Hydrogen: A Brazilian Outlook

Hydrogen is a clean energy carrier, capable of promoting green transition among different sectors and storing variable renewable energy bringing security to power supply. This book chapter aims to analyse hydrogen’s outlook in Brazil as a vector to foster the green transition. In addition, previous actions and the potential perspectives of applying hydrogen technologies to generate and store energy are analysed. Firstly, Brazil's bases of hydrogen strategy were identified, bringing the historical country’s initiatives to grow a hydrogen economy. Afterwards, a survey of the Brazilian power sector and hydrogen production, storage and use perspectives was conducted. Brazil has made efforts to evolve a hydrogen economy, including this source in future energy planning. Still, some questions need to be settled to incorporate the new source, such as institutional and legal governance, regulating and supervising the market, issues around safety conditions, certification of processes, human resources, and fuel specification. Besides, Brazilian renewable potential can be expanded through hydrogen cooperation for the national and global green transition. The work also recognizes which sectors would embrace green hydrogen beyond the power sector as an option.