The Hydrogen Economy Opportunities and Challenges

Responding to the sustained interest in and controversial discussion of the prospects of hydrogen, this book strives to reflect on the perspectives of a hydrogen economy in light of the global energy challenge, in particular the question of how to meet the growing demand for transport energy in the long term and how to secure sustainable energy for transportation. This book stands out from other publications by its emphasis on setting the scene for hydrogen, and the comprehensive coverage of all aspects related to the hydrogen subject. It aims to provide a reference and compendium about hydrogen that should be of interest to anyone who wants to catch up on the status of the hydrogen discussion, look up a specific aspect related to hydrogen, or understand how hydrogen comes off compared to other mobility solutions. The book should appeal to a fairly broad readership: academia, policy makers and industry.

Preface; 1. Scope of the book Michael Ball; 2. Why hydrogen? Michael Ball; 3. Non-renewable energy resources: fossil fuels, supply and future availability Michael Ball; 4. Non-renewable energy resources: nuclear fuels Michael Ball and Felipe Andrés Toro; 5. Assessment of the potentials for renewable energy sources Gustav Resch, Anne Held, Felipe Andrés Toro and Mario Ragwitz; 6. Carbon capture and storage Clemens Cremer; 7. Energy chain analysis of hydrogen and its competing alternative fuels for transport Werner Weindorf and Ulrich Bünger; 8. Hydrogen today Martin Wietschel, Michael Ball and Philipp Seydel; 9. Fundamental properties of hydrogen Maximilian Fichtner and Farikha Idrissova; 10. Hydrogen production Michael Ball, Werner Weindorf and Ulrich Bünger; 11. Hydrogen storage Maximilian Fichtner; 12. Hydrogen distribution Michael Ball, Werner Weindorf and Ulrich Bünger; 13. Key role of fuel cells Frank Marscheider-Weidemann, Elna Schirrmeister and Annette Roser; 14. Hydrogen infrastructure build-up in Europe Michael Ball, Philipp Seydel, Martin Wietschel and Christoph Stiller; 15. Building a hydrogen infrastructure in the US Joan Ogden and Christopher Yang; 16. Hydrogen and the electricity sector Martin Wietschel, Clemens Cremer and Michael Ball; 17. Hydrogen corridors Martin Wietschel and Ulrike Hasenauer; 18. Economic impacts of hydrogen Martin Wietschel, Sabine Jokisch, Stefen Boeters, Wolfgang Schade and Philipp Seydel; 19. Sustainable transport visions: the role of hydrogen and fuel cell vehicle technologies Martin Wietschel and Claus Doll; 20. Energy-efficient solutions needed – paving the road for hydrogen Eberhard Jochem; 21. The future of hydrogen - opportunities and challenges Martin Wietschel and Michael Ball; Index.

This book highlights the opportunities and the challenges of introducing hydrogen as alternative transport fuel from an economic, technical and environmental point of view. Through its multi-disciplinary approach the book provides researchers, decision makers and policy makers with a solid and wide-ranging knowledge base concerning the hydrogen economy.