Deployment of a hydrogen supply chain by multi-objective/multi-period optimisation at regional and national scales

Sofia de León Almaraz (1) , Catherine Azzaro-Pantel (1) , Ludovic Montastruc (1) , Marianne Boix (1)

1 LGC - Laboratoire de Génie Chimique

This study focuses on the development of a methodological framework for the design of a five-echelon hydrogen supply chain (HSC) (energy source, production, storage, transportation and fuelling station) considering the geographic level of implementation. The formulation based on mixed integer linear programming involves a multi-criteria approach where three objectives have to be optimised simultaneously, i.e., cost, global warming potential and safety risk. The objective is twofold: first, to test the robustness of the method proposed in De-Leon (2014) from a regional to a national geographic scale and, secondly, to examine the consistency of the results. A new phase of data collection and demand scenarios are performed to be adapted to the French case based on the analysis of roadmaps. In this case study, the ArcGIS® spatial tool is used to locate the supply chain elements before and after optimisation. The multi-objective optimisation approach by the ɛ-constraint method is applied, analysed and discussed. Finally, a comparison between the results of different geographic scale cases is carried out.

Mots clés: Multi-objective optimisation; Hydrogen supply chain; MILP; ɛ-Constraint; Multiple criteria decision-making; Geographic information system

Domaines: Génie chimique; Génie des procédés; Recherche opérationnelle [math.OC]

Sofia de León Almaraz, Catherine Azzaro-Pantel, Ludovic Montastruc, Marianne Boix. Deployment of a hydrogen supply chain by multi-objective/multi-period optimisation at regional and national scales. Chemical Engineering Research and Design, 2015, 104, pp.11-31. ⟨10.1016/j.cherd.2015.07.005⟩. ⟨hal-03150361⟩