Green hydrogen: water use implications and opportunities
M. Newborough, Graham Cooley
Abstract
Substituting green hydrogen for conventional fuels will serve to decarbonise the energy system and reduce its water consumption. Benefits will also accrue for the water sector, including improving the efficiency of wastewater treatment, oxygenating hypoxic water bodies, improving the provision of drinking water supplies in arid regions, and making better use of the seawater resource. Accordingly it is recommended that national ‘net zero’ strategies address renewable electricity, green hydrogen and water use in a more integrated manner.
Topics & Concepts
Renewable energyWastewaterWaste managementEnvironmental scienceElectricityEnvironmental engineeringSeawaterAridResource (disambiguation)Water consumptionNatural resource economicsEngineeringEcologyComputer scienceBiologyElectrical engineeringEconomicsComputer networkHybrid Renewable Energy SystemsWater-Energy-Food Nexus Studies