Hydrogen as an Energy Carrier

Several production and supply paths are conceivable particularly a broad diversification of production is the basis of a meaningful hydrogen infrastructure [5.55]. 

Storage plays a key role in the hydrogen supply chain. Hydrogen is an extremely light gas and its low density poses technical challenges to its adoption as a fuel. 

Comprened Saseous Hydrogen with lightweight compound bottles 

Liquid Hydrogen with a super insulated cryostat 

Transport vehicles for compressed gaseous and liquid hydrogen. 

As easily happening in rapidly growing fields, results are sometimes not easily reproduced from lab to lab. It is therefore important that experiments are carried out under rigorously controlled conditions and that any report that claims a new record of best energy-conversion efficiency in its field is independently certified by a qualified public test center [46, 47]. 

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C.-J. Wiater and J. Nitsch, eds.. Hydrogen as an Energy Carrier. Technology, Systems, Economy, Spriager-Vedag, Berlin, 1988, pp. 166—205. 

Increasing the utilization of hydrogen as an energy carrier in transportation and distributed power generation applications based on proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cells will create a demand for plants that produce high-purity hydrogen as the primary product. 

EUR 22002, Introducing Hydrogen as an Energy Carrier, EUROPEAN COMMISSION, Directorate-General for Research Sustainable Energy Systems, Brussels, 2006. 

The discussion about the sense and nonsense of hydrogen as an energy carrier has been controversial in the past and this is likely to continue in the foreseeable future, as will be the case for any of the alternative fuels. A lot of this controversial dispute can be explained by the fact that the parameters and assumptions for the evaluation are often not laid down clearly. The evaluation of hydrogen worldwide is positive if ... 

Canadian interests span into hydrogen production, delivery and utilization, primarily in fuel cell applications in transportation, stationary and portable systems. Furthermore, codes and standards for hydrogen systems are an important area of activity. The range of future electrical requirements for early adopters, such as the military, is very wide with numerous applications for various electrically powered systems. The introduction of hydrogen as an energy carrier into the commercial and military sector offer similar and sometimes unique challenges in all the areas discussed. 

Commission of the European Communities (1983) Hydrogen as An Energy Carrier, Reidel, Dordrecht. 

The EU HySafe network focuses on issues to improve understanding of hydrogen safety and to support the safe and efficient introduction and commercialisation of hydrogen as an energy carrier. The program includes 25 European partners and is supported with a 7 million budget The project is coordinated by the research centre of Karlsruhe, Germany and includes the development of a common approach to risk assessment and codes standards. 

The Creek Hydrogen Association was formed in 2000 but has not been particularly active, mostly due to a lack of funds. This is changing in 2004 and the Association is organising the National Conference on Hydrogen as an energy carrier in September 2004. 

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