Hydrogen Energetics Research Articles

A density functional theory study of defective and doped structures of MgB2 and their interaction with hydrogen

The LiBH4+MgH2 system exhibits promising potential for solid-state hydrogen storage, yet the sluggish rehydrogenation of MgB2 poses a significant challenge. In this study, we utilize density functional theory (DFT) simulations to investigate the energetics of hydrogen in pure, defective, and doped MgB2 in equilibrium with molecular hydrogen. Our findings reveal that the B-Frenkel defect process is the thermodynamically most favorable in MgB2. The calculated solution energy for hydrogen at the interstitial site indicates low hydrogen solubility, even at mild temperatures. Incorporating hydrogen into a pre-existing B vacancy enhances the process, facilitated by doping of O on the B site. Additionally, Li doping on the Mg site enhances incorporation by forming strong Li–H bonds, predicting lower activation barriers for hydrogen dissociation and diffusion. Doping MgB2 with O and F at the B site significantly enhances hydrogen solubility. These dopants make MgB2 a promising material for high-capacity and fast-kinetics hydrogen storage applications, and further research into these effects can lead to advancements in energy storage technology.

Prospects of membrane catalysis in hydrogen energetics. Mini review

Hydrogen energetics is undoubtedly highly relevant today as it not only allows solving the issue of energy production from a renewable water source but can also prevent the formation of greenhouse gases. They say that any new idea is a well forgotten old one. The paper is dedicated to an excellent but still unimplemented work of Sainte-Claire Deville who managed to obtain hydrogen from water vapor using membrane technology. He used a clay pipe as a membrane which selectively permeated hydrogen. This process occurred with heating up to 950 °C. Sainte-Claire Deville managed to obtain only a mixture of hydrogen and oxygen in a ratio of 4:1 and then to clean the product from oxygen using chemical reactions. Modern membrane catalysts based on palladium or its alloys are selectively permeable only for hydrogen. This means that the membrane catalysis method with palladium membranes could allow to realize of hermal water disassociation more effectively and solve the issues of hydrogen energetics using only renewable raw materials. The history of hydrogen discovery and methods of its production was also studied in this review. Different methods of energy production were analyzed, including mineral resources, wind turbines, solar panels, hydroenergetics, electrolysis, and nuclear power, and a forecast was presented based on them. The review should be considered as an invitation to further discussions regarding this highly relevant and important topic

Probing the significance, nature, and energetics of weak hydrogen bonding in the crystal structure of a 1-chloro-4-methoxybenzene derivative through structural and computational modeling

Probing the significance, nature, and energetics of weak hydrogen bonding in the crystal structure of a 1-chloro-4-methoxybenzene derivative through structural and computational modeling

(Invited) Understanding Trends for Electrocatalytic and Catalytic Nitrate Reduction

Fixation of nitrogen such as for ammonia production through the Haber-Bosch process is imperative for feeding the world’s population, but is causing an imbalance in the nitrogen cycle as oxidized nitrogen species such as nitrate builds up. This build up of nitrate pollution from agricultural and industrial waste poses an immediate threat to environmental and human health. While separation of this nitrate is a method to produce clean water, it does not chemically address the issue of oxidized nitrate. In addition, it does not form nitrogen species in a valuable form. One method is to use nitrate waste as a feedstock for production of fertilizers such as ammonia or ammonium nitrate. In this work we discuss the use of electrocatalysis to convert nitrate to ammonia, where renewable electricity can be used to drive the reaction, minimizing carbon dioxide emissions from current methods to produce ammonia. In this talk we will discuss (1) trends in electrocatalytic nitrate reduction, (2) similarities and differences in electrocatalytic nitrate reduction and catalytic nitrate reduction (i.e., using molecular H2 rather than an applied potential), and (3) practical challenges in systems to commercially convert nitrate. Through the use of kinetic studies, in situ spectroscopy, microkinetic modeling, and density functional theory calculations, we show how the adsorption energetics of nitrate and hydrogen are descriptors for nitrate reduction on metals and alloy surfaces. We will discuss the importance of operando spectroscopy to understand the catalyst under reaction conditions. We will show how alloying Pt with Ru to increase the nitrate adsorption energy shows an increase in the rates of nitrate reduction at low Ru content. We will also show that the nitrate reduction rate is decreased when the Ru content is too high, because nitrate binds to the catalyst too strongly. We will compare the electrocatalytic results to thermal nitrate catalytic and show that while there are numerous similarities between electrocatalysis and thermal catalysis, there are also factors unique to electrocatalysis that impact the rate of reaction. These differences motivate a greater understanding of electrochemical steps and the effect of the applied potential, solvent, and ions. We will discuss how the best performing catalysts in batch systems translate to flow reactors more amenable to commercialized processes and other challenges in realistic nitrate streams containing potential catalyst poisons such as chlorides.

