Hydrogen Technologies

Hydrogen technologies Hydrogen technologies are key for achieving a carbon-neutral economy; these offer solutions for the further expansion of renewable energy supplies, climate-neutral industry processes and sustainable mobility. For Germany and Europe alike, they present an opportunity to maintain industrial value creation, expand export opportunities and secure technological sovereignty. In this book, the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft presents the knowledge and experience it has acquired along the entire value chain of the hydrogen economy. This encompasses materials and system development, production, system upscaling, energy sector applications, emission-intensive industry processes and mobility, as well as the practical, overarching issues of safety, standardization and service life. The editor Prof. Reimund Neugebauer is the tenth president of the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft. He took office on October 1, 2012. Under his leadership, the Fraunhofer-Gesellschafts total employment figures have grown by around 10,000 new employees and its budget has increased by 1 billion euros Contents 5 1 What the future ismade of 14 2 The hydrogen economy: a land of opportunity 19 3 The potential of a hydrogen economy: an economic and social perspective 32 4 Hydrogen technologies in energy systems 63 5 Hydrogen technologies in industry 91 6 Hydrogen technologies inmobility and transportation 130 7 Hydrogen technologies in buildings 159 8 Hydrogen infrastructures—Networks and storage 178 9 Producing hydrogen through electrolysis and other processes 210 10 Fuel cell technologies 260 11 Production of PEM systems, upscaling and rollout strategy 296 12 Standardization, testing and certification 328 13 Accident prevention and service life — Materials 348 14 Sensors and safety 364 15 Digitalization and simulation of hydrogen technologies 399 16 Hydrogen technologies in the energy system: the international perspective 421 17 Hydrogen technologies: outlook and future possibilities 445 Glossar 472