Hydrogen and Fuel Cells Technologies for the Realisation of a Resilient and Zero-Carbon Economy
A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073). This special issue belongs to the section "A5: Hydrogen Energy".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 February 2024) | Viewed by 12319
Special Issue Editors
Interests: hydrogen and fuel cell technologies; alternative fuels; renewable energy systems; environmental technology
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Interests: hydrogen and fuel cell technologies; alternative fuels; materials for energy storage and environmental applications
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Following the targets set by the Paris Agreement on Climate Change (COP 21, 2015), and the recently announced EU Hydrogen Strategy (8 July 2020), a series of urgent actions should be taken by the middle of this century to minimize greenhouse gas emissions down to zero, especially in the energy and transport sectors. Renewable energy sources and alternative fuels, as well as energy production and consumption efficiency measures, can potentially achieve the required carbon reductions. In this respect, efforts to decarbonize energy systems need to be made with two main aims: improving energy efficiency and switching to zero-carbon energy carriers. The use of hydrogen as such an energy carrier will offer solutions, flexibility and services for making the transition a reality.
The purpose of this Special Issue is to address the potential of hydrogen and fuel cell technologies as powerful enablers of the energy transition, as they offer a clean, sustainable and flexible option for overcoming multiple obstacles that stand in the way of a resilient and zero-carbon economy. We invite original manuscripts presenting recent advances in this area with special reference to the following topics:
- hydrogen production, storage and distribution;
- hydrogen and fuel cells in the energy and transport sectors;
- hydrogen as a feedstock in industry;
- materials for H2 and FC systems;
- integrated systems and technoeconomic aspects of a hydrogen economy;
- hydrogen and fuel cell safety, regulations, codes and standards.
Dr. Emmanuel Stamatakis
Dr. Athanasios Stubos
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- hydrogen
- fuel cells
- hydrogen economy
- energy management
- energy storage
- alternative fuels
- sustainable development
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