Europe wants to be the first continent to be climate-neutral by 2050. At least that is what the "European Green Deal" envisages. In order to fulfil this ambitious vision, new technological approaches and feasible solutions are needed. Great potential to replace fossil fuels is attributed to technologies that utilise green hydrogen - whether for energy and heat generation or as a fuel.
However, hydrogen technologies harbour considerable risks, as junior professor Dr Christian Franke from the University of Jena knows. "Together with air, hydrogen forms an explosive mixture." Even the tiniest sparks are enough to trigger explosions. ...
