Hydrogen can play a role in decarbonizing energy in buildings through combined heat and power applications, Hydrogen Europe managing director Nicolas Brahy said March 16. Alongside insulation and electrification, hydrogen would be a key component of energy transition in the heating sector, Brahy said, noting that much of Europe's older housing stock was not best suited to electrified systems such as heat pumps. Further, extra demand put on electricity systems by a narrow focus on electrification of heat would be problematic, particularly given the seasonality of heating demand. While heating demand peaks in winter did not fit well with solar generation in particular, stored hydrogen produced from surplus renewables could be dispatched at will in a CHP unit, responding quickly to demand, Brahy said.
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