Hydrogen Energy Technology: Fundamentals, Production Methods, Storage Systems, and Applications
About this ebook
Hydrogen Energy Technology presents a practical, engineering-oriented introduction to hydrogen as an energy carrier. It begins with hydrogen fundamentals and moves through production, electrolysis, reforming, storage, compression, transportation, fuel cells, renewable hydrogen, power electronics, economics, infrastructure, safety, environmental considerations, and emerging applications.
The book is written for students, engineers, technicians, energy professionals, maintenance teams, project managers, and readers who want a structured understanding of the hydrogen value chain. Concepts are explained from first principles before connecting them to real plant equipment and system integration.
A central theme is that hydrogen is not a primary energy source in the same sense as sunlight, wind, or natural gas. It is an energy carrier that must be produced, conditioned, stored, transported, and converted. Therefore, the usefulness of a hydrogen project depends on the complete chain rather than on one device alone.
Throughout the book, the reader is encouraged to think in terms of energy efficiency, reliability, safety, maintainability, lifecycle cost, carbon intensity, and system integration. These considerations are particularly important when hydrogen is coupled with renewable electricity, industrial loads, or variable power systems.
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Chetan Singh Chauhan is an engineering and maintenance professional with experience in industrial electrical systems, preventive maintenance, critical spares, equipment reliability, energy management, documentation, and plant operations.
His professional interests include electrical engineering, renewable energy, industrial maintenance, power systems, energy efficiency, automation, and practical technical education. His approach emphasizes connecting textbook concepts with equipment behavior, maintenance practices, safety, and day-to-day plant decision making.
This book reflects that practical orientation. Instead of treating hydrogen only as a scientific topic, it presents hydrogen technology through the viewpoint of an engineer who must understand equipment, energy flows, controls, protection, maintenance, reliability, and operational risk.
The author’s objective is to make technical subjects accessible without removing the engineering discipline behind them. Readers are encouraged to verify numerical design decisions against current standards, manufacturer data, project specifications, and qualified engineering review.
