Applications & Pathways

There is a need for alternative fuels in the shipping sector for two main motivations: to deliver a reduction in local pollutants and comply with existing regulation; and to mitigate climate change and cut greenhouse gas emissions. However any alternative fuel must meet a range of criteria to become a viable option. Key among them is the requirement that it can deliver emissions reductions over its full life-cycle. For a set of fuels comprising both conve Read More

This study is a review of hydrogen station patents using the Derwent Innovation system and also a secondary screening. This was undertaken by the researchers to better understand and identify hydrogen station trends. The review focuses on analyzing the developing trends of patent technologies associated with a hydrogen station. The results of the review indicated that the countries with the major distribution of patents were Japan China t Read More

Worldwide the road transport sector typically arises as one of the main sources of air pollutants due to its high energy intensity and the use of fossil fuels. Thus governments and social agents work on the development and prospective planning of decarbonisation strategies oriented towards sustainable transport. In this regard the increase in the use of alternative fuels is the recurrent approach to energy planning e.g. through the promotion of ele Read More

This report shows that low-carbon hydrogen supply at scale is economically and environmentally feasible and will have significant societal benefits if the right localised approach and best-practices for production are used. The report also demonstrates that there is not one single hydrogen production pathway to achieve low lifecycle greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions but rather the need for a fact-based approach that leverages regional resources and includ Read More

Hydrogen-yielding fermentation conducted in bioreactors is an alternative method of hydrogen production. However unfavourable processes can seriously inhibit bio-hydrogen generation during the acidogenic step of anaerobic digestion. Here ascomycetous yeasts were identified as a major factor inhibiting the production of bio-hydrogen by fermentation. Changes in the performance of hydrogen-producing bioreactors including metabolic shift quantitativ Read More

Webinar to accompany the launch of the Cadent Future Role of Gas in Transport report which can be found here

There is a huge quantity of energy needs/demands for multiple developmental and domestic activities in the modern era. And in this context consumption of more non-renewable energy is reported and created many problems or issues (availability of fossil fuel stocks in the future period causes a huge quantity of toxic gases or particles or climatic change effects) at the global level. And only sustainable or renewable fuel development can provide alternate f Read More

Metal fuels as recyclable carriers of clean energy are promising alternatives to fossil fuels in a future low-carbon economy. Fossil fuels are a convenient and widely-available source of stored solar energy that have enabled our modern society; however fossil-fuel production cannot perpetually keep up with increasing energy demand while carbon dioxide emissions from fossil-fuel combustion cause climate change. Low-carbon energy carriers with hig Read More

This report summarizes the work conducted under U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) under contract DE-FC36-04GO14285 by Mercedes-Benz & Research Development North America (MBRDNA) Chrysler Daimler Mercedes Benz USA (MBUSA) BP DTE Energy and NextEnergy to validate fuel cell technologies for infrastructure transportation as well as assess technology and commercial readiness for the market. The Mercedes Team together with its partner Read More

The rare earth metals have been identified by the European Union and the United States as being at greatest supply risk of all the materials for clean energy technologies. Of particular concern are neodymium and dysprosium both of which are employed in neodymium–iron–boron based magnets. Recycling of magnets based on these materials and contained within obsolete electronic equipment could provide an additional and secure supply. In the prese Read More

Environmental issues related to global warming are constantly pushing the fossil fuel-based energy sector toward an efficient and economically viable utilization of renewable energy. However challenges related to renewable energy call for alternative routes of its conversion to fuels and chemicals by an emerging Power-to-X approach. Methane is one such high-valued fuel that can be produced through renewables-powered electrolytic routes. Such Read More

The permanent introduction of green hydrogen into the energy economy would require that a discriminating selection be made of its use in the sectors where its value is optimal in terms of relative cost and life cycle reduction in carbon dioxide emissions. Consequently hydrogen can be used as an energy storage medium when intermittent wind and solar power exceed certain penetration in the grid likely above 40% and in road transportation right Read More

The use of clean hydrogen is likely to form a key part of a net-zero emissions future and has the potential to replace natural gas for end use heating. As part of BDR Thermea Group Baxi Heating UK are at the forefront of hydrogen boiler development. Working with the Hy4Heat programme hydrogen fuelled boilers have been produced for inclusion in trial sites across the UK. This presentation will explore progress to date together with the hydrogen-ready boiler concept.