Surface stability and H adsorption and diffusion near surfaces of W borides: a first-principles study

Understanding the behavior of tungsten boride (W x B y ) surfaces in a fusion reactor environment is an important topic since boronization is a common wall conditioning method used in fusion Tokamaks. We report the results of density functional theory calculations that investigate the surface stability of W x B y (tetragonal I41/amd-WB, hexagonal P63/mmc-WB2 and tetragonal I4/m-W2B) with low-index orientations, as well as hydrogen (H) energetics near W x B y surfaces. For single element terminated W x B y surfaces, B terminated surfaces are more energetically stable than W terminated as a result of significant reconstruction of B. The H surface adsorption energy and activation energy of H diffusion penetration below W x B y surfaces are mainly related to the outer termination. Specifically, the WB(001) surface terminated with two B layers, referred to as WB(001)-TBB, has higher H adsorption affinity and lower H diffusivity on this surface than other terminations, which is controlled by the significant charge transfer from B to H. However, B atoms on the WB2(0001)-TBB surface decrease both H adsorption and diffusivity on the surface, but enhance H diffusion below the surface in comparison to W terminated WB2(0001) surface. H would be trapped and diffuse within atomic surface gaps on the WB2() surface, while H below the surface layer would jump along the [0001] direction rather than diffuse into bulk. The surface diffusion activation energy of H on the W2B(001) surface slightly varies with terminations. Once H crosses the surface layer of W2B(001) with either termination, it prefers to diffuse into the bulk, or back towards the surface, rather than move parallel to the surface. Interestingly, WB2(0001) and WB2() surfaces will have relatively higher H retention than the other W x B y surfaces evaluated in this work.

Key directions in hydrogen energetics

Over the past millennium, the amount of the energy used per person has increased dramatically. However, the amount of energy consumed per person in various countries is quite different. Recently, renewable energy sources have become widely developed and are an environmentally friendly product. The energy industry as a whole must provide the population and industry with heat and power of adequate quality without interruption, without any ecological issue and on favorable terms as well. Hydrogen technologies and hydrogen energy based on them meet these requirements. Therefore, today large-scale research and technological developments in the field of hydrogen energy are being carried out globally. The main industrial methods for producing hydrogen are the conversion of methane and coke, as well as the electrolysis of water. The color gradation of hydrogen depends on the method of production and the level of emission to the atmosphere: green, blue and gray hydrogen. The author notes that at the present stage of the development of science and technology in Azerbaijan, a relevant and effective method of hydrogen production is a combined system for producing hydrogen based on solar and wind energy using innovative technology of water electrolysis and plasmolysis. It is necessary to develop scientific and technical areas in Azerbaijan to improve efficient methods for converting solar and wind energy and technologies for producing hydrogen from water. The author emphasizes that in order to implement the strategy of the President of the Republic to turn Azerbaijan into a center of green energy, it is necessary to mobilize the state, scientific, technical, educational and other structures of the Republic into one team, develop the scientific and technical programs, present the necessary projects, and expand international collaboration in these areas.

