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Getting Hydrogen to the Gigaton Scale

Authors :
Bryan S. Pivovar
Mark F. Ruth
Akihiro Nakano
Hirohide Furutani
Christopher Hebling
Tom Smolinka
Source :
The Electrochemical Society Interface. 30:85-88
Publication Year :
2021
Publisher :
The Electrochemical Society, 2021.

Abstract

Due to its ability to perform clean, efficient processes, hydrogen has long been promoted as the energy carrier of the future, but recent activity and advances suggest a tipping point has been reached as hydrogen is now being recognized by much of the world for its unique capabilities to strongly support global efforts in achieving climate neutrality. The coming decades will require a massive increase in the amount of hydrogen used in the energy system as well as a transition from largely thermochemical to predominantly electrochemical processes involving hydrogen. For this to happen, hydrogen will need to globally approach the gigaton-scale on an annual basis. Thus, before hydrogen can fully achieve its potential, challenges that need to be addressed include achieving scale and further research and development (R&D) advances.

Subjects

Subjects :
Electrochemistry

Details

ISSN :
19448783 and 10648208
Volume :
30
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
The Electrochemical Society Interface
Accession number :
edsair.doi...........ccbda45699acf4a3a9ada54aee204585
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1149/2.f19214if