Hydrogen for Internal Combustion Engine: Ready for Liftoff – ETF.
For over 70 years, the NASA space program has relied on one fuel to propel its many rockets and shuttles into orbit: hydrogen. Now hydrogen is emerging as a key fuel option for aiding the decarbonization of several sectors of the global economy. This abundant, efficient, and energy-dense fuel is poised to play an expanded role in a variety of applications in power generation and the transportation sector.
New investments from government and the private sector are driving the development of hydrogen fueling hubs around the world. The U.S. National Blueprint for Transportation Decarbonization highlights the anticipated role that hydrogen will play in the transport sector, especially line haul trucks and hard to decarbonize off-road sectors such as construction, power generation, rail, and marine.
While nearly all the current supply of hydrogen is produced from natural gas, investments in new sourcing options, carbon capture, and electrolyzers promise greener options.
Hydrogen has been most associated with fuel cells, but there is a growing interest in using it in internal combustion engines (H2-ICE). H2-ICE offers the same or improved performance as a diesel or natural gas-fueled engine and is a nearer-term competitive option for decarbonization in sectors with heavy energy use, compared to battery electric and fuel cells. Unlike fuel cells which require ultra-high levels of hydrogen fuel purity, internal combustion engines can accommodate a wider range of hydrogen fuel quality.
With a ready installed manufacturing base of engines and components, combustion of hydrogen utilizes similar components to existing natural gas and diesel engines to deliver a lower or zero carbon footprint. Tailpipe emissions are greatly reduced compared to conventional diesel or natural gas. The required aftertreatment systems are also less complex and more affordable.
The key challenges for successful deployment of H2 engines are the availability of cheap, abundant fuel, infrastructure to support the transport and refueling, and the development of engine technology to meet tough criteria pollutant standards.
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