Green hydrogen training

Green hydrogen is the fuel for a carbon-neutral future

Hydrogen technologies are poised to take on an indispensable role in global climate change control strategies, using green hydrogen as an emission-free or a synthetic fuel, as a universal energy storage option with applications ranging from auxiliary services to seasonal storage, and as a green feedstock solution for high-emission industries. The phase-out from the fossil fuel economy in accordance with the Paris COP21 global climate change agreement can only be achieved through the implementation of a Hydrogen Economy as depicted in the graphics below. This means integrating the renewable power sector with the end-user energy sectors Mobility , Industry and Buildings via a Hydrogen-Infrastructure sector, the latter including production, storage, and distribution of hydrogen.

Why is hydrogen important?

Hydrogen could be used in place of fossil fuels. Fossil fuels are needed to power our heavy industries, heat our homes and power our transport but they are responsible for four-fifths of global greenhouse gas emissions. Hydrogen when burned only emits water making it a valuable tool in the UK’s transition to net-zero by 2050. Hydrogen can be stored, liquified and transported via pipelines, trucks or ships. And it can be used to make fertiliser, fuel vehicles, heat homes, generate electricity or drive heavy industry.

Introduction

In the countless volumes written in recent years about the emerging hydrogen (H₂) economy, very little has focused on the requisite H₂ jobs and corresponding education, skills, and training required and the likely earnings that can be expected. Here we remedy this by

reviewing the current state of the hydrogen economy and hydrogen technologies;
identifying the unique occupational titles of the new jobs that will be created in the hydrogen energy economy;
specifying the most important qualifications and skills that employers will be seeking;
estimating the average US salary for each job;
identifying the minimum educational attainment necessary to gain entry into each occupation; and
specifying the recommended university degree for the advanced educational requirements.

Hydrogen economy and hydrogen technologies

Hydrogen economy

Hydrogen has the distinction of competing with nuclear fusion as the energy technology that is “always in the future.” Consider the following:

In 1960, a reputable engineering magazine predicted widespread military use of hydrogen fuel cells (FCs) in about 3 years and industrial use in 5 years
In the mid-1970s, the US Energy Research and Development Administration published reports predicting the imminent arrival of the hydrogen economy
In 1998, Iceland, in cooperation with German and Canadian firms, announced a 10-year plan to create a hydrogen economy and convert all transportation vehicles, including Iceland’s fishing fleet, to FC power.
A decade ago, the world was “on the cusp of a fuel-cell revolution”: Hydrogen FC-powered vehicles were poised to dominate the market and cheap, clean hydrogen power would be available for numerous other applications.

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Green hydrogen training

Green hydrogen training