Machiel Mulder appointed as member of Scientific Climate Council
| Datum: | 29 maart 2023 |
Machiel Mulder, CEnBER director and Professor of Energy Economics at the University of Groningen, has been appointed as member of the Scientific Climate Council (WKR). This was announced by the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy. This independent advisory council will advise the government on climate policy.
Economics of hydrogen production: assessment of investment in electrolysers
| Datum: | 24 februari 2023 |
A new policy paper by Arjen Veenstra and professor Machiel Mulder from the Centre for Energy Economics Research at the University of Groningen analyzes all the various factors affecting the business case of hydrogen production in an integrated manner. The objective of this analysis is to provide more insight in the conditions behind the profitability of investments in electrolysis plants.
Daan Hulshof wins SOM Award 2021 for his PhD thesis on incentives for renewable energy
| Datum: | 20 juli 2022 |
The Faculty of Economic and Business (FEB) has awarded the SOM Best PhD Thesis prize 2021 to Daan Hulshof, PhD graduate at the Centre for Energy Economics Research (CEER).
Staff news: Xinyu Li, Sina Ghaemi and Peter Perey will start new jobs
| Datum: | 20 juli 2022 |
Staff news: Xinyu Li, Sina Ghaemi and Peter Perey will start new jobs.
Machiel Mulder’s new book offers insights on the energy transition and policies contributing to achieving it
| Datum: | 20 juli 2022 |
Professor Machiel Mulder of the Centre for Energy Economics Research (CEER) at the University of Groningen offers insights about the energy transition and contributing policies in his new book: “Energietransitie: Eerst snappen, dan doen” (English: “Energy transition: Think first, then act”), published by Eburon Academic Publishers.
Nuclear power plant fits well in electricity market with high share of renewables
| Datum: | 21 april 2022 |
When an electricity market has a high amount of wind turbines and solar PV, as is the ambition in many countries including the Netherlands, it is more efficient to build a nuclear power plant instead of investing further in more renewable capacity. This...
Green hydrogen production more costly than production using natural gas with carbon capturing, also for bio-based routes
| Datum: | 14 april 2022 |
Costs of green hydrogen production, with the current state of technology and expected long-term input prices, are higher than of production from natural gas with carbon capture, also when production from biomass is considered. This last-mentioned option...
Imports of hydrogen produced by electrolysis from Morocco more competitive than local production
| Datum: | 08 april 2022 |
The most competitive supply route of low carbon hydrogen to the North-west European market, is hydrogen produced through SMR with CCS in Norway, with unit costs of supply of just above 2 €/kg. If one only considers hydrogen supply by electrolysis with the use of renewable electricity, supply from Morocco is less expensive than production in Europe, with estimated levelized supply costs of slightly above 4 €/kg. Because hydrogen transport costs rapidly increase with distance, supply of hydrogen over large intercontinental distances is not competitive.
Hydrogen production through electrolysis can offer flexibility to electricity markets, but its costs are much higher than its benefits (for now, at least)
| Datum: | 18 oktober 2021 |
Many governments, including the EU, give a prominent role to hydrogen produced via Power-to-Gas (i.e., electrolysis) as a flexibility provider to balance mismatches between electricity supply and demand which may increase because of the increased...
Optimal design of district-heating system depends on characteristics neighbourhood as well as situation in electricity market
| Datum: | 07 september 2021 |
From a societal perspective, the optimal design of district-heating systems depends on both the characteristics of the houses which have to be connected, in particular how much heat they demand, and the situation in the electricity market.