Green Hydrogen and Fuel Cells: Heading toward a Sustainable Energy Future
A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073). This special issue belongs to the section "A5: Hydrogen Energy".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 January 2025 | Viewed by 74
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Interests: hydrogen and fuel cell technologies; alternative fuels; renewable energy systems; environmental technology
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Dear Colleagues,
The rising population has increased energy demands, and as per the International Energy Agency (IEA), by 2030, the global energy demand may be increased by 50%. The world’s most exploited energy sources are fossil fuels and their derivatives. Excessive use of these fuels increases GHG such as CO2, which in turn has a significant impact on global warming and climate change. The climate goals of Paris agreement (COP21) aim to mitigate GHG emissions to restrict the rising of the global average temperature below 2 °C above the levels of temperature during the pre-industrial era. To tackle the issue, the replacement of conventional energy sources with environmentally friendly energy sources is crucial. The long-term replacement of fossil fuels can be accomplished through the enhanced penetration of renewable energy sources in the energy mix. Hydrogen can be applied as a renewable energy carrier and is particularly interesting in applications such as heavy duty, transportation and other industrial cases that are hard to electrify. The use of hydrogen as 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 a sustainable energy future. We invite original manuscripts presenting recent advances in this area, with a special reference to the following topics:
- Hydrogen production, storage and distribution;
- Geological hydrogen storage and natural hydrogen exploitation;
- 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;
- Green ammonia production, cracking and fuel cells.
Dr. Emmanuel Stamatakis
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- green hydrogen
- fuel cells
- hydrogen economy
- clean energy transition
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