Hydrogen Economy: Challenges and Opportunities
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Energy Sustainability".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2021) | Viewed by 39628
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Interests: energy storage & conversion; energy systems; renewable/clean energy research; alternative fuels
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Interests: low carbon technologies; carbon capture; CO2 separation methods; process systems engineering
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Increasing concerns related to climate change and global warming are driving the transformation of energy systems to a cleaner and more sustainable future, by developing the energy framework without fossil fuels. One of the most promising pathways to hit the carbon neutral aim goes through the transition from hydrocarbon to hydrogen economy through the technological development of innovative hydrogen production, storage, transportation and utilisation, for decarbonisation in industrial, residential and commercial sectors.
The Special Issue aims to collect original research and review articles from authors working on the technological development of hydrogen energy systems. Various topics will be considered, including, but not limited to:
- Sustainable and low-carbon hydrogen production from water, biomass, natural gas, coal or other sources
- Hydrogen storage technologies, including the material-level, component-level and system-level
- Hydrogen transport solutions, such as mobilised, long-distance transport, marine, underground pipeline
- Integrated hydrogen energy systems for heating, cooling and electricity generation
- Hydrogen gas network for heating and cooling
- Hydrogen refuelling stations
- Fuel cells technologies for combined heat and power
- Hydrogen internal combustion engine or hydrogen turbine
- Hydrogen as a feedstock for industry and chemicals
- Hydrogen carriers, such as NH3, CH4 and alcohols
Dr. Yiji Lu
Dr. Abigail González-Díaz
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- Hydrogen energy system
- Fuel cells
- Hydrogen engine
- Combined heat and power
- Carbon capture for hydrogen production
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