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Review of the Current Status of the Hydrogen Economy

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The envisioned hydrogen-powered future is gradually taking shape in our time. In many countries around the world, active efforts to decarbonize energy systems have turned hydrogen into the centerpiece of grand master plans for clean and sustainable replacement to fossil fuels. This chapter tackles the current status of hydrogen economy, which provides a scientific, social, and economic perspective of hydrogen economy and its realization in our modern time. It elaborates the importance of research findings on the different aspects—hydrogen production, storage, delivery, and fuel cell—relevant to the realization of a hydrogen economy. It also illustrates the impact of the results of scientific investigations in attaining innovative hydrogen technologies. Lastly, it discusses the current technologies for hydrogen in the context of their implementation following the hydrogen roadmaps of different countries around the world.

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  1. Department of Precision Science and Applied Physics, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan

    Hideaki Kasai

  2. Institute of Mathematical Sciences and Physics, College of Arts and Sciences, University of the Philippines Los Baños, Los Baños, Laguna, Philippines

    Allan Abraham B. Padama

  3. National Institute of Technology, Akashi College, Akashi, Hyogo, Japan

    Bhume Chantaramolee

  4. Department of Physics, University of San Carlos—Talamban Campus, Cebu City, Philippines

    Ryan L. Arevalo

  5. Balik Scientist Program, Department of Science and Technology, Taguig, Philippines

    Ryan L. Arevalo

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Kasai, H., Padama, A.A.B., Chantaramolee, B., Arevalo, R.L. (2020). Review of the Current Status of the Hydrogen Economy. In: Hydrogen and Hydrogen-Containing Molecules on Metal Surfaces. Springer Series in Surface Sciences, vol 71. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-6994-4_4

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