As fossil fuels continue to be extracted and used issues such as environmental pollution and energy scarcity are surfacing. For the transportation industry the best way to achieve the goal of “carbon neutrality” is to research efficient power systems and develop new alternative fuels. As the world’s largest product of chemicals ammonia is a new renewable fuel with good combustion energy. It can be used as an alternative fuel to reduce carbon emissions becau Read More

Environmental regulations have always been an essential component in the natural gas supply chain with recent and greater emphasis on shipping operations. Recently more stringent regulations have been imposed by the International Maritime Organization on global maritime shipping operations. This review explores the challenges and opportunities associated with substituting heavy fuel oils used for maritime transportation with relatively clean Read More

In the transition to a climate neutral future the transportation sector needs to be sustainably decarbonized. Producing advanced fuels (such as biomethane) and bio-based valorised products (such as pyrochar) may offer a solution to significantly reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions associated with energy and agricultural circular economy systems. Biological and thermochemical bioenergy technologies together with power to gas (P2G) systems can gene Read More

There is a need for alternative marine fuels in order to reduce the environmental and climate impacts of shipping in the short and long term. This study assesses the prospects for seven alternative fuels for the shipping sector in 2030 including biofuels by applying a multi-criteria decision analysis approach that is based on the estimated fuel performance and on input from a panel of maritime stakeholders and by considering explicitly the influence of Read More

Hydrogen could be used as a ‘cleaner’ cooking fuel particularly in communities that rely on biomass and fossil fuels to reduce local pollution and related health effects. However hydrogen must be produced using sustainable feedstocks and energy sources to ensure that local impacts are not reduced at the expense of other impacts generated elsewhere in the life cycle. To this end this paper evaluates life cycle environmental impacts of renewable hy Read More

In a future fossil-free circular economy the petroleum-based plastics industry must be converted to non-fossil feedstock. A known alternative is bio-based plastics but a relatively unexplored option is deriving the key plastic building blocks hydrogen and carbon from electricity through electrolytic processes combined with carbon capture and utilization technology. In this paper the future demand for electricity and carbon dioxide is calculated under th Read More

This short film promotes Geoscience Australia's online and publicly accessible hydrogen data products. The film steps through the functionality of GA's Australian Hydrogen Opportunities Tool (AusH2) and describes the upcoming Hydrogen Economic Fairways Tool which has been created through a collaborative effort with Monash University.

Scaling up renewables to meet the 1.5ºC climate goalAs global economies aim to become carbon neutral competitive hydrogen produced with renewables has emerged as a key component of the energy mix. Falling renewable power costs and improving electrolyser technologies could make ""green"" hydrogen cost competitive by 2030 this report finds.Green hydrogen can help to achieve net-zero carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in energy-intensive hard-t Read More

Fuel cells are the most clean and efficient power source for vehicles. In particular proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) are the most promising candidate for automobile applications due to their rapid start-up and low-temperature operation. Through extensive global research efforts in the latest decade the performance of PEMFCs including energy efficiency volumetric and mass power density and low temperature startup ability have achi Read More

Deloitte was commissioned by the National Hydrogen Taskforce established by the COAG Energy Council to undertake an Australian and Global Growth Scenario Analysis. Deloitte analysed the current global hydrogen industry its development and growth potential and how Australia can position itself to best capitalise on the newly forming industry.To conceptualise the possibilities for Australia Deloitte created scenarios to model the realm of possibilities Read More

The latest pre-production vehicles on the market show that the major technical challenges posed by integrating a fuel cell system (FCS) within a vehicle—compactness safety autonomy reliability cold starting—have been met. Regarding the ongoing maturity of fuel cell systems dedicated to road transport the present article examines the advances still needed to move from a functional but niche product to a mainstream consumer product. It seeks to ad Read More

This report fulfils Deliverable Five for Research Project 2.1-01 of the Future Fuels CRC. The aims of this project Crystallising lessons learned from major infrastructure upgrades are to provide a report on lessons learned from earlier infrastructure upgrades and fuel transitions and identify tools that can be used to develop consistent messaging around the proposed transition to hydrogen and/or other low-carbon fuels. In both the report and the toolkit Read More