TITLE:
The Prospects for Renewable Energy through Hydrogen Energy Systems
AUTHORS:
Marc A. Rosen
KEYWORDS:
Renewable Energy, Hydrogen, Hydrogen Economy
JOURNAL NAME:
Journal of Power and Energy Engineering,
Vol.3 No.4,
April
15,
2015
ABSTRACT:
The prospects for renewable energy are
enhanced through the use of hydrogen energy systems in which hydrogen is an
energy carrier. As easily accessible fossil fuel supplies become scarcer and
environmental concerns increase, hydrogen is likely to become an increasingly
important chemical energy carrier. As the world’s energy sources become less
fossil fuel-based, hydrogen and electricity are expected to be the two dominant
energy carriers for the provision of end-use services, in a hydrogen economy.
Thus, hydrogen energy systems allow greater use of renewable energy resources.
In this paper, the role of hydrogen as an energy carrier and hydrogen energy
systems, and their economics, are described and reviewed.