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A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073). This special issue belongs to the section "A5: Hydrogen Energy".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 November 2023) | Viewed by 11711

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Prof. Dr. Alberto Abánades

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Energy Engineering Department, ETSII-UPM, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, c/José Gutiérrez Abascal, 2, 28006 Madrid, Spain
Interests: solar technology; hydrogen production; thermo-chemical; thermal analysis

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Dear Colleagues,

Hydrogen technologies are considered crucial to achieve sustainability for human society. A part of a fundamental role as an energy vector, hydrogen is a basic feedstock for the chemical industry. In order to advance towards decarbonization, a huge technical, economic, and scientific effort has to be done to develop and bring into our productive system hydrogen-related technologies.

In this Special Issue, the complete value chain for a massive hydrogen integration on our society will be covered. Contributions are expected to be, but not exclusively, in the following areas:

Hydrogen generation: advances in electrolysis, thermal-chemical processes, decarbonization for reforming and gasification, and pyrolysis.
Hydrogen purification: advances in separation technologies: membranes, absorption, and adsorption concepts.
Hydrogen storage: caverns, liquid, compressed, and their combinations, hydrates, etc.
Hydrogen vectors: ammonia, synthetic natural gas, etc.
Hydrogen economy: scenarios, hydrogen valleys, business models, etc.

Prof. Dr. Alberto Abánades
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Keywords

electrolysis
pyrolysis
membranes
caverns
cryogenics
hydrogen vectors
decarbonization
gasification
hydrates
reforming
hydrogen economy

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Alternatives for Transport, Storage in Port and Bunkering Systems for Offshore Energy to Green Hydrogen

by Enrique Saborit, Eduardo García-Rosales Vazquez, M. Dolores Storch de Gracia Calvo, Gema María Rodado Nieto, Pablo Martínez Fondón and Alberto Abánades

Energies 2023, 16(22), 7467; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/en16227467 - 7 Nov 2023

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Offshore electricity production, mainly by wind turbines, and, eventually, floating PV, is expected to increase renewable energy generation and their dispatchability. In this sense, a significant part of this offshore electricity would be directly used for hydrogen generation. The integration of offshore energy production into the hydrogen economy is of paramount importance for both the techno-economic viability of offshore energy generation and the hydrogen economy. An analysis of this integration is presented. The analysis includes a discussion about the current state of the art of hydrogen pipelines and subsea cables, as well as the storage and bunkering system that is needed on shore to deliver hydrogen and derivatives. This analysis extends the scope of most of the previous works that consider port-to-port transport, while we report offshore to port. Such storage and bunkering will allow access to local and continental energy networks, as well as to integrate offshore facilities for the delivery of decarbonized fuel for the maritime sector. The results of such state of the art suggest that the main options for the transport of offshore energy for the production of hydrogen and hydrogenated vectors are through direct electricity transport by subsea cables to produce hydrogen onshore, or hydrogen transport by subsea pipeline. A parametric analysis of both alternatives, focused on cost estimates of each infrastructure (cable/pipeline) and shipping has been carried out versus the total amount of energy to transport and distance to shore. For low capacity (100 GWh/y), an electric subsea cable is the best option. For high-capacity renewable offshore plants (TWh/y), pipelines start to be competitive for distances above approx. 750 km. Cost is highly dependent on the distance to land, ranging from 35 to 200 USD/MWh. Full article

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Dry Reforming of Methane Using a Swirl-Induced Plasma Discharge Reactor

by R. Bharathi Raja, Anusha C. Halageri, R. Sankar, Ramanujam Sarathi and Ravikrishnan Vinu

Energies 2023, 16(4), 1823; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/en16041823 - 12 Feb 2023

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This study reports the dry reforming of methane (DRM) using non-thermal plasma in a swirl-induced point-plane electrode discharge reactor to produce syngas. This reactor geometry facilitates better mixing of the reactant gases in the plasma region, thus increasing the residence time and conversion of the reactants. The effect of varying flow rates and compositions of CO₂/CH₄ (v%/v%) on conversion was studied. A high-voltage AC power input of 50 W and 70 W at a frequency of 19 kHz was provided. The voltage–current characteristics with respect to time were studied. The results show that with an increase in the flow rate of the gas mixture from 0.5 to 2 LPM the conversion of both CO₂ and CH₄ decreases, while an increase in the concentration of CO₂ or CH₄ (from 25 to 75%) increases the conversion of the respective reactant. The products, viz. syngas (CO and H₂), C₂ hydrocarbons, and solid carbon, were characterized and quantified. The maximum total conversion of 44% was obtained for a CO₂:CH₄ ratio of 25:75 (v%/v%) at a flow rate of 0.5 LPM. The solid carbon collected from the reactor walls was analyzed, and it was found to be 89.9% pure with traces of oxygen functionality. The increase in flow rate decreased the specific energy input, which eventually resulted in lowering the energy cost. Full article

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New Perspectives on Catalytic Hydrogen Production by the Reforming, Partial Oxidation and Decomposition of Methane and Biogas

by Mattia Boscherini, Alba Storione, Matteo Minelli, Francesco Miccio and Ferruccio Doghieri

Energies 2023, 16(17), 6375; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/en16176375 - 2 Sep 2023

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The article provides a short review on catalyst-based processes for the production of hydrogen starting from methane, both of fossil origin and from sustainable processes. The three main paths of steam- and dry-reforming, partial oxidation and thermo-catalytic decomposition are briefly introduced and compared, above all with reference to the latest publications available and to new catalysts which obey the criteria of lower environmental impact and minimize the content of critical raw materials. The novel strategies based on chemical looping with CO₂ utilization, membrane separation, electrical-assisted (plasma and microwave) processes, multistage reactors and catalyst patterning are also illustrated as the most promising perspective for CH₄ reforming, especially on small and medium scale. Although these strategies should only be considered at a limited level of technological readiness, research on these topics, including catalyst development and process optimization, represents the crucial challenge for the scientific community. Full article

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Recent Insights into Low-Surface-Area Catalysts for Hydrogen Production from Ammonia

by Marina Pinzón, Paula Sánchez, Ana Raquel de la Osa, Amaya Romero and Antonio de Lucas-Consuegra

Energies 2022, 15(21), 8143; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/en15218143 - 1 Nov 2022

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A potential method of storing and transporting hydrogen safely in a cost-effective and practical way involves the utilization of molecules that contain hydrogen in their structure such as ammonia. Because of its high hydrogen content and carbon-free molecular structure, as well as the maturity of related technology (easy liquefaction), ammonia has gained attention as a “hydrogen carrier” for the generation of energy. Unfortunately, hydrogen production from ammonia requires an efficient catalyst to achieve high conversion at low reaction temperatures. Recently, very attractive results have been obtained with low-surface-area materials. This review paper is focused on summarizing and comparing recent advances in novel, economic and active catalysts for this reaction, paying particular attention to materials with low surface area such as silicon carbide (SiC) and perovskites (ABO₃ structure). The effects of the supports, the active phase and the addition of promoters in such low-porosity materials have been analyzed in detail. Advances in adequate catalytic systems (including support and active metal) benefit the perspective of ammonia as a hydrogen carrier for the decarbonization of the energy sector and accelerate the “hydrogen economy”. Full article

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