Hydrogen and Bioenergy

Petronilla Fragiacomo is a full professor and scientist responsible for the “fuel cell and hydrogen – FCH2" laboratory, at the Department of Mechanical, Energy and Management Engineering, at the University of Calabria.Her research focuses on renewable & fossil sources. In the last 15 years, her research activities have been directed towards innovative energy systems with high environmental compatibility and high efficiency.Dr Matteo Genovese is a Post doctoral Research Fellow at the Department of Mechanical, Energy and Management Engineering at the University of Calabria, with a PhD in Civil & Industrial Engineering. Olando Corigliano is a Postdoctoral Researcher at the DIMEG Department of University of Calabria (Rende – Cosenza), specialising in Energy Systems and Power Generations. His research focuses on fuel cell technology, including SOFC and PEM systems, hydrogen and e-fuels generation and poly generation. Francesco Piraino is a Post doctoral Fellow and Assistant lecturer of the Power systems course at the Department of Mechanical, Energy and Management Engineering of the University of Calabria. His main research interests concern the hydrogen systems, e.g., fuel cells and electrolyzes and their principal applications.

• 1. Introduction2. Introduction to Bioenergy and Renewable Energy Systems3. Fundamentals of Biofuels and Bioenergy4. Hydrogen Production: Technologies and Challenges5. Hydrogen Storage and Distribution for Renewable Energy Systems6. Integration of Hydrogen and Bioenergy in Renewable Energy Grids7. E-fuels: Synthesizing Renewable Fuels from Hydrogen8. Policy, Economic, and Social Aspects of Hydrogen Energy and Bioenergy9. Global Case Studies: Hydrogen and Bioenergy Implementation in Renewable Energy Projects10. Future Directions in Hydrogen Energy and Bioenergy and Their Role in Global Energy Transition11: Conclusion and Outlook