Power to Fuel

Power to Fuel: How to Speed Up a Hydrogen Economy highlights how the surplus of electricity from renewable sources can be usefully accumulated thanks to hydrogen overcoming the obstacles that can prevent the final use of hydrogen on a large scale. The book includes an introduction and sections on the production of hydrogen, conversion of hydrogen into synthetic fuel, the power-to-fuel concept, and renewable energy source descriptions. The second and third levels are structured identically with a standalone approach that covers established and commercial pathways, emerging pathways, and cost analysis sections within each subject specific chapter, making the content easily referenced and applied.Readers will find details on the state-of-the-art and emerging technologies of various power to fuels options suitable for different final uses of the stored energy, as well as figures and diagrams that illustrate and compare the different processes. The book contains examples of existing plants and pilot projects that will be useful for academics dealing with renewable energies and energy storage.

Giuseppe Spazzafumo is an associate professor at the Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering, University of Cassino and Southern Lazio, Cassino, Italy. He obtained a degree in Mechanical Engineering and a PhD degree in Energy Systems at the University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy. His main research field is Hydrogen Energy Systems. He coauthored with Prof. Bent E. Sørensen in the third edition of Hydrogen and Fuel Cells. He is a member of the IAHE (International Association for Hydrogen Energy) Board of Directors since 1999 and President of the IAHE Hydrogen Energy Systems Division. He coordinates the HYPOTHESIS (HYdrogen POwer THeoretical and Engineering Solution International Symposium) series