It has been widely recognized that decarbonization of transport sector is an important strategy to stabilize global climate. Currently, the transport sector accounts for about 27% of global final energy consumption and is expected to increase 50% by 2035; it emits about 6.3 Gt CO2 or 24% of the total global CO2 emission, second only to power generation sector (40%). To electrify transportation is on the top of the few choices to achieve that goal and probably the only choice for zero emission at use site. Developing hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEV) is a strategic direction to achieve that goal. However, it has been hindered mostly by H2 infrastructures. It is also competing with other technologies such as battery electric vehicles (BEV) in terms of attracting resources for its development. Recently, the U.S. Energy Department launched a new public-private partnership -H2USA- with the aim to advance hydrogen infrastructure, which is believed to re-energize FCEV development. In this talk, we will discuss some new possibilities of developing hydrogen FCEVs with a focus on cost analysis, resource constraint of key materials, infrastructure, etc.

Hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles: new possibilities?

249th National Meeting (2015)

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