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Corresponding Web Notes: Hydrogen Economy (pptx / pdf / key)

Sources Cited in the Web Notes (in approximate citation order):

Industry Backed Organizations:

Hydrogen Fuel Cell Partnership (formerly California Fuel Cell Partnership) (link)

HFCP - Membership Webpage (link / cached copy)

The California Fuel Cell Revolution - A Vision for Advancing Economic, Social & Environmental Priorities (link / cached copy)

The Hydrogen Council (link)

Hydrogen Council - Membership Webpage (link / cached copy)

Hydrogen Insights 2023 (link / cached copy)

Path to Hydrogen Competitiveness - A Cost Perspective, Hydrogen Council, 2020 (link / cached copy)

Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Energy Association (link)

FCHEA - Membership Webpage (link / cached copy)

Road Map to a U.S. Hydrogen Economy (link / cached copy)

The Clean Hydrogen Future Coalition (link)

Industry Stakeholders Announce Formation of Clean Hydrogen Future Coalition - 2021 (link / cached copy)

CHFC Media Kit (link / cached copy)

CHFC Letter to US Congressional Leadership - October 2021 (link / cached copy)

CHFC Position on Use of Energy Attributes | Renewable Energy Tax Credits - 2023 (link / cached copy)

Environmental & Scientific Organizations:

The Natural Resources Defense Council (link)

A Hydrogen Future - Economic and Environmental Assessment of Hydrogen Production Pathways, NRDC 2005 (link / cached copy)

The American Physical Society / American Institute of Physics (link)

The Hydrogen Economy, Physics Today 57 (12), pp. 39-44 (2004) (link / cached copy)

Renew Org Australia (link)

Hydrogen: Help or Hype? Renew.org.au 2019 (link / cached copy)

Sierra Club (link)

Hydrogen: Future of Clean Energy or a False Solution? (link / cached copy)

Business, Popular & Technical Press Articles:

Why Are We Still Talking About Hydrogen? - Forbes (6 Feb 2021) (link / cached copy)

Clean energy superstar or smokescreen for fossil fuel use? - Washington Post (17 March 2022) (link / cached copy)

Get tax right or clean hydrogen will be a bigger boondoggle than biofuels - Washington Post (27 April 2023) (link / cached copy)

Before We Invest Billions in This Clean Fuel, Let’s Make Sure It’s Actually Clean - New York Times (14 April 2023) (link / cached copy)

Green Hydrogen or Dirty Fuel? . . . Tax Credit Will Determine Industry’s Future - Forbes (17 April 2023) (link / cached copy)

Synthetic gasoline promises neutral emissions - but the math doesn't work - ARS Technica (5 May 2023) (link / cached copy)

E-fuels - How Big a Niche Can They Carve Out for Cars? (vs. battery & fuel cell electric vehicles) - The Guardian, 5 May 2023 (link / cached copy)

International Energy Organizations

International Energy Agency (IEA) (link):

The Future of Hydrogen (IEA 2019) (link / cached copy)

Global Hydrogen Review (IEA 2022) (link / cached copy)

International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) (link):

Hydrogen Overview (2022) (link / cached copy)

Hydrogen from Renewable Power (2018) (link / cached copy)

Hydrogen Gas Generation and Utilization:

Hydrogen

Hydrogen - Britannica (link / cached copy)

Natural Hydrogen - Wikipedia (link / cached copy)

Natural Hydrogen: The New Frontier - Geoscientist.online (link / cached copy)

Hydrogen Production - Wikipedia (link / cached copy)

Storage

Physical Hydrogen Storage, Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy, U.S. Department of Energy (link / cached copy)

Electrolysis

Electrolysis of Water - Wikipedia (link / cached copy)

Alkaline Water Electrolysis - Wikipedia (link / cached copy)

Proton Exchange Membrane Electrolysis - Wikipedia (link / cached copy)

Other Forms of Hydrogen Gas Synthesis

Steam Reforming - Wikipedia (link / cached copy)

Coal Gasification - Wikipedia (link / cached copy)

Catalytic Reforming - Wikipedia (link / cached copy)

Oil Refinery - Wikipedia (link / cached copy)

Fuel Cells

Fuel Cell - Wikipedia (link / cached copy)

Fuel Cell Basics - AmericanHistory.si.edu (link / cached copy)

Alkaline Fuel Cell - Wikipedia Fuel Cell (link / cached copy)

Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell - Wikipedia (link / cached copy)

Comparison of Fuel Cell Efficiencies, Fuel Cell Technologies Office, U.S. Department of Energy, 2016 (link / cached copy)

Natural Gas Properties and Infrastructure:

