Changes in atmospheric hydrogen during the energy transition|Firmin Stroo

Field/Discipline

• Environmental Sciences
• Sustainable development
• Climate change

Summary

This PhD-research will focus on modelling the abundances of atmospheric Hydrogen. This is highly relevant since leakage rates of hydrogen are expected to significantly increase during the ongoing energy transition. Furthermore, recent papers highlight the potential role of hydrogen as an indirect Greenhouse Gas.

Hydrogen leakages could namely lead to increased concentrations of tropospheric ozone, tropospheric methane, and stratospheric water vapour. This could partially offset the climate benefits of a future hydrogen economy. Furthermore, exact air quality impacts of a future hydrogen economy are still highly uncertain (although expected to be positive overall). During my PhD I will attempt to further quantify this.

Supervision by

promotor: prof.dr. Wouter Peters professor Atmospheric Composition Modeling Isotope Research — Energy and Sustainability Research Institute Groningen

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