Applications, Combustion, Economics and Policy

Hydrogen Energy Systems: Volume 3 moves from technology into application — examining how hydrogen is actually used across transportation, industry, and power generation, and grounding those applications in rigorous economic and policy analysis.

Transportation applications begin with hydrogen internal combustion engines, including a technically detailed examination of HHO combustion enhancement — one of the most misunderstood topics in the hydrogen space — followed by industrial hydrogen use in refining, ammonia synthesis, steel production, and chemical manufacturing. Power generation applications cover grid-scale storage, power-to-gas, peaker plants, and microgrids. Hybrid hydrogen systems address the integration of hydrogen with batteries and renewables.

The second half of the volume provides the analytical tools essential for real-world hydrogen project development: life cycle assessment methodology, techno-economic analysis and levelized cost of hydrogen modeling, and a comprehensive review of the global policy and regulatory landscape including national hydrogen strategies, carbon pricing, certification, and trade frameworks.

Covers: Chapters 22–29.

Prerequisites: Volumes 1 and 2 or equivalent.