Hydrogen fuel has great potential as a clean energy source. Abundant in the natural world, hydrogen fuel can help nations meet their zero-emission goals as they pertain to transportation and electricity generation-depending on how it’s produced. While most hydrogen is currently derived from fossil fuels, research innovations and federal investments have spurred significant advances in producing hydrogen from renewable sources like solar and biomass. Ellen Stechel (Arizona State University) and Yushan Yan (University of Delaware) will cover the basics of hydrogen, then discuss the current state of the research as well as the potential challenges this energy form presents for our clean energy transition.
The webinar can be viewed on this webpage on Friday, June 28, 2024 from 12:30 to 1:45pm ET. Closed captioning will be provided. The conversation will include questions from the audience and will be recorded and available to view on the page after the event.
Climate Conversations: Pathways to Action is a monthly webinar series from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine that aims to convene high-level, cross-cutting, nonpartisan conversations about issues relevant to policy action on climate change.
About this Event
Ellen B. Stechel is Co-Director, ASU LightWorks®; Professor of Practice, School of Molecular Sciences; Senior Sustainability Scientist, Julie Ann Wrigley Global Institute of Sustainability at Arizona State University (ASU) and Fellow of the Institute for the Future of Innovation in Society. Her career has afforded her opportunities to build and/or coordinate research programs at a national laboratory, industry, a U.S. government agency, and now in higher education at ASU; in both basic and applied research; policy and commercialization of emerging technologies; and in multi-disciplinary R&D strategy and management. Her current research focuses on materials and systems design for solar technologies for producing sustainable liquid hydrocarbons from carbon dioxide, hydrogen from advanced water splitting, clean water, renewable ammonia, and for thermochemical and chemical energy storage.
Yushan Yan is the Henry B. du Pont Chair in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at the University of Delaware a member of the National Academy of Engineering. He is the Founding Director of Center for Clean Hydrogen at the University of Delaware, which aims to accelerate the transition to clean energy by reducing the cost of hydrogen and hydrogen-related technologies. He has been an inventor on 20+ issued US patents that were licensed to form startups including NanoH2O, RepAir, and Versogen. He is currently the founder and CEO of a University of Delaware spinout W7energy.
Disclaimer: The views expressed in the conversation are those of the participants and do not necessarily represent the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.