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies, Vol. 158, Jan 2024,听
4. Tran C.Q., Keyvan-Ekbatani M., and Ngoduy D. 鈥淭owards clean transportation systems: Infrastructure planning for EVs charging while driving鈥�. Sustainable Cities and Society, Vol. 96, Sep 2023,听
5. Paredes-Vergara M., Palma-Behnke R., Haas J. 鈥淐haracterizing decision making under deep uncertainty for model-based energy transitions鈥�. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Vol. 192, Mar 2024,听
6. Vatankhah Ghadim H., Peer R., Read E. G.,听听Haas J. 鈥淗ow much hydrogen could we need in New Zealand? Understanding the mini传媒 hydrogen applications and their regional mapping鈥�, Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand, 2024.
7. Moreno-Leiva S., Haas J., Nowak W., Kracht W., Eltrop L., Breyer C. "Flexible copper: exploring capacity-based energy demand flexibility in the industry", Energy, 2024.
8. Alvear C., Haas J., Palma-Behnke R., Peer, R., Medina J. P., Kern J. 鈥淕reen hydrogen exports in New Zealand and Chile can improve electricity supply security if configured as local energy insurance鈥�, Energy, 2024
9. Handique A., Peer R., Haas J., Osorio-Aravena J. C., Reyes-Chamorro L. 鈥淒istributed Hydrogen Systems: A Literature Review听鈥�. International Journal of Hydrogen, 2024

Submitted and working papers

1. Osorio-Aravena J. C., Reyes-Chamorro L., Haas J., Aguilera J., Palma-Behnke R., Breyer C. 鈥淚nsights for informing energy transition policies 鈥� Are decision-makers listening to science?鈥�, Energy Policy (Submitted).
   
2. Hole J., Philpott A.B., Dowson O. 鈥淐apacity planning of renewable energy systems using stochastic dual dynamic programming鈥�, European Journal of Operational Research (Submitted).
3. Vatankhah Ghadim H., Haas J., Peer R., Breyer C. 鈥淲e are still too pessimistic 鈥� Renewable cost projections over-estimating real costs鈥�, Working paper.
4. Gulagi A., Canessa R., Breyer C., ElSayed M., Keiner D., Haas J., Peer R. 鈥淭he role of renewable energy in New Zealand for defossilisation and the potential for e-fuels export to the Pacific Islands鈥�. Working paper.
5. Steidl A., Haas J., Alhamwi A., Medjroubi W., Peer R. 鈥淚ntroducing FlexiGIS-H2: GIS-based open-source tool to model green hydrogen in urban energy systems 鈥� a case study based in Christchurch, NZ鈥�. Working paper.
   
6. Canessa R., Haas J., Peer R., Al茅 M., Wetzel M. 鈥淎 High-Resolution Optimization Model for Planning New Zealand鈥檚 Energy Future: A Focus on Least-Cost and Renewable Integration鈥�. Working paper.

MEDIA RELEASES

• mini传媒 green hydrogen projects get $4 million boost, University of mini传媒, 16 Aug 2022,听Click here.
• Hon, A. V. Government partners with Germany to invest in green hydrogen research, Beehive.govt.nz,16 Aug 2022,听
• Introducing Te Waipounamu scientists researching Hydrogen, YouTube, 09 Jul 2022,听
• Plenty to talk about this week, and watch our videos!, University of mini传媒, 25 Aug 2022,听
• Research on our future energy needs gets $2m boost, University of mini传媒, 16 Aug 2022,听Click here.
• 惭笔颁.听Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies