Title: The industrialization of hydrogen production and its use as fuel in transportation for net-zero emissions
Abstract: Achieving an economy with net-zero greenhouse gas emissions requires the implementation of a variety of technological solutions, where the technologies based on the use of hydrogen as fuel can play a major role in the decarbonization of our society. The production of green hydrogen can be achieved by using renewable energy produced for example by wind turbines or photovoltaic cells, in combination with a water electrolysis process. The maturity of the different water electrolysis technologies varies from mature to R&D status, and a brief description of these technologies is provided. The feasibility of using hydrogen as a fuel for road transportation is discussed in terms of total cost of ownership analyses publicly available, where it becomes clear that the future automotive market will be attractive for both fuel cell electric and battery electric vehicles. Additionally, the attractiveness of using ammonia as an economical energy carrier is discussed. Due to its physical properties, ammonia is much more amenable to long term storage than hydrogen, making it an attractive alternative as a fuel for maritime freight transport. The possibility of using ammonia as fuel without the need to decompose it into hydrogen a nitrogen in a preliminary processing step is demonstrated.
Publication Year: 2021
Publication Date: 2021-07-07
Language: en
Type: article
Indexed In: ['crossref']
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