Introduction to Hydrogen
Course Overview
Hydrogen has been identified within the EU's ambitious strategy as one of the preferred long-term solution to low-carbon economy. There are ambitious plans in regions as diverse as Australia, the Middle East, UK, Portugal, South America and now Ireland, of the production of hydrogen through electrolysis, powered by electricity generated from renewable sources.
Get a clear understanding of the opportunities and risks around hydrogen technology, capability, timeline scenarios, growth potential, the limits and barriers and the current and future trends that will determine where hydrogen sits in our future energy system.
Course Objectives
The aim of this 1 day course is to provide the trainee with the ability to acquire key principles, techniques and knowledge about hydrogen to enable better energy system planning, optimisation and ability to decarbonise.
- Describe the global energy transition
- Explain the characteristics and limitations in the energy system
- Explain the system characteristics of sustainable hydrogen energy storage and energy vectors such as synthetic fuels, electricity ammonia and hydrogen and their role in the energy transition
Who should attend
Renewable energy developers, energy companies (including the following industries; wind, solar, gas, electricity, domestic, commercial etc)
Transport companies, fleet owners, OEM's
Course Content
- The Global Transition and the implication for all sectors
- The state of play of the energy system
- Introduction to hydrogen
- Introduction to hydrogen production
- Introduction to fuel cells
- Hydrogen in Transport
- Hydrogen in Heating
- Hydrogen in Power
- Hydrogen in Industry
- Hydrogen in Energy Storage
- Understanding the economics of hydrogen
- The future for hydrogen on the island of Ireland
Course Trainers
Dr James Carton is Assistant Professor in Sustainable Energy in Dublin City University, is co-founder of Hydrogen Ireland Association and Hydrogen Mobility Ireland.
Dr Carton is a member of the World Energy Council’s Hydrogen Global initiative and is Hydrogen Taskforce Expert to the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UN-ECE). Dr Carton has over 20years experience (10 years professional) in hydrogen technologies.
Dr Carton’s research focus is energy sustainability through innovative technology development with industry; techno-economic modelling, hydrogen for mobility, Power-to-Gas, Power-to-X and renewable energy storage.
Recently Dr Carton was awarded funding from Science Foundation Ireland to investigate the role of hydrogen to support renewable energy storage in a project called "HyWest" and is also developing a project "HyLIGHT" to provide the necessary tools to guide the cost-effective and sustainable large-scale implementation of hydrogen technologies in Ireland.
Dr Carton has also been awarded EU project funding for "HySkills" to inform and upskill technicians and first responders about hydrogen technology to allow our workforce and economy to take advantage of the opportunities Ireland has to develop cleaner, greener technologies in the fight against climate change.