Naturalhy

The role of InnovationLab in the project is to assist in the development of a decision system, Decision Support Tool (DST).

Today, natural gas transported through pipelines in Europe. Naturalhy is a research project where the aim of the project is to study the possibility of also carrying hydrogen in these lines. Hydrogen is different than natural gas in many areas and requires a check of any gas pipeline in order to evaluate whether they are capable of transporting hydrogen.

The role of InnovationLab in the project is to assist in the development of a decision system, Decision Support Tool (DST). The system provides, among other factors based on cost, safety and procedures when it will take a decision, if the pipeline is capable of transporting hydrogen.

Project time schedule

The project will run over five years to start  May  1, 2005. 

Financier

European Commission through the Sixth Framework Program (2002-2006).

Participants of the project are

• ISQ – Instituto de Soldadura e Qualidade, Portugal
  • Peter Bartlam
  • João Serras Pereira
• InnovationLab, Boras University
  • Wasim Danyal
• TOG – The Open Group, Great Britain
• UOXFD – Oxford University, Great Britain
• GDF – Gaz de France, France
• Gasunie – NV Nederlandse Gasunie, Holland
• NTUA – National Tech. Univ. of Athens, Greece
• SQS – Sistemas de Qualidade de Software, Portugal
• DESFA – Public Gas Corporation SA, Greece

Read more on

• Website of project
• Publications and Research Reports