Accelerating the Transition to a Hydrogen Economy

Achieving Carbon Neutrality Volume 2
Erscheinungsjahr 2025
ISBN: 978-0-443-22399-0
Verlag: Elsevier Science

Buch, Englisch, 242 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 450 g

Accelerating the Transition to a Hydrogen Economy provides a roadmap in the global economy, from carbon to hydrogen. Within the context of the Industrial Revolution 4.0, the book brings together global expertise from academia and industry to accelerate the science, innovation, and practice of the hydrogen economy to address energy challenges and advance UN Sustainable Development Goals. The book highlights the change of paradigm in the global economy from carbon to hydrogen, disseminating knowledge to readers about climate change and providing a critical overview of hydrogen generation and its utilization in various sectors. Each chapter provides a synopsis of the fundamental knowledge and recent developments to ensure readers of all experience levels and backgrounds benefit. Future perspectives and actionable next steps are presented alongside case studies from different region of the world that provide a roadmap to decarbonization and the energy transition.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Kurniawan, Tonni Agustiono

Vara Prasad, Majeti Narasimha

Fachgebiete

• Technische Wissenschaften Energietechnik | Elektrotechnik Alternative und erneuerbare Energien

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Section I: A Journey of transition towards net zero emission 1. Pulling hydrogen from wastewater using sunlight Kuldeep Kumar, Naveen Thakur, Nikesh Thakur and Pankaj Kumar 2. Innovative technologies of hydrogen generation from unused resources Sumudu Mapa and Rangika S. Hikkaduwa Koralege 3. Biohydrogen Production From Microalgal Sources Arvind Kumar Singh, Pankaj Kumar Rai, Prabhakar Singh and Sakshi Singh 4. Thermochemical routes for biohydrogen generation Kaveh Edalati and W. P. R. T. Perera Section II: Decarbonization through hydrogen economy 5. Resource recovery and energy generation from the waste material: Strategies for achieving carbon neutrality Iva Yenis Septiariva 6. Hydrogen in low-carbon economies and its bottlenecks. Luis Peres Azevedo Sr. and Carlos Alberto Ferreira Lagarinhos Sr. Section III: Zero-carbon technology in Hydrogen economy 7. Role of hydrogen in achieving Nationally Determined Contributions, net-zero carbon emissions, and other emission targets Kuldeep Kumar, Saurabh Sharma and Vishal Rana 8. Use of Hydrogen in Cement, Iron and Steel Industries for decarbonization Majeti Narasimha Vara Prasad 9. Securing Africa’s Future Energies Scenario through Hydrogen Economy Emeka E. Oguzie and Okezie Ihugba

Über Autor(innen)

Kurniawan, Tonni Agustiono
Dr. Tonni Agustiono Kurniawan's degrees include a B.Sc. in chemistry from the Bogor Agricultural University (Indonesia), a M.Sc. in environmental technology from the Thammasat University (Thailand), and a Ph.D. in applied chemical technology from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University (China). He is the author of over 130 peer-reviewed publications in ISI-rated journals, 26 conference proceedings, including 9 book chapters and 6 monographs on waste to energy and wastewater treatment. He received the 2010 Green Talent Award from German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), the 2013 Young Scientist Award from the World Economy Forum (WEF) (Switzerland), and the 2014 Scope-Zhongyu (France) for his outstanding research contribution to the fields of study. Elsevier and Stanford University (US) listed him among the top 2% of highly cited scientists in the field of Environmental Sciences.

Vara Prasad, Majeti Narasimha
Dr. Prasad is Emeritus Professor, School of Life Sciences, University of Hyderabad (India). He has made outstanding contributions to the fields of bioremediation, bioresources, biomass energy sources, bioeconomy, and to the broad field of environmental biotechnology, all of which are his main areas of expertise. Dr. Prasad has served the Government of India's Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change as a member of various advisory committees on biodiversity conservation, ecosystem services, pollution control and abatement, environmental information systems and bioremediation of contaminated sites. He is an active visiting scientist for several international universities.