Improving the energy and environmental performance of a diesel internal combustion engine by using a hydrogen-containing additive

BACKGROUND: The areas of hydrogen energetics development are analyzed. The main problems faced by Western automakers and which determine the ways to solve the problems of hydrogen vehicles are outlined. It is noted that small-scale production of hydrogen cars has already begun in Europe and the USA. The development of this direction requires the creation of a network of filling stations, which is related to the high financial cost of hydrogen fuel production technologies and the development of the appropriate infrastructure. The world economy transition to a new energy source requires the introduction of large electrical capacities.
 AIMS: Technologies of vehicle onboard hydrogen production with use of hydrogen-containing substances are of interest of the study, as they are highly safe, cheap in production and easy in service.
 METHODS: The experimental design developments on converting diesel and gasoline internal combustion engines to run on hydrogen, made by NAMI in the past years, are considered. In the development of this direction, MADI has developed an original method for vehicle onboard hydrogen production with hydrogen supply to the cylinders of a bifuel diesel internal combustion engine.
 RESULTS: During the tests, an increase in power indicators, an increase in the effective efficiency of the internal combustion engine and a decrease in the content of CH and CO in the exhaust gases of a diesel engine with a certain increase in nitrogen oxides were obtained.

Structure and energetics of hydrogen bonding networks in dilute HOD/H2O solutions confined in silica nanopores

Nanoconfinement in silica nanopores strengthens hydrogen bonds near surfaces, and weakens hydrogen bonds in nanopore volume away from the surfaces.

Thermodynamic Analysis of Binary and Trinary Power Cycles Fueled with Methane–Hydrogen Blends

The development of hydrogen energetics is a possible way to reduce emissions of harmful substances into the atmosphere in the production of electricity. Its implementation requires the introduction of energy facilities capable of operating on environmentally safe fuel. At the same time, from a technological point of view, it is easier to implement a gradual shift to the use of hydrogen in power plants by burning methane–hydrogen blends. This paper presents the results of thermodynamic studies of the influence of the chemical composition of the methane–hydrogen blend on the performance of binary and trinary power units. It is shown that an increase in the hydrogen volume fraction in the fuel blend from 0 to 80% leads to a decrease in the Wobbe index by 16% and an increase in the power plant auxiliaries by almost 3.5 times. The use of a trinary CCGT unit with a single-circuit WHB and working fluid water condensation makes it possible to increase the net efficiency by 0.74% compared to a binary CCGT with a double-circuit WHB and a condensate gas heater.

Energetics of intrinsic point defects and hydrogen in tungsten borides: a first-principles study

To understand the irradiation resistance and hydrogen (H) behavior in tungsten borides (W x B y ) in a burning plasma fusion environment, the energetics of intrinsic point defects and H in six stable ground state W borides, including W2B, WB, WB2, W2B5, WB3 and WB4, have been investigated using first-principles density functional theory calculations. The results show that the formation energies of interstitials and vacancies do not directly depend on the W and B content in W borides. However, the interaction between vacancies of a stoichiometric vacancy (SV) cluster in W x B y is related to the atomic ratio of B to W (y/x). The vacancies of a minimum-size SV cluster in W x B y are energetically repulsive for y/x ⩽ 1, while the vacancies energetically bind together for y/x larger than 1. The formation energy of B Frenkel pairs in each W boride is lower than that of W Frenkel pairs. Among the six evaluated W x B y compositions, WB has the highest and the lowest formation energy of H interstitials and H-vacancy complexes, respectively; however, these two energies in WB2 are in reverse order. The average H binding energies to single vacancies in WB and WB4 are comparable with that in W, while this binding energy in WB3 and WB2 is obviously higher or lower than in W, respectively. The diffusion activation energy of H in W borides is anisotropic. One dimensional (1D) diffusion of H in W2B, as well as 1D/2D diffusion in WB, W2B5, WB3 and WB4 are preferred at relatively low temperatures; however, three-dimensional diffusion of H is predicted in WB2. The diffusion activation energy of H generally increases with B content in W borides due to the increasing local charge deficit caused by strong B–B covalent bonds. This study is useful for evaluating the performance of W borides in a fusion environment.

