Pathways to a hydrogen future / Thomas E. Drennan, Jennifer E. Rosthal.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Cover -- Table of Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Acknowledgement -- Part I Overview -- Chapter 1 The Hydrogen Futures Simulation Model (H2Sim): Pathways to a Hydrogen Future -- Interest in the Hydrogen Economy -- Global Energy Demand and Resource Availability -- Energy Security -- Environmental Considerations -- Pathways to a Hydrogen Future -- Centralized versus Decentralized Hydrogen Production Options -- Hydrogen Futures Simulation Model -- Production -- Production Options -- Hydrogen Production Costs -- Carbon Capture and Sequestration -- Distribution and Storage -- Delivered Hydrogen Costs -- End Use -- Carbon Emissions -- Sensitivity of the Results -- Conclusion -- References -- Part II Why Hydrogen? -- Chapter 2 Justifications for Hydrogen -- Growing Energy Consumption -- Fueling the World -- The United States -- Adequacy of Reserves -- Reserve Estimates -- Oil Sands -- Coal to Liquid -- Gas to Liquid -- Biomass to Liquid -- Undiscovered Reserves -- Reserve Distribution -- References -- Chapter 3 Energy Security -- Strategic Value of Oil -- Economic Oil Security -- Modeling and Forecasts of Future Oil Price Shocks -- Historic Price Instability -- Current Areas of Instability -- Infrastructure Vulnerability -- References -- Chapter 4 Environmental Concerns -- Climate Change -- Other Environmental Concerns -- References -- Part III On the Road to Hydrogen -- Chapter 5 Progress Towards a Hydrogen Future -- Fuel Cell Cars -- Other Hydrogen Vehicles -- Portable Applications -- Stationary Applications -- Conclusion -- References -- Part IV The Hydrogen Futures Simulation Model (H2Sim) -- Chapter 6 Hydrogen Production -- Steam Methane Reformation -- Coal Gasification -- Electrolysis -- Thermochemical Processes -- Non-catalytic Partial Oxidation -- Sensitivity Analysis -- Carbon Emissions -- References -- Chapter 7 Hydrogen Distribution -- Storage -- Transportation -- Hydrogen distribution -- Sensitivity Analysis -- References -- Chapter 8 End Use -- Vehicles -- Carbon Emissions -- End Use Costs -- Sensitivity Analysis -- References -- Chapter 9 User's Guide -- System Requirements -- Starting the Model and Running a Base Case -- Model Operation -- Model Navigation -- Production -- Capital Cost Sensitivity -- Carbon Pathway -- Storage and Delivery -- End Use -- Conclusion -- Part V Conclusion and Discussion -- Chapter 10 From Here to There: the Transition to a Hydrogen Future -- A Decentralized Approach to Hydrogen Production for the United States -- A Push from Carbon Markets in the European Union -- The Push from Rapidly Developing Countries -- Conclusion -- References -- Appendix -- Executive Summary -- Introduction -- Model Structure and Assumptions -- Sensitivity Analysis -- Fuel Price Sensitivity Results -- Capital Cost Sensitivity Analysis -- Construction Time Sensitivity -- Externality Analysis -- Conclusions -- A.1 Sensitivity Analysis using Platt's Data -- A.2 Detailed Externality Assumptions Availa.

"Pathways to a Hydrogen Future seeks to untangle the competing visions of a hydrogen economy, explain-the trade-offs and obstacles along the path, and offer recommendations for a path forward. The conclusions are based on a detailed simulation model developed at Sandia National Laboratories: The Hydrogen Futures Simulation Model(H[subscript 2]Sim)."--BOOK JACKET.