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Research Progress and Prospect of Green Hydrogen Energy and Environmental Issues

A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073). This special issue belongs to the section "A5: Hydrogen Energy".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (28 February 2025) | Viewed by 2469

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College of Smart Energy, Shanghai Jiao Tong Univerisity, Shanghai 200240, China
Interests: photo(electro)catalytic water splitting

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School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shandong University, Qingdao 266237, China
Interests: constructed wetland; water treatment; water reuse; geochemical cycle; biochar; organic pollutant; heavy metal
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School of the Environment and Safety Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China
Interests: photocatalysis; hydrogen; solar-to-chemical energy
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School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Xinjiang University, Urumchi 830017, China
Interests: catalysis for clean energy utilization and polutant degradation

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Solar energy utilization has the potential to meet both economic and environmental demands simultaneously. Solar energy was regarded as renewable and clean energy, and it can be converted into valuable fuels and chemical intermediates via catalytic methods. Among them, water splitting to produce hydrogen has the potential to be an effective method to reduce carbon emissions. The main methods for green hydrogen production are the following three: PV electrocatalysis, photocatalysis, and photo-electrocatalysis. Several countries and research groups have devoted themselves to producing green hydrogen via the mentioned strategy. However, limitations restrict its application, which still needs further study. Recently, several innovative methods of water splitting have been invented and implemented. These have been critical for providing a unique opportunity for researchers to present and discuss recent advances in water splitting for green hydrogen production. Furthermore,  green environmental techniques for energy conversion and utilization as well as relative energy and environmental culture and policy have also been suitable since they can be used to determine which hydrogen production method is more economical in either a special temporal or spatial period. Papers addressing these topics are invited for submission to this Special Issue, especially those of a high academic standard focused on optimal water splitting technology. We sincerely hope that the most up-to-date views and outlooks in the field in this Special Issue will advance the research frontier and improve our understanding of water splitting. We expect that these works will promote discussions among established scientists and also benefit the journal readers.

Dr. Zhidong Wei
Dr. Zizhang Guo
Dr. Junying Liu
Dr. Hao Guo
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Keywords

  • water splitting
  • catalytic
  • hydrogen
  • environmental technique
  • energy policy

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The Environmental Impacts of Future Global Sales of Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicles
by Fady M. A. Hassouna and Kangwon Shin
Energies 2024, 17(19), 4930; https://doi.org/10.3390/en17194930 - 2 Oct 2024
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Abstract
During the last decade, developing more sustainable transportation modes has become a primary objective for car manufacturers and governments around the world to mitigate environmental issues, such as climate change, the continuous increase in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and energy depletion. The use [...] Read more.
During the last decade, developing more sustainable transportation modes has become a primary objective for car manufacturers and governments around the world to mitigate environmental issues, such as climate change, the continuous increase in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and energy depletion. The use of hydrogen fuel cell technology as a source of energy in electric vehicles is considered an emerging and promising technology that could contribute significantly to addressing these environmental issues. In this study, the effects of Hydrogen Fuel Cell Battery Electric Vehicles (HFCBEVs) on global GHG emissions compared to other technologies, such as BEVs, were determined based on different relevant factors, such as predicted sales for 2050 (the result of the developed prediction model), estimated daily traveling distance, estimated future average global electricity emission factors, future average Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV) emission factors, future global hydrogen production emission factors, and future average HFCBEV emission factors. As a result, the annual GHG emissions produced by passenger cars that are expected to be sold in 2050 were determined by considering BEV sales in the first scenario and HFCBEV replacement in the second scenario. The results indicate that the environmental benefits of HFCBEVs are expected to increase over time compared to those of BEVs, due to the eco-friendly methods that are expected to be used in hydrogen production in the future. For instance, in 2021, HFCBEVs could produce more GHG emissions than BEVs by 54.9% per km of travel, whereas in 2050, BEVs could produce more GHG emissions than HFCBEVs by 225% per km of travel. Full article
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