Research project MOREMix-HyPF
Energy System Analysis with extended focus on Hydrogen and Power Fuels for Morocco i.a. with REMix
The global energy transition is crucial to achieving the internationally agreed climate protection targets. A key measure in this context is the defossilisation of all energy sectors, usually by replacing fossil fuels with electricity-based technologies. However, complete electrification often comes up against technical and structural limits, particularly in the mobility sector. In such cases, Power-to-X (PtX) technologies, which are based on the climate-friendly production of synthetic fuels from hydrogen and renewable energy, represent a promising solution – especially for applications in aviation and shipping. This applies in particular to windy and sunny regions. Against this background, the MOREMix-HyPF research project (funded by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit; GIZ) is looking at strategies for integrating hydrogen infrastructures and synthetic fuels into Morocco's national energy system. Against this background, the MOREMix-HyPF research project is dedicated to the integration of hydrogen infrastructures and synthetic fuels into Morocco's national energy system. The project is funded by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ).
Research project MOREMix-HyPF | |
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Duration | December 2023 to June 2025 |
Funded by | Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) with funds from the Federal Government, in particular the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development and the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action |
Project participants | - Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)
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Institute of Networked Energy Systems
- MTEED (Ministère de la Transition Énergétique et de Développement durable)
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MASEN (Moroccan Agency for Sustainable Energy)
- IRESEN (Institut de Recherche en Énergie Solaire et Énergies Nouvelles)
- ONEE (Office National de l'Electricité et de l'Eaux potable)
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The aim of the project is to support Morocco on its way to a sustainable energy system that increasingly relies on renewable energies as well as hydrogen and its derivatives. This is being done in close cooperation with Moroccan stakeholders, in particular the Ministry of Energy Transition and Sustainable Development (Ministère de la Transition Énergétique et de Développement durable; MTEDD). To shape the national energy transition, the MTEDD relies on scientific models for energy system modelling, which have been developed in close cooperation with the Institute of Networked Energy Systems and are geared towards the country-specific expansion potential of solar and wind energy. The models provide reliable statements on the basis of which well-founded political measures for the national transformation process can be derived. The project approach is geared towards transferability and is intended to serve as a model for similar co-operations worldwide.
In the MOREMix HyPF project, the Institute of Networked Energy Systems is primarily concerned with the creation and use of open scientific models (open source and open data) for analysing energy systems. These should make it possible to develop scenarios for the expansion of renewable energies in Morocco and to simulate their effects on the entire national energy system. As part of the project, various models will be created on the basis of the REMix modelling tool developed at DLR, which can be used to determine an optimised energy mix for Morocco – in particular through the expansion of solar and wind energy. The models are intended to provide reliable information on the basis of which decision-makers in the Moroccan state can take well-founded political measures.
This goal is supported by several workshops and training sessions in which DLR experts impart expertise to the Moroccan project participants and explain the use of the models developed. The aim is not only to transfer technical knowledge, but also to strengthen expertise in dealing with complex energy system analyses. In addition, delegations from MTEDD and GIZ Maroc are scheduled to visit Stuttgart, as well as a Hydrogen Summer School in Marrakesh and a Hydrogen Winter School in Rabat, where Moroccan researchers and students will be introduced to the latest developments in hydrogen technologies and their use in the energy system.
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