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produce hydrogen can be used as a way to use electricity when the supply
of electricity exceeds demand, there should be a lower price for the electricity that is used under these conditions and thus a lower cost of hydrogen
production.
Storage of hydrogen in tanks is seen as an alternative to storing electricity in batteries. There is currently significant storage of natural gas in tanks
because the demand for winter heating can be met by using gas that has
been delivered and stored at an earlier time. There will be increased storage
of hydrogen for transportation and other purposes. Hydrogen production
in spring and fall, and storage of hydrogen for winter building heating and
summer transportation, may have good value for society.
One of the issues with hydrogen is product safety. Some potential
applications, such as a home burning of hydrogen in a furnace, may not be
popular because of safety issues. Electric heating has already been developed
and is used in many locations; it is considered to be a very safe way to heat
a building.
References
Baxter, J. (2018). Energy from Gas: Taking a Whole System Approach. Institution of
Mechanical Engineers, United Kingdom.
Colthorpe, A. (2019, January 7). Proposed solar- plus storage projects among Hawaii’s
lowest cost renewables ever. Energy Storage News; www.energy.storage.news/
IEA (2019). The Future of Hydrogen. International Energy Agency; www.iea.org/
IRENA (2018). Hydrogen from Renewable Power: Technology Outlook for the Energy
Transition. International Renewable Energy Agency, Abu Dhabi.
Peck, M.J. (2015). The World Aluminum Industry in a Changing Energy Era. Routledge,
New York.
Taylor, B. and Taylor, C. (2015). Demand response: Managing electric power peak
load shortages with market mechanisms. The Regulatory Assistance Project;
www.raponline.org/
Thurston, C.W. (2019, January 7). Rooftop solar curtailment to ease with refocused
Hawaii energy contracts. Clean Technica; https:// cleantechnica.com/
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produce hydrogen can be used as a way to use electricity when the supply
of electricity exceeds demand, there should be a lower price for the electricity that is used under these conditions and thus a lower cost of hydrogen
production.
Storage of hydrogen in tanks is seen as an alternative to storing electricity in batteries. There is currently significant storage of natural gas in tanks
because the demand for winter heating can be met by using gas that has
been delivered and stored at an earlier time. There will be increased storage
of hydrogen for transportation and other purposes. Hydrogen production
in spring and fall, and storage of hydrogen for winter building heating and
summer transportation, may have good value for society.
One of the issues with hydrogen is product safety. Some potential
applications, such as a home burning of hydrogen in a furnace, may not be
popular because of safety issues. Electric heating has already been developed
and is used in many locations; it is considered to be a very safe way to heat
a building.
References
Baxter, J. (2018). Energy from Gas: Taking a Whole System Approach. Institution of
Mechanical Engineers, United Kingdom.
Colthorpe, A. (2019, January 7). Proposed solar- plus storage projects among Hawaii’s
lowest cost renewables ever. Energy Storage News; www.energy.storage.news/
IEA (2019). The Future of Hydrogen. International Energy Agency; www.iea.org/
IRENA (2018). Hydrogen from Renewable Power: Technology Outlook for the Energy
Transition. International Renewable Energy Agency, Abu Dhabi.
Peck, M.J. (2015). The World Aluminum Industry in a Changing Energy Era. Routledge,
New York.
Taylor, B. and Taylor, C. (2015). Demand response: Managing electric power peak
load shortages with market mechanisms. The Regulatory Assistance Project;
www.raponline.org/
Thurston, C.W. (2019, January 7). Rooftop solar curtailment to ease with refocused
Hawaii energy contracts. Clean Technica; https:// cleantechnica.com/