Microcrystalline solid–solid transformations of conformationally-responsive solvates, desolvates and a salt of N,N′-(1,4-phenylene)dioxalamic acid: the energetics of hydrogen bonding and n/π → π* interactions

The supramolecular structures of H2pOx·2S (S = DMSO, DMF, ⅓(MeOH·2W), W) solvates were stablished. The energetics of amide N–H⋯O and n/π → π* interactions maintain the crystal network and the reversibility between polymorphs.

Non-covalent interactions in aminoalcohols: Quantification of the intra-molecular hydrogen bond strength from the enthalpy of vaporization and quantum chemistry

Qualitatively, the intramolecular hydrogen bonding (intra-HB) in aminoalcohols a well-known phenomenon that is observed by spectroscopic methods. Quantitatively, the strength of this bonding cannot be measured directly. In this work, two thermodynamic tools related to the energetics of hydrogen bonding were developed to indirectly assess the intra-HB strength. The first one is the standard molar vaporization enthalpy at 298 K. We have compiled experimental data for 2-aminoethanol and 3-amino-1-propanol derivatives and evaluated the intra-HB strength in series of structurally various aminoalcohols. Starting with 2-aminoethanol and 3-amino-1-propanol as archetypal molecules for each series of derivatives, we then placed alkyl substituents directly near OH and (or) NH2 to understand the changes in strength due to increasing non-covalent steric overcrowding of the space between OH and NH2. It was also interesting to follow changes in intra-HB strength when we replaced the hydrogens in the NH2–group with the methyl groups. The HB-strength derived in this way was successfully validated with help of G4 quantum-chemical calculations. In the latter approach the intra-HB strength was defined as the difference between the energetics of the H-bonded and the non-bonded conformers of the appropriate aminoalcohol.

Nanostructured carbon materials for hydrogen energetics

Nanostructured carbon materials for hydrogen energetics

Boron segregation and effect on hydrogen energetics near tungsten surfaces: A first-principles study

To understand the effect of boronization coating on the tungsten (W) divertor in fusion reactors, the segregation of boron (B) and the resulting effect on the behavior of atomic hydrogen (H) and molecular H2 near the W(100), W(110) and W(111) surfaces have been studied using density functional theory calculations. The segregation mechanisms of substitutional and interstitial B were considered. The segregation energies indicate B atoms below W surfaces will segregate to the surface as B clusters on the W(110) and W(111) surfaces, or as individual atoms on the W(100) surface. The B segregation near the W surfaces causes deformation or reconstruction of the surface lattice, and the B atoms on the W surfaces impact the surface behavior of H and H2. The minimum adsorption energy of H on the W(100) surface increases with increasing number of B atoms, although the migration activation energy of H does not change monotonically with B coverage. The addition of B atoms on the W(110) surface increases the achievable H coverage but decreases the H migration on the surface. Excluding the clean surface, the minimum adsorption energy of H on the W(111) surface increases with increasing B coverage, but the activation energy for the H migration on the surface is essentially unaffected. The effect of B on H adsorption on the W surfaces is attributed to the B-H interaction, in addition to the influence of B on local surface configuration. H2 adsorption on the W surfaces depends on the surface orientation and to a lesser extent the B coverage. For all considered B coverages, H2 can be chemically adsorbed on the W(100) surface with an adsorption energy of ∼ -0.5 eV and the B atoms increase the dissociation energy barrier of H2. With increasing B coverage, the adsorption energy of H2 on the W(110) surface increases and the dissociation energy barrier is only slightly modified. No chemisorption of H2 is found for the W(111) surface with B coverage equal to or less than 3.0 ML.

