Hydrogen Powered Transportation

About the Book

The current status of fossil fuel and alternative energy is a hot topic of today. Many different sides have many different opinions on the transition strategy that will work best as fossil fuel reserves slowly diminish. Seeing the light at the end of the tunnel for fossil fuels allows us to begin envisioning the role of various alternative fuels to replace these energy sources. Hydrogen fits into this transition mostly by replacing oil in the transportation sector as the main energy carrier. Natural gas and biofuels seem to be the best short-term solution, but after 2050, hydrogen transportation must become the norm as we move into a sustainable energy sector by 2100. Fuel-cell vehicles will be able to run off hydrogen more efficiently and be far cleaner than conventional gas-powered vehicles. As production of fossil fuels slows and proven reserves fall, prices will rise and alternative sources will become economically competitive with fossil fuels. Nuclear, geothermal, wind, PV, and wave energy will all be needed to provide for the total global energy demands. A hydrogen platform will also be developed through this century for the transportation sector. Hydrogen will serve as an energy carrier for vehicles and will be used as a form of chemical storage for energy in stationary applications, produced most likely by off-peak excess power. Based on the above information, all countries in the world can be analyzed to assess their potential to become early adopters for hydrogen energy. Even though a basic statistical approach might not provide very accurate results, it provides an insight on early adopters and the status of countries in terms of several commonly measured properties.

About the Author

Dr. Ayfer Veziroglu is an esteemed author, born in Turkey, Edirne Ipsala district. She was enrolled into The Marmara University International Business, Istanbul, Turkey, where she chose to pursue a Business Marketing Degree. During her stay at Marmara University, she not only studied as a full-time student, but she was also working full-time. In 1996, just two courses away from her graduation, she emigrated to the United States, postponing her education. However, three years later, she traveled back to Istanbul to finish her studies, where she graduated from The Marmara University in 1999. In 2002, after her graduation from University of Miami Language School, she pursued her Master’s Degree in Management of Technology from University of Miami. After her graduation in 2004, she pursued her Ph.D. in Transportation System, where she received her Doctorate from İnstitute Superior Tecnico Lisbon, Portugal in 2013. In her Ph.D. work, she has applied System Dynamics Modeling for market penetration of hydrogen-fueled transportation. She has authored / co-authored 11 journal papers, 19 conference papers, 3 invited talks, have co-authored a book chapter, and have co-edited 3 NATO Conference Proceedings. Furthermore, during her career, since 1987, she has worked as a sales representative, administrator, coordinator, research assistant, graduate student supervisor, and financial manager. Now, Dr. Ayfer Veziroglu lives with her husband, Turhan Nejat Veziroglu, and her daughter, Lili Ferruh, in Coral Gables, FL, United States, working as a Financial Manager for the International Association for Hydrogen Energy (IAHE), Turhan Nejat Veziroglu World Hydrogen Energy Foundation, and the International Journal of Hydrogen Energy.