Hydrogen energy concept

In recent years the suggestion has arisen that hydrogen will become the universal energy vector and fuel of the post petroleum era. This paper reviews in outline the Hydrogen Energy concept, with particular reference to the role of electrochemistry in the generation of hydrogen by water electrolysis and its utilization by combustion in a fuel cell. 

The proponents of the Hydrogen Energy concept (or "Hydrogen Economy" as it is sometimes known) point to the undoubted attractions of hydrogen as an energy vector for the future. These may be summarized briefly ... 

For these reasons, I should like to expand the Hydrogen Energy concept to include hydrogen derived from fossil sources and/or used in the manufacture of synthetic fuels rather than restrict the discussion to the post-fossil fuel era. The latter is too far away for sensible technical and economic evaluation. 

Cormos, C. C., Starr, F., Tzimas, E. and Peteves, S. (2008). Innovative concepts for hydrogen production processes based on coal gasification with C02 capture. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 33 (4), 1286-1294. 

Krock, H. and Zapka, M. (1991). The Hawaiian International Hydrogen Energy Pilot Project (HIHEPP) a concept for the commercial implementation of non-fossil hydrogen energy in the Pacific Ocean area. OCEES International,... 

Evaluate and validate, under real-world and heavy-load conditions, emerging multi-fuel energy concepts for deployment of hydrogen-powered vehicles in suburban and rural regions. 

Doenitz, W., R. Schmidberger (1982), Concepts and Design for Scaling-up High-temperature Water Vapor Electrolysis , Int.J. Hydrogen Energy, 7, pp. 321-330. 

Dbnitz, W. and Schmidberger, R., Concepts and design for scaling up high temperature water vapour electrolysis, Int J. Hydrogen Energy, 1, 321-330,1982. 

Wu, M. and Shaw, L.L., A novel concept of carbon-filled polymer blends for applications in PEM fuel cell bipolar plates, Int. J. Hydrogen Energy, 30, 373, 2005. 

Figure 4.1. Various hybrid car concepts. (From G. Suppes, S. Lopes, C. Chiu (2004). Plug-in fuel cell hybrids as transition technology to hydrogen infrastructure. Int. J. Hydrogen Energy 29,369-374. Used by permission from Elsevier.)...

Figure 6.13. Humidifier (Lossnay ) concept for positive electrode area. (From K. Mitsuda, H. Maeda, T. Mitani, M. Matsumura, H. Urushibata, H. Yoshiyasu (2004). Technical issues of polymer electrol)rte fuel cells. In IS World Hydrogen Energy Conference, Yokohama 2004, Paper OlPL-02. Used by permission from Mitsubishi Electric Corp.

Utilizing the free energy concept, and disregarding departure from ideal behavior, answer the following questions (i) Will a mixture consisting of equimolecular proportions of water vapor and hydrogen at 1 atm. total pressure be capable of re-... 

S. Uchida, et al., Concept of Advanced FR-MR , 15th World Hydrogen Energy Conference, Paper No. 30D-08, Yokohama Japan (2004). 

Figure 6. An environment-friendly FBR cycle concept providing fission-energy and fission-material to actualise a symbiotic nuclear/hydrogen energy system...

In the United States, six environmental groups manifest policies that may encompass the concept of the Fusion-Hydrogen energy system. 

Buchner, H., The Hydrogen/Hydride Energy Concept, in Hydrides for Energy Storage, Anderson A.F. and Maeland, A.J. Editors, 1978, Pergamon Oxford, p. 569-599. 

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