Natural gas and hydrogen /

"Whether solid, liquid, or gaseous, the phase of a fuel has important implications for how it can be used. In the United States approximately 20 per cent of the nation's electricity is obtained from natural gas-fired power plants, and natural gas is extremely important to residential and c...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Tabak, John (Author)
Corporate Author: Ebook Library
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York NY : Facts On File, An Imprint of Infobase Publishing, [2009]
Series:Energy and the environment (Facts on File)
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Part 1. Natural gas. Early gas technologies and policies
  • The nature of natural gas
  • Transporting and storing natural gas
  • Electricity generation
  • The restructured natural gas market
  • Energy markets and energy politics
  • Part 2. Hydrogen. The physical and chemical properties of hydrogen
  • The hydrogen economy
  • Government policies
  • Chronology
  • List of acronyms
  • Glossary.