Hydrogen: The future fuel today
ISBN: 978-1-911446-75-0
Author: Various
Publisher: IChemE
Publication year: 2020
Extent: PDF, 80 pages
A collection of articles first published in The Chemical Engineer, on generation, storage, transport and utilisation of hydrogen.
The 2015 Paris Agreement clearly states the need to replace carboniferous fuels with alternative, low-carbon sources. There must be a paradigm shift in energy utilisation to achieve the 1.5 °C target. Without rehearsing the associated facts again, it is sufficient to conclude here that time is not on our side.
Hydrogen is a potential low-carbon energy source. There are many engineers who believe this is a promising energy vector, which can avoid adding to the atmospheric CO₂ inventory. Hydrogen was discovered in 1766; however, understanding of it and its use is limited primarily because it is unfairly considered as less safe and more expensive than alternatives.
These articles, written between March 2019 and June 2020, have been put together in order to inform, educate and stimulate a wide readership about the important role that hydrogen can play.
