Master Thesis - Model-based analysis of global hydrogen transport including differentiated transport options

Your Job:

Fossil fuels are already traded globally and have to be transported over long distances. While the transport distances and routes mainly depend on the availability of fossil fuels in the exporting country, the availability of renewable energies in the exporting countries for the production of future energy carriers, such as hydrogen and its derivatives, will have a significant influence on the resulting transport route in the future. Since there may be several thousand kilometers between the production of the energy carriers and the demand for energy, pipelines and ships will be significantly used as the transport medium. Will future markets resemble those that we know today from fossil gas and oil? Or do we expect a different kind of market for hydrogen and its derivatives in the future? These are questions that your master thesis will help to answer scientifically. Your thesis will be structured as follows (changes can be made in the course of the thesis after consultation):

• You will conduct a literature review on existing global transport and trade models for hydrogen
  
• You will develop global scenarios based on your findings and implement them in an existing model of our institute
  
• You analyze your scenarios and develop your own evaluation system for your scenarios

Your Profile:

• You are studying in your masters economics, engineering, industrial engineering or a comparable course of study
  

You are also characterized by:

• Interest in today`s challenges of the energy transition and the economic consequences
  
• High self-motivation to solve complex problems
  
• Independent way of working
  
• Basic programming skills (Python) are advantageous
  
• Very good knowledge of German or English

Our Offer:

We work on highly relevant innovative topics and offer you the possibility to actively shape the change. We support you with:

• An interesting and socially relevant topic for your thesis with a forward-looking theme.
  
• Highly motivated, international working group in one of the largest research centers in Europe
  
• Intensive supervision at a flexible workplace (100% home office possible)
  
• Excellent scientific equipment and the latest technology
  
• Flexible working hours and adequate remuneration
  

The position is for a fixed term of 6 months.

In addition to exciting tasks and a collaborative working atmosphere at Jülich, we have a lot more to offer: https://go.fzj.de/benefits

We particularly welcome applications from people from a diverse range of backgrounds (e.g. regardless of age, gender, disabilities, sexual orientation/identity, as well as social, ethnic, and religious background). We strive to offer a diverse and inclusive working environment in which people enjoy equal opportunities and are able to fulfill their potential