Green hydrogen: resources consumption, technological maturity, and regulatory framework.

REY J.; SEGURA F.; ANDÚJAR J. M.

doi:https://doi.org/10.3390/en16176222

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Green hydrogen: resources consumption, technological maturity, and regulatory framework.

Author(s) : REY J., SEGURA F., ANDÚJAR J. M.

Type of article: Periodical article, Review

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Current climate crisis makes the need for reducing carbon emissions more than evident. For this reason, renewable energy sources are expected to play a fundamental role. However, these sources are not controllable, but depend on the weather conditions. Therefore, green hydrogen (hydrogen produced from water electrolysis using renewable energies) is emerging as the key energy carrier to solve this problem. Although different properties of hydrogen have been widely studied, some key aspects such as the water and energy footprint, as well as the technological development and the regulatory framework of green hydrogen in different parts of the world have not been analysed in depth. This work performs a data-driven analysis of these three pillars: water and energy footprint, technological maturity, and regulatory framework of green hydrogen technology. Results will allow the evaluation of green hydrogen deployment, both the current situation and expectations. Regarding the water footprint, this is lower than that of other fossil fuels and competitive with other types of hydrogen, while the energy footprint is higher than that of other fuels. Additionally, results show that technological and regulatory framework for hydrogen is not fully developed and there is a great inequality in green hydrogen legislation in different regions of the world.

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Original title: Green hydrogen: resources consumption, technological maturity, and regulatory framework.
Record ID : 30032164
Languages: English
Subject: Regulation, Technology
Source: Energies - vol. 16 - n. 17
Publishers: MDPI
Publication date: 2023/09
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/https://doi.org/10.3390/en16176222

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Themes: General information on energy;
Regulations and standardization (Montreal and Kyoto Protocols…);
Energy efficiency, energy savings
Keywords: Renewable energy; Brazil; India; South africa; Canada; Australia; Hydrogen; Carbon footprint; Regulations; Energy consumption; European Union; USA; Japan; China; Fuel (generic); Water