Hydrogen: A Clean, Flexible Energy Carrier (Infographic) · 2018-11-05 · HYDROGEN A Clean,...
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HYDROGEN A Clean, Flexible Energy Carrier FUEL CELL TECHNOLOGIES OFFICE 1. SOURCES OF ENERGY Hydrogen can be produced using diverse, domestic resources. NATURAL GAS SOLAR WIND BIOMASS NUCLEAR FOSSIL FUELS 2. PRODUCTION PATHWAYS Hydrogen can be produced using a number of different processes. ELECTROLYSIS Cathode - +Anode BIOLOGICAL DIRECT SOLAR WATER SPLITTING STEAM METHANE REFORMING 3. ENERGY CARRIER Hydrogen is the simplest and most abundant element known. It is an energy carrier, not an energy source and can deliver or store energy. It has a very high energy content and can be used in fuel cells to generate electricity or power and heat. metric tons of hydrogen are produced million per year. HYDROGEN forklifts; and passenger and freight vehicles, including cars, trucks and buses. 4. USES FOR H 2 Petroleum refining and fertilizer production are the largest uses of hydrogen today, while transportation and utilities are emerging markets. Hydrogen and fuel cells can provide energy for use in diverse applications, including distributed or combined-heat-and-power; backup power; systems for storing and enabling renewable energy; portable power; auxiliary power for trucks, aircraft, rail, and ships; specialty vehicles such as FUEL CELL VEHICLES ENERGY STORAGE STATIONARY FUEL CELLS PETROLEUM REFINING 10 ELECTRICITY
Transcript of Hydrogen: A Clean, Flexible Energy Carrier (Infographic) · 2018-11-05 · HYDROGEN A Clean,...
HYDROGENA Clean, FlexibleEnergy Carrier
FUEL CELL TECHNOLOGIES OFFICE
1. SOURCESOF ENERGYHydrogen can be producedusing diverse, domesticresources.
NATURALGAS SOLAR WIND
BIOMASS NUCLEAR FOSSILFUELS
2. PRODUCTION PATHWAYS
Hydrogen can be producedusing a number of differentprocesses.ELECTROLYSIS
Cathode- +Anode
BIOLOGICALDIRECT SOLAR
WATERSPLITTING
STEAM METHANEREFORMING
3. ENERGY CARRIERHydrogen is the simplest and most abundant element known. It is an energy carrier, not an energy source and can deliver or store energy. It has a very high energy content and can be used in fuel cells to generate electricity or power and heat.
metric tonsof hydrogenare produced
million per year.
HYDROGEN
forklifts; and passenger andfreight vehicles, including cars,trucks and buses.
4. USES FOR H2Petroleum refining and fertilizer production are thelargest uses of hydrogen today, while transportation and utilities are emerging markets. Hydrogen and fuel cells can provide energy for use in diverse applications, including distributed or combined-heat-and-power; backup power; systems for storing and enabling renewable energy; portable power; auxiliary power for trucks, aircraft, rail, and ships; specialty vehicles such as
FUEL CELLVEHICLES
ENERGYSTORAGE
STATIONARYFUEL CELLS
PETROLEUMREFINING
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ELECTRICITY
