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The hype about hydrogen : fact and fiction in the race to save the climate /

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This explanation of hydrogen and fuel cell technologies takes a hard look at the practical difficulties of transitioning to a hydrogen economy and reveals why neither government policy nor business investment should be based on the belief that hydrogen cars will have meaningful commercial success in...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Romm, Joseph J.
Corporate Author: NetLibrary, Inc
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, DC : Island Press, [2004]
Subjects:
Hydrogen > Research.
Fuel cells > Research.
Hydrogen as fuel > Economic aspects.
Global warming > Prevention.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Why hydrogen? why now?
  • Fuel cell basics
  • The path to commercialization
  • Hydrogen production
  • Key elements of a hydrogen-based transportation system
  • The long road to commercialization of fuel-cell vehicles
  • Global warming and scenarios for a hydrogen transition
  • Coping with the global warming century
  • Hydrogen partnerships and pilots
  • Choosing our future.