Print this page Hydrogen – Production, Delivery, Storage, and Use
Brian M. McCaffrey, P.E.
Course Outline
This course will review the current methods and challenges associated with production, delivery, storage, and use of hydrogen as a transportation fuel. Additionally, this course provides an in-depth review of fuel cells – a device that can convert hydrogen into electricity – and how they operate.
Hydrogen holds the potential to provide clean, safe, affordable, and secure energy from abundant domestic resources. However, there are several technical challenges to the commercialization and widespread use of hydrogen as an energy carrier. The great promise of hydrogen as a transportation fuel prompts the need for engineers and government officials with professional engineering licenses to be well-informed about hydrogen in order to advance the commercial development of hydrogen production, delivery, storage, and use.
This course is based entirely on Hydrogen & Our Energy Future, published by the U.S. Department of Energy Hydrogen Program.This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.
Learning Objective
At the conclusion of this course, the student will be familiar with the following topics concerning hydrogen:
- Benefits of hydrogen as a transportation fuel;
- Production of hydrogen;
- Delivery of hydrogen;
- Storage of hydrogen;
- Overview and description of hydrogen fuel cells; and
- Safety, codes, and standards for hydrogen.
Intended Audience
This course would be very informative for engineers of various disciplines who are interested in learning about renewable energy.
Benefit to Attendee
This course would be very informative for engineers or government officials with professional engineering licenses who are interested in learning about the current methods and challenges associated with hydrogen as a transportation fuel.
Course Introduction
This course is intended to review the current methods and challenges associated with production, delivery, storage, and use of hydrogen as a transportation fuel. Additionally, the design and operation of hydrogen fuel cells will be discussed.
Course Content
This course is based entirely on Hydrogen & Our Energy Future, published by the U.S. Department of Energy Hydrogen Program.
U.S. Department of Energy Hydrogen Program: “Hydrogen & Our Energy Future”
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Course Summary
At the completion of this class, the design professional should understand the current methods and challenges associated with production, delivery, storage, and use of hydrogen as a transportation fuel, as well as gain an understanding of the design and operation of hydrogen fuel cells.
Quiz
Once you finish studying the above course content, you need to take a quiz to obtain the PDH credits.
DISCLAIMER: The materials contained in the online course are not intended as a representation or warranty on the part of PDH Center or any other person/organization named herein. The materials are for general information only. They are not a substitute for competent professional advice. Application of this information to a specific project should be reviewed by a registered architect and/or professional engineer/surveyor. Anyone making use of the information set forth herein does so at their own risk and assumes any and all resulting liability arising therefrom.