Results of the XVIth International congress of steelmakes

From May 24 to May 27, 2021 the XVIth International of steelmakers took place in Ekaterinburg, in which 324 specialists took part. The Congress began from the plenary session following by the work in the four sections: “Ore processing, reducing processes, blast furnase and nonblast-furnace ironmaking”, “Technologies of steel production, simulation and process control”, “Casting, crystallization and finishing properties of steel”, “Energy effectiveness, resources saving and ecology”. More than 80 reports were delivered and discussed. Within the congress a competition of young specialists (students and postgraduates) was organized. An innovation of the congress was organization of round tables, where actual items were being discussed. The activity of the participants showed a high actuality of both the subjects and the parties dialog format. The company “VPO Steel” organized a round table “The role of refractories in metallurgy”. Representatives of largest metallurgical companies took part in the discussion. Round table “Perspetives of carbonless metallurgy – a myth ar reality” attracted lively interest of the participants. The participants of the round table heard the reports by subjects related to decrease of carbon footprint and problems of hydrogen energetics development in steel industry. The closing plenary meeting of the XVIth congress of steelmakers was devoted to discussion of the results of sections work and elaboration of some recomendationd, made as a resolution.

(Invited) Probing the Reaction Mechanism of the Electrocatalytic Reduction of Nitrate

The nitrogen cycle is extremely important for the environmental health of the earth. Anthropogenic fixation of nitrogen such as for ammonia production through the Haber-Bosch process is causing an imbalance in the nitrogen cycle as oxidized nitrogen species such as nitrate builds up. This nitrate pollution from agricultural and industrial waste poses an immediate threat to environmental and human health. Although there are numerous methods to treat this nitrate, the cost of treatment is often prohibitive, which could potentially be addressed by converting the waste nitrate to a valuable product such as ammonia, bypassing or minimizing the need for the challenging molecular nitrogen fixation reaction. In this work we discuss the use of electrocatalysis to convert nitrate to ammonia, where renewable electricity can be used to drive the reaction, minimizing the issue of emissions of carbon dioxide associated with providing ammonia. A major challenge with electrocatalytic nitrate reduction is decreasing the overvoltage of the reaction and increasing the reaction rate without losing faradaic efficiency towards the desired product. Through the use of kinetic studies, in situ spectroscopy, microkinetic modeling, and density functional theory calculations, we show how the adsorption energetics of nitrate and hydrogen can be used to understand the rates of nitrate reduction on metals and metal sulfide surfaces. We will discuss how X-ray absorption spectroscopy can allow us to probe the electrocatalyst surface under reaction conditions to identify the competing effects of nitrate and adsorption coverage and explain the potential-dependence of the reaction. We will also show that using adsorption energies as descriptors, we can use density functional theory to make predictions of new electrocatalysts with higher activity for nitrate reduction. By tuning the adsorption energies with alloying, as shown by alloying Pt with Ru to increase the nitrate adsorption energy, we experimentally validate our computational predictions, and show an increase in the rates of nitrate reduction at low Ru content. We also show that the nitrate reduction rate is decreased when the Ru content is too high, and nitrate binds to the catalyst too strongly, also confirmed by our computational predictions. Our measurements of the product distribution show that this alloying does not significantly change the high faradaic efficiency towards ammonia production (>90%). By comparing the electrocatalytic results to thermal nitrate catalytic reduction (i.e., using molecular H2 rather than an applied potential to reduce nitrate) we identify numerous similarities between electrocatalysis and thermal catalysis, but also specific factors unique to electrocatalysis that impact the rate of reaction. We will discuss how these may be used in the future to take advantage of electrocatalysis to produce ammonia from nitrate waste. Figure 1

Mishik A. Kazaryan (1948–2020) – One of the pioneers of Russian hydrogen energetics