Natural Gas Composition and Specifications, Penn State University (link / cached copy)

Natural Gas Pipelines, U.S. Energy Information Administration (link / cached copy)

What is the Pressure of Natural Gas in a Home? (or pipeline), HomeUpward.com (link / cached copy)

Blending Hydrogen into Natural Gas Networks: A Review of Key Issues, Melaina et al., U.S. National Renewable Energy Lab, 2013 (link / cached copy)

Methane Tracker, U.S. Energy Information Administration (link / cached copy)

The Planet-Warming Effects Behind Oil (and gas) Production in West Texas, WFAA 8 - ABC News, Odessa Texas (link to text version):

Batteries and Battery Electric Vehicles:

Comparison of Commercial Battery Types, Wikipedia (link / cached copy)

Commercial Battery Storage, U.S. National Renewable Energy Laboratory, 2022 (link / cached copy)

Battery Storage Technology Improvements & Cost Reductions to 2030: A Deep Dive, IRENA Workshop, 2017 (link / cached copy)

Cars: Battery Electrtic Most Efficient by Far, CleanTechnica, 2020 (link / cached copy)

E-fuels - How Big a Niche Can They Carve Out for Cars? (vs. battery & fuel cell electric vehicles) - The Guardian, 5 May 2023 (link / cached copy)

Carbon Capture and Sequestration:

Carbon Neutrality, Wikipedia (link / cached copy)

Overview of Greenhouse Gases, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (link / annotated copy)

2015-2016 Gas Leak from the Porter Ranch / Aliso Canyon Natural Gas Storage Facility:

As reported by TV station KCAL 9 - CBS LA (link):
California's Root Cause Analysis (link):

Carbon Capture and Utilization, Wikipedia (link / cached copy)

About CCUS - Analysis, International Energy Agency, 2021 (link / cached copy)

Carbon Capture Utilisation and Storage, International Energy Agency, 2022 (link / cached copy)

Scaling the CCUS Industry to Achieve Net-Zero Emissions, McKinsey & Company, 2022 (link / cached copy)

Decarbonization: Status, Challenges, and Policy Options for Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage, U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO), 2022 (link / cached copy)

Curing of Concrete by Carbon-Dioxide, TheConstructor.org (link / cached copy)

The Target:

CO2 Emissions in 2022, International Energy Agency (link / cached copy)

CO2 Emissions, Our World in Data (link / cached copy)

Energetic's of Hydrogen & Competing Energy Storage Media:

Heat of Combustion - Wikipedia (link / cached copy)

Energy Density - Wikipedia (link / cached copy)

Energy Density Extended Reference Table - Wikipedia (link / cached copy)

Natural Gas (including energies) - Wikipedia (link / cached copy)

Gasoline Gallon Equivalent (energies of different fuels) - Wikipedia (link / annotated copy)

Phase Diagram - Wikipedia (link / cached copy)

Supercritical Fluid - Wikipedia (link / cached copy)

Critical Temperatures and Pressures for some Common Substances - Engineering Toolbox (link / cached copy)

Vapor Pressures of some Common Gases, L.C. Nitsche, ChE 205, University of Illinois Chicago (link / annotated copy)

Ammonia - Vapour Pressure at Gas-Liquid Equilibrium - Engineering Toolbox (link / cached copy)

Hydrogen - Thermophysical Properties - Engineering Toolbox (link / cached copy)

Liquefied Natural gas - Wikipedia (link / cached copy)

Methane - Thermophysical Properties - Engineering Toolbox (link / cached copy)

Propane - Vapor Pressure vs. Temperature - Engineering Toolbox (link / cached copy)

Propane - Thermophysical Properties - Engineering Toolbox (link / cached copy)

My table comparing Energy Storage Media & Technologies:

Additional Sources Relevant to Hydrogen Applications:

Willis Carrier - Wikipedia (link / cached copy)

The Unexpected History of the Air Conditioner, Smithsonian Magazine, 2019 (link / cached copy)

Europe Leads the Charge to Replace Diesel Traction, International Rail Journal, 2019 (link / cached copy)

Study Finds Diesel Trains Can be Converted to Battery-Electric, Rail Industry Remains Skeptical, DieselNet.com, 2021 (link / cached copy)

Economic, Environmental and Grid-Resilience Benefits of Converting Diesel Trains to Battery-Electric, N.D. Popvich et al., Nature Energy 6, pp. 1017-25 (2021) (link / cached copy)

Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Ships - Cost Effectiveness of Available Options, International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT), 2011 (link / cached copy)

Major Project to Convert Offshore Vessel to Run on Ammonia-Powered Fuel Cell, ShipFC.eu, 2020 (link / cached copy)

