1.Introduction As nations around the world seek to reduce carbon dioxide emissions in order to mitigate climate change risks,there has been a resurgence of interest in the use of hydrogen as a zero-emissions energy ca...1.Introduction As nations around the world seek to reduce carbon dioxide emissions in order to mitigate climate change risks,there has been a resurgence of interest in the use of hydrogen as a zero-emissions energy carrier.Hydrogen can be produced from diverse feedstocks via a range of low-emissions pathways and has broad potential in the process of decarbonization across the energy,transport,and industrial sectors.With an abundance of both renewable and fossil fuel energy resources,a comparatively low national energy demand and excellent existing regional resource trading links,Australia is well positioned to pursue industrial-scale hydrogen production for both domestic and export purposes[1,2].In this paper,we present an overview of the progress at the government,industry,and research levels currently undertaken to enable a large-scale hydrogen industry for Australia.展开更多
文摘1.Introduction As nations around the world seek to reduce carbon dioxide emissions in order to mitigate climate change risks,there has been a resurgence of interest in the use of hydrogen as a zero-emissions energy carrier.Hydrogen can be produced from diverse feedstocks via a range of low-emissions pathways and has broad potential in the process of decarbonization across the energy,transport,and industrial sectors.With an abundance of both renewable and fossil fuel energy resources,a comparatively low national energy demand and excellent existing regional resource trading links,Australia is well positioned to pursue industrial-scale hydrogen production for both domestic and export purposes[1,2].In this paper,we present an overview of the progress at the government,industry,and research levels currently undertaken to enable a large-scale hydrogen industry for Australia.