In 2018, Mishik Airazatovich Kazaryan received the highest award of the International Association for Alternative Energy and Ecology - Order of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry “For Improving the Quality of Life on the Planet of People” (IAAEE) on nominating the Award Committee of the Editorial Board of the International Scientific Journal for Alternative Energy and Ecology (ISJAEE). The award was given for his outstanding contribution to development of alternative energetics and ecology. M.A. Kazaryan's prominent contribution to the development of alternative energetics and ecology is based on his pioneering works in the field of development of methods for producing hydrogen as environmentally friendly safe fuel, as well as works in the field of processing organic compounds by various physical methods. As a part of joint research with colleagues from Lebedev Physical Institute of RAS (LPI), M.A. Kazaryan participated in creation of new methods for producing hydrogen from various chemical compounds. The method of conversion of liquid-phase compounds in plasma discharges under the influence of intensive ultrasonic cavitation occupies a special place. In the course of these works, it is shown that low-temperature plasma initiated in liquid-phase media in discharge between electrodes is able to effectively decompose hydrogen-containing molecules of organic compounds and form gaseous products where the part of hydrogen is more than 90%. Estimations of energy efficiency calculated taking into account hydrogen combustion heat and initial substances, as well as electricity costs, showed an efficiency level of about 60–70% in depending on the composition of the starting mixture. Another notable contribution of M.A. Kazaryan to the development of alternative energetics was the work on the optimization and justification of technological and structural parameters of energy discharge devices based on high-voltage pulse-periodic discharge for creating a reactor for plasmachemical processing of polymer wastes into hydrogen and other valuable compounds.

Redox-Cycling – A Tool for Artificial Electrochemical Aging of Solid Oxide Cells

Solid Oxide Cells (SOC) have an important role and hold great promise with their diverse and versatile portfolio in the energy application sector, ensuring opportunities for integration of renewable energy sources into the overall energy system. However, the spectrum of applications still meets some general barriers, summarized as durability and costs. The initial performance degrades over their lifetime due to the effect of use (electrochemical ageing), of time (calendar ageing), of different permanent and/or accidental stress conditions - thermal, current load, mechanical, poisoning etc. Considering the expected useful commercial maintenance-free lifetime of up to 80 000 hours for stationary applications, the performance of durability tests looks quite unrealistic, which opens the niche for introduction of accelerated stress tests.In respect to the fuel electrode, the main degradation mechanism during operation in both fuel cell and electrolysis mode is the reduction of the triple phase boundary points and of the Ni/gas specific surface area caused by microstructural changes in the Ni network due to Ni migration and coarsening. The migration over long distances can bring to Ni depletion near the electrolyte interface. Similar processes of Ni coarsening and migration can occur faster during oxidation of Ni caused by incidental change in the operation conditions (leakage, fuel starvation). Thus, artificial redox cycling can be applied for accelerated degradation testing. However, the oxidation/reduction cycles should mimic the normal aging.The most common experimental approach for evaluation of the redox cycling effect on the degradation is the oxidation in a furnace at high temperature for at least one hour, followed by post mortem analysis. However, this approach introduces severe oxidation conditions, even full oxidation of the Ni network, which does not represent the most common electrochemical and calendar aging.The aim of this work is to develop a procedure for accelerated stress tests by artificial aging of the anode via redox cycling. It is performed before the operation of the cell thus eliminating the influence of the degradation mechanisms coming from other components. The proposed procedure ensures reproducible and fine-tuned level of oxidation based on in situ impedance monitoring of the Ni network reduction/oxidation. A two-step algorithm is developed and approbated. Step 1. Performance of redox cycling on anode sample with in situ impedance monitoring of the Ni network reduction/oxidation. The anode sample (pellet with thickness 250 µm and diameter 20 mm) is placed between two Pt meshes. In the initial state (YSZ/NiO) the impedance of the anode has capacitive behavior with resistance about 20 kΩ which after reduction transforms into inductive one with resistance about 40 mΩ corresponding to the electronic conductivity of the produced Ni network (Fig. 1). In the same way the oxidation can be registered. Its level may vary from small oxidation depth (for instance two times increase of the resistance, i.e. from 40 mΩ to about 70-80 mΩ as it is presented in Fig. 1) to big oxidation (above 10 kΩ).For the performance of Step 2 small level of oxidation was chosen, as shown in Fig. 1, which prevents from potential irreversible damages. Thus, the redox cycling of single anode serves for definition of the experimental redox cycling conditions. The deepness of degradation is regulated by the number of cycles. Step 2. Performance of redox cycling on full cell. In this configuration the oxidation of the anode Ni network cannot be monitored, but the conditions are already defined in Step 1 which guarantees reproducible identical redox cycles. The impedance measurements ensure monitoring of the total cell behavior during redox cycling. The procedure is applied for fuel cell mode, but it is also valid for electrolyzer mode. The results are shown in Fig. 2 where the impedance diagrams after the initial reduction and after the 8th redox cycle are compared. Although there is a decrease of the ohmic resistance which is usually observed during the first 1000 hours of standard operation mainly due to improved contacts, the polarization resistance after the 8th cycle is about 14% higher. This behavior is similar to that observed for standard testing for at least 600 hours. The 8 cycles are performed for 16 working hours which confirms the accelerated aging produced by the developed algorithm. Acknowledgements: The research leading to these results received funding from the Fuel Cells and Hydrogen 2 Joint Undertaking under grant agreement No 825027. The experiments were performed with equipment supported by the Bulgarian Ministry of Education and Science under the National Roadmap for Research Infrastructure 2017-2023 “Energy storage and hydrogen energetics (ESHER)”, approved by DCM No 354/29.08.2017. Figure 1

