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: Received: 26 February 2024 / Approved: 26 February 2024 / Online: 28 February 2024 (08:18:04 CET)
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Singh, A.; Charan, D. Hydrogen and Other Bioenergy Fuels for Australia’s Net-Zero Strategy: A Critical Review. Preprints2024, 2024021588. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202402.1588.v1
Singh, A.; Charan, D. Hydrogen and Other Bioenergy Fuels for Australia’s Net-Zero Strategy: A Critical Review. Preprints 2024, 2024021588. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202402.1588.v1
Singh, A.; Charan, D. Hydrogen and Other Bioenergy Fuels for Australia’s Net-Zero Strategy: A Critical Review. Preprints2024, 2024021588. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202402.1588.v1
APA Style
Singh, A., & Charan, D. (2024). Hydrogen and Other Bioenergy Fuels for Australia’s Net-Zero Strategy: A Critical Review. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202402.1588.v1
Chicago/Turabian Style
Singh, A. and Dhrishna Charan. 2024 "Hydrogen and Other Bioenergy Fuels for Australia’s Net-Zero Strategy: A Critical Review" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202402.1588.v1
Abstract
Hydrogen plays an important role in the implementation of Australia’s Net-Zero Strategy. It competes with lithium-ion rechargeable batteries in the electrification of Australian land transportation sector, and can provide an alternative energy storage medium for the greening of the country’s electrical grid system. This paper reviews the role hydrogen plays in the current government’s Net-Zero strategy, and investigates the potential role of other bioenergy sources. It is found that hydrogen and batteries play essentially complementary roles in reducing transport emissions, and that the former energy source is more suited to the operation of long-distance commercial service vehicles than batteries. It is suggested that bioenergy fuels such as biomethane, second generation biofuels and HVO can provide suitable bridging alternatives in the event that Australia’s EV strategy is unable to meet the 2030 target.
Keywords
hydrogen; Australia’s net-zero strategy; energy transition; energy storage; hydrogen fuel cell; lithium-ion rechargeable battery
Subject
Environmental and Earth Sciences, Sustainable Science and Technology
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This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
