Currently, amidst the continuous expansion of renewable energy capacity and the inherent uncertainties in power consumption patterns, hydrogen has emerged as a preeminent energy storage solution due to its convenience, rapid response capabilities, and environmental sustainability. Consequently, the integration of hydrogen production and storage systems (IHPS) into coupled electricity-carbon market transactions assumes paramount significance. This paper presents a meticulously designed market transaction framework tailored for an electricity-carbon coupling energy system that incorporates IHPS, and evaluates its environmental and economic performance during operational phases through simulation using real-world data from a specific industrial park. The findings reveal that: (1) From an environmental perspective, IHPS substantially enhance carbon reduction rates through synergistic electricity-carbon market transactions. Specifically, carbon emissions reduction increased by 90.43% in systems devoid of IHPS, whereas this figure surged to 106.74% in systems integrating IHPS. Furthermore, carbon pricing strategies exert a profound influence on emission levels. (2) Under both uniform pricing and tiered pricing carbon trading mechanisms, the aggregate economic benefits accrued by IHPS witnessed an increase of 12.66% and 12.67%, respectively. (3) When the carbon trading coefficient is set at 0.75, the costs associated with energy procurement and operational maintenance stabilize at 12.44×103 and 0.93×103, respectively, while carbon emission revenues and associated benefits exhibit an upward trajectory. The insights gleaned from the scheduling analysis exclusively impact environmental and economic efficiency and can serve as a strategic reference point for the investment and construction endeavors pertaining to IHPS.
Liu et al. (2026) studied this question.