LAPSE:2023.18072
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LAPSE:2023.18072
Prospects for the Use of Hydrogen in the Armed Forces
Andrzej Soboń, Daniel Słyś, Mariusz Ruszel, Alicja Wiącek
March 7, 2023
The energy security landscape that we envisage in 2050 will be different from that of today. Meeting the future energy needs of the armed forces will be a key challenge, not least for military security. The World Energy Council’s World Energy Scenarios forecast that the world’s population will rise to 10 billion by 2050, which will also necessitate an increase in the size of the armed forces. In this context, energy extraction, distribution, and storage become essential to stabilizing the imbalance between production and demand. Among the available solutions, Power to Hydrogen (P2H) is one of the most appealing options. However, despite the potential, many obstacles currently hinder the development of the P2H market. This article aims to identify and analyse existing barriers to the introduction of P2H technologies that use hydrogen. The holistic approach used, which was based on a literature survey, identified obstacles and possible strategies for overcoming them. The research conducted presents an original research contribution at the level of hydrogen strategies considered in leading countries around the world. The research findings identified unresolved regulatory issues and sources of uncertainty in the armed forces. There is a lack of knowledge in the armed forces of some countries about the process of producing hydrogen energy and its benefits, which raises concerns about the consistency of its exploitation. Negative attitudes towards hydrogen fuel energy can be a significant barrier to its deployment in the armed forces. Possible approaches and solutions have also been proposed to eliminate obstacles and to support decision makers in defining and implementing a strategy for hydrogen as a clean energy carrier. There are decisive and unresolved obstacles to its deployment, not only in the armed forces.
Keywords
armed forces, Energy Conversion, energy security, Hydrogen, renewable energy sources
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Soboń A, Słyś D, Ruszel M, Wiącek A. Prospects for the Use of Hydrogen in the Armed Forces. (2023). LAPSE:2023.18072
Author Affiliations
Soboń A: National Security Faculty, War Studies University, 00-910 Warsaw, Poland
Słyś D: The Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Architecture, Rzeszow University of Technology, 35-959 Rzeszow, Poland [ORCID]
Ruszel M: The Faculty of Management, Rzeszow University of Technology, 35-959 Rzeszow, Poland
Wiącek A: Doctoral School of Engineering and Technical Sciences, Rzeszow University of Technology, 35-959 Rzeszow, Poland [ORCID]
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Energies
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14
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21
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7089
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2021
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2021-10-29
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