강상욱 Sang Wook Kang
DOI:10.47415/IRAC.3.1.1 Vol.3(No.1) 5-13, 2022
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to analyze the utilization patterns of hydrogen fuel cells, which are the core of building a hydrogen economy, to identify the challenges of each type, to identify problems to be solved for the complete construction of a hydrogen economy, and to suggest ways to solve them. As a result, the use of hydrogen fuel cells was analyzed in terms of automobiles and power-plants. In the case of automobiles, except for the advantage of charging speed, it was analyzed that competitiveness was lower than that of cars. However, if the amount of platinum catalyst is gradually reduced through technological advances in nanotechnology, it is expected to be competitive in terms of cost. In the case of fuel cell power plants, the proportion of power generation was only 0.3% in 2018, but the proportion of power generation in 2022 is showing the rapid growth, close to 1.3%, which has higher power generation efficiency than solar or wind power. However, despite the many advantages, there are still concerns about the explosion and the problem of carbon dioxide generation in the case of certain hydrogen production methods. Finally, by analyzing the current hydrogen production method and identifying problems, a solution task for the complete construction of a hydrogen economy was presented. Representative methods include electrolysis, microbial decomposition, by-product hydrogen, and natural gas decomposition. Problems with each method are presented and development directions to produce hydrogen are presented.
Key Words
그린에너지, 지속가능발전, 수소, 연료전지, 발전소, green energy, sustainable development, hydrogen, fuel cell, power plant