Entry requirements

General entry requirements and Physics level 2, Mathematics Further level 1c, or Physics 2, Mathematics 3c/Mathematics D

Learning outcomes

On completion of the course, the student should be able to

• give an account of the areas of use of hydrogen,
• describe production methods for hydrogen,
• give an account of the economic prerequisite of hydrogen,
• describe, in general, the regulations and safety issues surrounding hydrogen,
• give a general account of the role of hydrogen in the energy system.

Content

The physical and chemical properties of hydrogen and why these make hydrogen interesting in the transition of the energy system. Definition of renewable hydrogen. The use of hydrogen, both present and future, primarily in the transport system, industrial processes and for energy storage and grid balancing. Production methods, both traditional and renewable. These include steam reforming of natural gas, electrolysis of water with a description of different electrolysis techniques, production of hydrogen from biomass. Production of liquid hydrogen. Transport systems for hydrogen, pressurized and liquid. Storage systems for hydrogen. Technical, political and regulatory opportunities and obstacles to large-scale use of hydrogen for the transition to a fossil-free energy system.

Instruction

Lectures and seminars.

Assessment

Active participation in seminars (3 credits) and also written and oral exam (4.5 credits).

If there are special reasons for doing so, an examiner may make an exception from the method of assessment indicated and allow a student to be assessed by another method. An example of special reasons might be a certificate regarding targeted pedagogical support from the disability coordinator of the university.