Digitalization of Hydrogen Energy: The Role of Informatics and Telecommunication in Production and Storage Systems
Hassan OUGRAZ
Abstract. The global trend towards carbon-neutral energy systems has established hydrogen as a key enabling carrier of energy for green electricity, mobility and industrial use. Advances in informatics/telecom are changing perceptions of government agencies, technology vendors and energy service companies towards hydrogen infrastructure. In this paper, a digitalized approach for hydrogen energy system is proposed regarding data reports, IoT (Internet of Things), cloud computing and 5G/6G communication network. We also show that intelligent hydrogen systems support electrolysis monitoring in real-time, predictive storage maintenance and coordinated integration of renewable resources by employing digital twins, edge computing and artificial intelligence. The proposed DHES system model (Digital Energy System for Hydrogen) also achieves significant performance enhancement with 84.2% reduction in data latency from 95ms to 15ms, 28% gains on predictive maintenance accuracy, 6% improvement in energy efficiency and 9% enhancement in system availability than traditional approaches. Additionally, data transparency and traceability are significantly enhanced. The study addresses cybersecurity, interoperability, and data standardization challenges, while identifying future research directions toward smart, fully connected hydrogen ecosystems.
Keywords
Hydrogen Energy, Digitalization, Informatics, Telecommunication, IoT, Smart Grids, Hydrogen Production, Hydrogen Storage, Digital Twin, Artificial Intelligence, Energy Management
Published online 4/25/2026, 8 pages
Copyright © 2026 by the author(s)
Published under license by Materials Research Forum LLC., Millersville PA, USA
Citation: Hassan OUGRAZ, Digitalization of Hydrogen Energy: The Role of Informatics and Telecommunication in Production and Storage Systems, Materials Research Proceedings, Vol. 64, pp 824-831, 2026
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21741/9781644904091-102
The article was published as article 102 of the book Energy Futures
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