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Covering the various aspects of this fast-evolving field, this comprehensive book includes the fundamentals and a comparison of current applications, while focusing on the latest, novel achievements and future directions.
The introductory chapters explore the thermodynamic and electrochemical processes to better understand how electrolysis cells work, and how these can be combined to build large electrolysis modules. The book then goes on to discuss the electrolysis process and the characteristics, advantages, drawbacks, and challenges of the main existing electrolysis technologies. Current manufacturers and the main features of commercially available electrolyzers are extensively reviewed. The final chapters then present the possible configurations for integrating water electrolysis units with renewable energy sources in both autonomous and grid-connected systems, and comment on some relevant demonstration projects.
Written by an internationally renowned team from academia and industry, the result is an invaluable review of the field and a discussion of known limitations and future perspectives.
List of contents
Introduction
Water Electrolysis Technologies
High Temperature Steam Electrolysis
Hydrogen Storage Integration with Electrolysers
Integration of Water Electrolysers with Renewable Energy Storage
Outlook and Summary
About the author
Agata Godula is a chemical engineer. Having obtained her three academic degrees from the Technical University in Cracow at chemical engineering, foreign trade and marketing and management in scientific activities, she was working for the Institute of Physical Chemistry of the Polish Academy Of Sciences in Cracow, at the Department of Electrochemical Oxidation of Gaseous Fuels. She received her PhD in the electrochemistry of a binary molten carbonate salts, an electrolyte for Molten Carbonate Fuel Cells. Agata is currently an expert at EADSs Innovation Works at the Department Energy & Propulsion. She has authored several scientific publications and patents.
Summary
Covering the various aspects of this fast-evolving field, this comprehensive book includes the fundamentals and a comparison of current applications, while focusing on the latest, novel achievements and future directions.
The introductory chapters explore the thermodynamic and electrochemical processes to better understand how electrolysis cells work, and how these can be combined to build large electrolysis modules. The book then goes on to discuss the electrolysis process and the characteristics, advantages, drawbacks, and challenges of the main existing electrolysis technologies. Current manufacturers and the main features of commercially available electrolyzers are extensively reviewed. The final chapters then present the possible configurations for integrating water electrolysis units with renewable energy sources in both autonomous and grid-connected systems, and comment on some relevant demonstration projects.
Written by an internationally renowned team from academia and industry, the result is an invaluable review of the field and a discussion of known limitations and future perspectives.
