Hidrógeno y su almacenamiento: el futuro de la energía eléctrica

Energy storage plays a key role in the modern global economy, in which variable renewable energies are growingly acquiring a major part. One option for energy storage is the production of hydrogen through electrolysis of water with renewable electricity, which can later be used again to produce electricity in a fuel cell, internal combustion engine or gas turbine, among other applications. Renewable hydrogen is quickly approaching economic competitiveness and enjoying unprecedented political and business momentum, with the number of favorable policies and projects worldwide expected to increase rapidly in the coming years. The rising interest in this storage alternative is driven by the urgency of greenhouse gas emission mitigation, by the falling costs of renewable power and by systems integration challenges due to rising shares of variable renewable power supply. This book aims at reviewing the different available technologies for hydrogen production, storage and final use as an energy vector.