Abstract:
The transition to renewable energy systems demands innovative storage solutions to address
social, technological, and policy challenges, as conventional storage methods drive emissions,
compromising climate stability and energy security, making green hydrogen storage a pivotal
alternative for a cleaner, resilient future. This research explores critical challenges hindering the
efficiency and feasibility of green hydrogen storage systems through a comprehensive multimethod approach. Key challenges identified through comprehensive literature analysis, include
economic recession, regional heterogeneity, cross-investor differences, political interference,
digitalization and technological integration, and occupational health and safety. An agent-based
model (ABM) is developed to identify the actors, agents and the decision makers who are
responsible for the conducive implementation of green hydrogen storage system. After the
simulation of ABM in NetLogo, an empirical validation is performed through 17 semi-structured
interviews from the experts working in the manufacturing industry. The Analytical Hierarchy
Process (AHP) was employed to quantify results, ensuring robustness through consistency ratio
checks. Sensitivity analysis, applied with 5% adjustments to the pairwise comparison matrix,
reinforced the reliability of findings. The comparative analysis revealed a weak correlation (0.399)
between NetLogo values and AHP weights that are further analyzed with hybrid validation indices.
The outcomes emphasize actionable insights for addressing systemic social, technological and
policy challenges in the adoption of green hydrogen storage system. This study contributes to the
discourse on renewable energy systems by providing a structured framework to assess and mitigate
the multifaceted challenges in green hydrogen integration, particularly in the manufacturing sector.
