Application of Hydrogen in Transport and Contribution to the Development of Green Logistics

Daria Tarle

City Office for Local Government, Traffic, Civil Protection and Security

Keywords: hydrogen, Sustainable transport, green logistics, climate change


Abstract

Hydrogen is consired by many experts to be the fuel of the future and the use of hydrogen is predicted in all branches of transport: road, rail, sea and air transport. The contribution of hydrogen in the fight against climate change is great because it has the ability to replace fossil fuels in traffic. The use of hydrogen in the transport sector nables a greater share of road electronic vehicles, given that hydrogen as a fuel reduces the main disadvantages of today’s electric vehicles with a built-in battery and olays a significant role in rail and ship transport. Day by day, hydrogen technology is advancing more and more, and there are fuel cells and hydrogen tanks used in airplanes. Thus, the paper provides a description of hydrogen as a fuel of the future, along with a description of its application and storage, and a critical view of the great expectations in the green logistic sector. Therefore, the aim of this work is to process and resolve the pre-set research hypotheses of the work that defines hydrogen as the fuel of the future. It also defines that by adhering to the European Green Plan and the Hydrogen Strategy, it is possible to achieve the desired results of sustainable logistics practice. This would render logistics operations ecologically sustainable in alignment with environmental protection regulations etc.


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