Prototech Awarded Contract to Supply 2MW Zero-Emission Ammonia Fuel Cell Module, Protech.no, press release, 2020 (link / cached copy)

A Preliminary Study on an Alternative Ship Propulsion System Fueled by Ammonia: Environmental and Economic Assessments, Kim et al., J. Marine Science and Engineering 8, p. 183 (2020) (link / cached copy)

Boeing 777, Wikipedia (link / cached copy)



Other Sources Consulted in Web Note Preparation

Governmental & Academic:

Hydrogen Energy and Fuel Cells - A Vision of Our Future, European Commission, 2003 (link / cached copy)

The Hydrogen Economy - Opportunities, Costs, Barriers, and R & D Needs, U.S. National Academies, 2004 (link / cached copy)

Technologies for Hydrogen Production, National Energy Technology Laboratory, U.S. Department of Energy NETL / DOE) (link / cached copy

Hydrogen Production & Distribution, Energy Technology Systems Analysis Program, International Energy Agency (IEA), 2014 (link / cached copy

Manufacturing Competitiveness Analysis for PEM and Alkaline Water Electrolysis Systems, Ruth et al., U.S., National Renewable Energy Lab, 2014 (link / cached copy

Cost Assessment of Hydrogen Production from PV and Electrolysis, Csiro Energy / Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA), 2018 (link / cached copy)

Options for Producing Low Carbon Hydrogen at Scale, Royal Society, 2018 (link / cached copy

Hydrogen Production Energy Conversion Efficiencies: Current Technologies, Hydrogen Analysis Resource Center, Pacific Northwest National Lab (link / cached copy

Fallacies of a Hydrogen Economy: A Critical Analysis of Hydrogen Production and Utilization, Kreith and West, J. Energy Resources and Technology 126, pp. 249-257 (2004) (link / cached copy)

Hydrogen Storage:

Hydrogen Storage, Wikipedia (link / cached copy)

Hydrogen for Energy Storage Analysis Overview, U.S. National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), 2010 (link / cached copy)

Energy Storage Analysis - Hydrogen & Fuel Cells, U.S. National Renewable Energy Lab (NREL), 2019 (link / cached copy)

a) Small to Medium Scale Hydrogen Storage (as required for most applications):

Hydrogen Storage Materials for Mobile Applications, Schlapach & Zuttel, Nature 414, pp. 353-358 (2001) (link / cached copy)

Hydrogen Energy Storage, Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy, U.S. Department of Energy (link / cached copy)

b) Large Scale Hydrogen Storage (as required for Grid load-leveling energy storage):

Hydrogen or Batteries for Grid Storage? A Net Energy Analysis, Energy Environ. Sci. 8, 1938-1952 (2015) (link / cached copy)

Business / Economic Analyses:

Hydrogen-based Energy Conversion, Kearney Energy Transition Institute, 2014 (link / cached copy)

Hydrogen Economy Outlook - Key Messages, Bloomberg, March 2020  (link / cached copy)

Can The World Really Afford A Hydrogen Economy, Forbes, October 2020 (link / cached copy)

Hydrogen Economy: Hyped for Years the Most Abundant Element in the Universe is Finally Having its Moment, Fortune, November 2020 (link / cached copy)

Press Coverage:

Popular Press:

The Truth About Hydrogen Power, Popular Mechanics Crunches the Numbers, November 2006  (link / cached copy) - though now dated, this an exceptionally readable & comprehensive article

Hydrogen as Fuel? An Italian Pasta Factory Shows How It Could Work, New York Times, May 2020 (link / cached copy)

Don't Rush into a Hydrogen Economy until We Know All the Risks to Our Climate, TheConversation.com, August 2020 (link / cached copy)

California Is Trying to Jump-Start the Hydrogen Economy, New York Times, November 2020 (link / cached copy)

Technical Press:

Hydrogen - Still the Fuel of the Future, ChemistryWorld.com, 2018 (link / cached copy)

Hydrogen, Don't Give Up! PV-Magazine.com, 2018 (link / cached copy)

The Reality Behind Green Hydrogen’s Soaring Hype, GreenTechMedia.com, 2019 (link / cached copy

Latest “Hydrogen Economy” Round Is Hype, But There Is a Place For Hydrogen, CleanTechnica.com, 2020 (link / cached copy)

Where are we with the Hydrogen Economy? Engineering.com, 2020 (link / cached copy)

Energy Industry Press:

Realising the Hydrogen Economy, PowerTechnology.com, October 2019 (link / cached copy)

How Much Will Hydrogen-Based Power Cost? Power Magazine, 2020 (link / cached copy)