Автотрофный мегапроект, проблемы инженерного образования через призму атомных и водородных энергетик

An autotrophic megaproject for the salvation of mankind is presented. System-integral characteristics of autotrophic natural-social systems are given. The main disadvantages of modern engineering education are formulated. The advantages and disadvantages of atomic and hydrogen energetics are considered from the point of view of autotrophic concepts. The idea is expressed about the future technologies of an autotrophic plan.

Normative regulation of fire safety of infrastructural objects of hydrogen energetics

Introduction. Now many countries produce measures for a transfer of their economics to an application of a hydrogen energetics. Because of a high fire hazard of hydrogen a fire safety provision of infrastructural objects of the hydrogen energetics is a very important task. The infrastructural objects of the hydrogen energetics are the facilities aimed on a production and storage of hydrogen, transportation of gaseous (GH2) and liquid (LH2) hydrogen, an application of hydrogen for an energy generation, car refueling stations etc. Scientific basis for a creation of the fire safety normative documents was laid in studies of Russian and foreign investigators.Russian normative documents. Russian normative documents in the area considered are analyzed in this work. A draft of the Technical Regulation on a safety of the facilities aimed on production, storage, transportation and application of hydrogen is the most important among them. This document contains a lot of specific requirements which should be used independently of a type of the hydrogen facility. Therefore this document can be considered as extremely “rigid” for a practical applications. A set of rules SP 162.1330610.2014 is aimed on the regulation of the safety requirements for the facilities using liquid hydrogen. The document PB 03-598-03 considers the safety requirements for a production of hydrogen by an electrolysis of water. A conclusion was made that Russian normative basis is not sufficient for a development of the hydrogen energetics.Standard NFPA 2. The standard NFPA 2 can be considered as a most important normative document containing the safety requirements for the facilities for production, storage, transportation and application of hydrogen in a gaseous and a liquid phase. This standard contains both general and specific requirements for the infrastructural objects such as car refueling stations, storages of hydrogen in the gaseous and the liquid phase and also using metal hydrides, hydrogen production facilities, energy generation objects using hydrogen, technological equipment containing hydrogen, laboratory facilities, car parks for the cars using hydrogen as a fuel etc.Conclusions. It was found that there is no comprehensive set of the normative documents regulating fire safety of infrastructural objects of hydrogen energetics. The series of the Russian normative documents in this area which should be created was proposed. A conclusion was made that the requirements of NFPA 2 can be used at a creation of the Russian normative basis of the hydrogen energetics.