Advances in Green Hydrogen Production, Storage, and Applications
A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073). This special issue belongs to the section "A5: Hydrogen Energy".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 24 May 2026
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Green hydrogen has the potential to be a pivotal enabler of the global energy transition, serving as a carbon-neutral fuel and energy carrier for transport, energy storage, and power generation, as well as a feedstock for decarbonising hard-to-abate sectors such as steelmaking. Despite rapid technological progress, key challenges remain in enhancing electrolyser efficiency and durability, reducing production and storage costs, integrating variable renewable energy, and scaling up infrastructure for global deployment.
This Special Issue welcomes original research that advances the full spectrum of green hydrogen production, storage, and applications. We particularly encourage interdisciplinary studies that bridge techno-economic analysis, system modelling, materials science, and policy perspectives to accelerate the sustainable development of the hydrogen economy.
We invite contributions on:
- Production: Innovations in electrolyser technologies (PEM, alkaline, solid oxide), advanced modelling, renewable integration, dynamic operation, cost-reduction strategies, and scalability.
- Storage: Novel materials and systems, including compressed/liquid hydrogen, metal hydrides, chemical carriers (LOHCs), underground storage, and safety protocols.
- Applications: Deployment in ammonia synthesis, steelmaking, heavy transport, power-to-X, grid balancing, and emerging uses in aviation and shipping.
Our goal is to bridge fundamental research with practical implementation, fostering a platform for sharing insights that address technical, economic, and policy challenges. By uniting advances across disciplines, this Special Issue aims to accelerate the role of green hydrogen in achieving global net-zero targets.
Dr. Mostafa Rezaei
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- green hydrogen
- hydrogen storage
- hydrogen transport
- hydrogen derivatives
- water electrolysis
- fuel cell
- renewable integration
- techno-economic analysis
- green hydrogen production optimisation
- electrolyser stack degradation
- optimal operation
- hydrogen export
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