The world demand for energy is increasing at a rate never experienced before: up to 2030 an expansion of 50% is foreseen [1]. In 2008, the high price of oil (up to US$150 per barrel) during the first semester and the economic crisis in the second semester caused a slowdown of demand. Nevertheless, the robust economic growth of emerging countries such as China and India will drive the process of energy use: in fact OECD countries are foreseen as growing at a rate of 0.7% per annum compared to 2.5% of non-OECD countries [1]. Consequently, while China and India represented 8% of the world energy consumption in 1980, they reached the 18% target in 2005. In 2009, China has equaled the USA energy consumption, for the first time, and will remain the largest consumer in the world level for next few decades.Fossil carbon-based fuels provide 80-85% of the energy used today and will continue at this level at least until 2030. However, the accumulation of CO 2 into the atmosphere is causing serious worries over its potential effect on climate change. Although uncertainty about the direct responsibility of atmospheric CO 2 for possibly catastrophic events remains high, nevertheless the parallel trend of the curves representing the growth of the world population, energy consumption, CO 2 emission, and planet temperature increase is driving the need to take measures for controlling CO 2 production and immission into the atmosphere.A general consideration is that energy is used at different intensities in various sectors. Thus, while industry requires high intensity energy, transportation and domestic use demand less intensive sources. Energy intensity, in a sense, makes the selection of energy sources for different uses. Therefore, while nuclear energy is the ideal source for the production of electric energy for feeding industries and other high intensity users (electrified transport), liquid fuels (gasoline, diesel, ethanol) and gas (LNG and similar) are most suited for transportation (personal and collective mobility on roads, essentially, and other conventional uses). On this view, it looks like the need to use carbon-based fuels will remain almost unchanged for at least 20-30 years. However, the use of gaseous and liquid fuels in the transport sector appears to