Insights into the New Hydrogen Economy

This open access book offers a comprehensive exploration of the future of the hydrogen industry. It builds upon insights gathered from a series of expert workshops and follow-on activity. International experts from various fields, including industry, public policy, and academia, engaged in dialogue and knowledge exchange, resulting in invaluable findings and observations.

The book offers an in-depth analysis of the key issues in the 2020s and highlights how hydrogen will emerge as a major component of the global energy industry, aiding the decarbonization process. Among the important lessons learned, the book discusses how both hydrogen and electrification will both play a significant role in the energy sector, but hydrogen is poised to be the larger energy carrier, and the two developments will largely operate independently of each other.

The book also highlights the significance of industrial infrastructure such as ports, pipelines, hubs, and clusters in scaling up hydrogen use. Finally, the book considers the importance of hydrogen purity for future applications and acknowledges the potential for geologically sourced hydrogen to be a vital component in the future.

In summary, this book provides a compelling and thought-provoking examination of the emerging hydrogen industry, its potential impact on the global energy sector, and the necessary infrastructure and environmental considerations that must be addressed to ensure its success.

The artwork of the front cover of this book reflects generous support for open-access to this project from Barclays Eagle Labs. This book is the responsibility of the authors alone, and the logos on the front cover do not necessarily indicate endorsement of the authors’ specific findings or opinions.