Hydrogen Energy

Hydrogen is already a powerful element for emission- free energy but fuel cell
technology is set to unleash its massive potential for a sustainable future.
As a result, hydrogen will become a part of the green energy mix and help to
decarbonize the economy.

Introduction

Hydrogen is the most abundant chemical element in the universe. Stars, like our Sun, are made up mainly of this gas, which can also take on a
liquid state. [1].
This element is recognized as one of the most important energy solutions for a sustainable future and there have been significant attempts
around the world to focus primarily on hydrogen energy research, development and innovation activities in almost all developed countries and
in rapid development.

Hydrogen is a clean fuel that, when consumed in a fuel cell, only produces water. This can be produced
from a variety of household resources, such as natural gas, nuclear energy, biomass, and renewable energy
such as solar and wind. These qualities make it an attractive fuel option for power generation and
transportation applications. It can be used in cars, homes, for portable power, and many more applications.
It is an energy carrier that can be used to store, move, and deliver energy produced from other sources. [2].

General background.

Apollo 11 Toyota Mirai StreetDeck Hydroliner

For rocket propulsion, what is used is the
ability of hydrogen to be burned as a fossil
fuel and produce an explosion, but with the
important difference that during its
combustion no CO2 is generated, only H2O,
that is, water. Hydrogen can be
used as a fuel with basically the
same technology as for fossil
fuels and develop a similar
power.
Events such as the recommendations made Steering into a greener tomorrow,
to the European Commission by the StreetDeck Hydroliner is the world’s first
Advisory Group on Vehicle Emission hydrogen double deck bus, to usher in a
Standards, which in the Euro 7 regulation new era of transportation. Equipped with a
already speaks of the prohibition of the sale Hydrogen Fuel Cell power train, its battery
of combustion vehicles in 2025. pack can store up to 48kWh
Fuel cell cars are a reality, as is and allows the bus to travel up
the case of the Toyota Mirai, of to 200 miles. It was designed
which there are more than to meet the demands of both
11,000 units operating in Europe. bus drivers and passengers.

Timeline

1839 1959 1980´s 1990´s and continue

Welshman William Grove, was
made known for the first time a
process by which it is possible to
decompose the hydrogen and
oxygen molecules of which water
is composed by applying an
electric current that can be
supplied from electrodes or by
means of a battery obtaining
electricity and generating heat.
Francis T. Bacon improved the
design of platinum catalysts,
sulfuric acid as electrolyte for
cheap system. Also, the engineer
Harry Karl Ihrig installed a cell that
gave power to a 20 HP tractor and
later, during the sixties, NASA
selected this energy system to
power the Gemini, Apollo, and later
the Apollo missions. Soyuz, Skylab
and the Shuttle.
Hydrogen accounted for 0.4 to 0.5 percent of
secondary energy sources. Then, new methods of coal
gasification and electrolysis were developed to
produce hydrogen. In 1993 the first buses emerged,
from this moment on different automotive companies
began to work on buses and cars powered by fuel
cells, each with a system of increasingly powerful
cells. Currently, the transport industry is increasingly
taken over and little by little it will be doing so in other
sectors such as heating of buildings, raw materials,
power generation and its development is projected in
the coming decades.

Conclusion
It can be concluded that, despite the high cost, due to the inconvenience to
produce green hydrogen, this alternative for energy production will lead the
energy transition; as it offers potentially significant potentials in terms of low or
no emissions and flexibility in fuel sources. In addition, today, large companies,
industries and governments are planning to achieve a sustainable future, an
example of this is the advance in the automotive field and the large number of
pacts for the care and sustainability of the environment mentioned in The
report.
We can say that it is not yet a mature technology, but it is likely that, in the long
term, hydrogen energy technologies will be used in many everyday situations,
replacing many conventional technologies.
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