Duration:
May 2004 – November 2009
Project website:
Contact:
Onno Florisson
Nederlandse Gasunie
Tel: +31 50 521 2651
Fax: +31 50 521 1946
Email: O.Florisson@gasunie.nl
Contact in COGEN Europe:
Thomas Bouquet
Tel: +32 2 772 82 90
Fax: +32 2 772 50 44
Email: thomas.bouquet@cogeneurope.eu
Description:
The NATURALHY project was a FP6 project that brought together 39 European partners, including 15 from the gas-business. Its main objective was to prepare EU Member States for the hydrogen economy by identifying and removing the potential barriers regarding the introduction of hydrogen into society, using the extensive, existing natural gas system. The basic concept of the project was the smooth and short term introduction of hydrogen, at relatively low cost, by using the existing natural gas system to carry and distribute mixtures of natural gas and hydrogen.
The main drivers for hydrogen were the improvement of energy security, the reduction of carbon dioxide emissions, according to the Kyoto protocol, and the improvement of air quality. However, the transition to the hydrogen-economy will be lengthy, costly and will require significant R&D.
Documents and downloadables:
All publications and reports coming out of NATURALHY are availabe on the project website
Partners:
A full list of participating organisations is provided on the project website.