Accelerating the Transition to a Hydrogen Economy: Achieving Carbon Neutrality provides a guide to the transition to net zero carbon emissions through the hydrogen economy. Within the context of the Industrial Revolution 4.0, the book explores the implications of the hydrogen economy on the nexus of food-waste-energy and provides an overview of the impacts of the hydrogen economy on the energy industry. The book examines the role of the hydrogen economy in achieving net zero carbon emissions in the waste sector, methods for achieving decarbonization in different industries and parts of the economy, and the technologies that can achieve this. Each chapter provides a synopsis of the fundamental knowledge and latest developments to ensure readers of all experience levels and backgrounds can benefit from the book. Future perspectives and actionable next steps are suggested alongside case studies that provide a roadmap to decarbonization.
Table of Contents
Section I. A Journey of transition towards net zero emission 1. Accelerating a transition to net zero emission in the waste sector 2. Moving towards a net zero emission in the energy sector 3. Sustaining global food security through digitalization 4. Promoting inclusive and sustainable growth through valorization of unused waste 5. Decarbonization in the nexus of waste-food and energy using digital technologies 6. Moving towards a zero-waste society by resource recovery 7. Development, challenges, and opportunities in the applications of low-carbon technology 8. Contribution of circular economy (CE) towards net zero emission and decarbonization Section II Decarbonization through hydrogen economy 9. Development of clean energy technologies for blue economy 10. How Blue Hydrogen Can Help Decarbonize the Economy? 11. Clean Hydrogen: A Versatile Tool for Decarbonization 12. Hydrogen decarbonization pathways 13. Prospects and challenges of hydrogen economy in decarbonization 14. Hydrogen economy: from upstream (production) to downstream (application) 15. Perspective of electrification in hydrogen economy 16. Strategies for achieving carbon neutrality Section III Zero-carbon technology in Hydrogen economy 17. Role of hydrogen in the future development of transportation vehicles 18. Road to Net-Zero: Transition Challenges and Solutions of hydrogen in attaining net-zero CO2 emission 19. New and emerging hydrogen applications, including industrial applications 20. Hydrogen in low-carbon economies and its bottlenecks 21. How Do Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles Work Using Hydrogen? 22. Why Hydrogen Fuel Cells May Transform the Future of Energy?
Authors
Tonni Agustiono Kurniawan College of Environment and Ecology, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China. Dr. Tonni Agustiono Kurniawan's degrees include a B.Sc. in chemistry from the Bogor Agricultural University (Indonesia), a M.Sc. in environmental technology from the Thammasat University (Thailand), and a Ph.D. in applied chemical technology from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University (China). He is the author of over 130 peer-reviewed publications in ISI-rated journals, 26 conference proceedings, including 9 book chapters and 6 monographs on waste to energy and wastewater treatment. He received the 2010 Green Talent Award from German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), the 2013 Young Scientist Award from the World Economy Forum (WEF) (Switzerland), and the 2014 Scope-Zhongyu (France) for his outstanding research contribution to the fields of study. Elsevier and Stanford University (US) listed him among the top 2% of highly cited scientists in the field of Environmental Sciences. Majeti Narashima Vara Prasad School of Life Sciences, University of Hyderabad, Department of Plant Sciences, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad, India.Majeti Narasimha Vara Prasad obtained his MSc (Botany) from Andhra University, Waltair, 1973e75 and PhD (Botany) from Lucknow University, Lucknow, 1975e79 (research conducted at Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeosciences, an autonomous institute of the Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India). He was a lecturer, 1980-85, in the Department of Botany, North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong, Meghalaya. Prasad joined the University of Hyderabad, School of Life Science, and served as a lecturer from 1985 to 1986 and 1985 to 1986 as a lecturer (Senior Scale); reader, 1990e98, and Professor since 1998 to May 10, 2018, in the Department of Plant Sciences. Prasad served the University of Hyderabad in various positions such as the Dean, School of Life Sciences; Head, Department of Plant Sciences; Coordinator, Biotechnology Program; Coordinator of PG Diploma in Environmental Education and Management. He retired in the year 2018 February as a Professor and Dean, School of Life Sciences. Prasad made significant contributions to the field of environmental biotechnology. Prasad (with his group) has published 226 research articles in peer-reviewed journals and about 150 book chapters. He is the editor and coeditor of several books, Elsevier [20], Wiley [10], Springer [7]; one each by Fizmatlit Russia, Kluwer Academic, Russian Academy of Sciences, CRC Press, and Taylor and Francis, Ministry of Environment and Forests, Govt. of India, Marcel Dekker, Narosa.
