Retrospective and prospective of the hydrogen supply chain: A longitudinal techno-historical analysis

Khalilpour, Rajab; Pace, Ronald; Karimi, Faezeh

doi:10.1016/j.ijhydene.2020.02.099

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“…In recent studies, bibliometric analysis has been used to highlight the changing interest in a particular area of study, such as renewable energy [41], carbon capture & storage [42], electric vehicles [43], and also the hydrogen economy [44,45]. Tsay [46] investigated the characteristics of hydrogen energy publications and the implications by using bibliometric techniques on 14,449 journal papers (from 1965 to 2005).…”

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A Historical Analysis of Hydrogen Economy Research, Development, and Expectations, 1972 to 2020

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2023

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Global climate change concerns have pushed international governmental actions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by adopting cleaner technologies, hoping to transition to a more sustainable society. The hydrogen economy is one potential long-term option for enabling deep decarbonization for the future energy landscape. Progress towards an operating hydrogen economy is discouragingly slow despite global efforts to accelerate it. There are major mismatches between the present situation surrounding the hydrogen economy and previous proposed milestones that are far from being reached. The overall aim of this study is to understand whether there has been significant real progress in the achievement of a hydrogen economy, or whether the current interest is overly exaggerated (hype). This study uses bibliometric analysis and content analysis to historically map the hydrogen economy’s development from 1972 to 2020 by quantifying and analyzing three sets of interconnected data. Findings indicate that interest in the hydrogen economy has significantly progressed over the past five decades based on the growing numbers of academic publications, media coverage, and projects. However, various endogenous and exogenous factors have influenced the development of the hydrogen economy and created hype at different points in time. The consolidated results explore the changing trends and how specific events or actors have influenced the development of the hydrogen economy with their agendas, the emergence of hype cycles, and the expectations of a future hydrogen economy.

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A Historical Analysis of Hydrogen Economy Research, Development, and Expectations, 1972 to 2020

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2023

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“…The final cost of hydrogen from any international trade will depend on the cost of hydrogen production as well as the cost of transporting hydrogen, potentially in one of several relevant vectors that include liquid organic hydrogen carriers (LOHCs), ammonia or any of the fuels that can be created from a power-to-fuels (PtL) approach (Figure 37). (5) [549] As shown in Figure 38, such considerations are particularly relevant from expected hydrogen demand centers in Asia, Europe and North America. [553] As shown in Figure 39, the final cost of hydrogen using these different approaches can vary considerably and hence the future of hydrogen import and export relationships will be tied very closely to advances in reducing the cost of long-distance hydrogen transport.…”

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“…However, hydrogen never really gained traction as an energy source and by 2020 did not account for a measurable share of global energy consumption [4]. This has begun to change in recent years [5], however, as hydrogen production and utilization technologies have matured and a growing number of countries and organizations have made a commitment to net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 [6]. Hydrogen is increasingly being positioned as a key energy vector due to its versatility as a chemical store of energy for use the power, buildings, transport and industrial sectors (Figure 1), coupled with its potential to serve -alongside biomethane -as a versatile decarbonized gas (Figure 2).…”

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