Introduction to hydrogen energy system; Carbon dioxide sequestration technologies; Hydrogen production methods: steam reforming, thermochemical, electrochemical and photoelectrochemical methods, solar hydrogen, biological hydrogen production; Hydrogen storage: compression and liquefaction of hydrogen, adsorption on porous materials, hydrogen-metal systems, mass storage of hydrogen; Utilization of hydrogen: fuel cells, fuel cell vehicle, hydrogen fuelled transportation (buses, ships and airplanes); Transmission to hydrogen energy system.

• To provide a theoretical background which is necessary for the understanding of hydrogen technology and its applications
• Identify electrochemical reactions, components of different type of electrolyzers and fuel cells
• Understand the working principles, advantages, and challenges of fuel cells
• To familiarize the students with application areas of hydrogen technology

There will be no specific textbook for this course. Students can study from lecture notes and reference books on Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technology. Several examples are given below:

• Zhang, Jiujun, ed. PEM fuel cell electrocatalysts and catalyst layers: fundamentals and applications. Springer Science & Business Media, 2008.
• Barbir, Frano. PEM fuel cells: theory and practice. Academic press, 2012.
• Lipman, Timothy E., and Adam Z. Weber, eds. Fuel cells and hydrogen production: A volume in the Encyclopedia of sustainability science and technology. Springer, 2019.
• Scott, Keith, ed. Electrochemical Methods for Hydrogen Production. Royal Society of Chemistry, 2019.