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Fuel cell system is an advanced power system for the future that is sustainable, clean and environmental friendly. Fuel cells are electrochemical devices that convert the chemical energy of hydrogen and oxygen directly into electrical energy. Fuel cells are growing in importance as sources of sustainable energy and will doubtless form part of the changing program of energy resources in the future. Small fuel cells have provided significant advantages in portable electronic applications over conventional battery systems. Competitive costs, instant recharge, and high energy density make fuel cells ideal for supplanting batteries in portable electronic devices. For portable applications like laptops, camcorders, and mobile phones the requirements of the fuel cell systems are even more specific than for stationary and vehicular applications. The requirements for portable applications are mostly focused on size and weight of the system as well as the temperature. The CFD models in this book would allow the creation of powerful computational fuel cell engineering tools that lead to dramatic reductions in lead times and development costs, and spur innovative design. ... Read more

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This book presents the utilisation of a PEM fuel cell as a main power source in a distributed generation system, particularly for future electric vehicle applications. The fuel cell, known as a high specific energy source at the present time, is one of the well-known alternative sources of electric power generation when given consideration for decreasing oil consumption and hazardous CO2 emissions. Nevertheless, one of the main weak points of the fuel cell is its time constants dominated by temperature and fuel delivery system (pumps, valves, and in some cases, a hydrogen reformer). As a result, fast load demand will cause a high voltage drop in a short time, recognised as a fuel starvation phenomenon. One must limit the fuel cell current (or power) slope to prevent fuel starvation problems, to improve its performance and lifetime.Therefore, to employ a PEM fuel cell in dynamic applications, the electrical system must have at least an auxiliary power source to improve system performance when electrical loads at a DC bus demand high energy in a short time, as well.The possibilities to use a supercapacitor or battery bank as an auxiliary source with a fuel cell main source is presented in detail. The very fast power response and high specific power of a supercapacitor or high specific energy of battery can complement the slower power output of the main source to produce the compatibility and performance characteristics needed in a load. ... Read more

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"President Bush’s remarks in his State-of-the-Union message proposing a big jump in funding for hydrogen and fuel cell research and development are terrific news. It’s imperative that Congress follows through now and makes available those funds.Aside from the tangible benefits of spending more on an environmentally benign area of energy that for too long has been treated - often condescendingly - like a poor orphan, the political message is of supreme significance. For decades, supporters of hydrogen and other alternative energy fields have argued until they were blue in the face, that the key ingredient missing in moving forward is national political will.President Bush’s support provides a large measure of that political will."--Peter Hoffmann, 31 January 2003About the book:Hydrogen is the quintessential eco-fuel. This invisible, tasteless gas is the most abundant element in the universe. It is the basic building block and fuel of stars and an essential raw material in innumerable biological and chemical processes. As a completely nonpolluting fuel, it may hold the answer to growing environmental concerns about atmospheric accumulation of carbon dioxide and the resultant Greenhouse Effect. In this book Peter Hoffmann describes current research toward a hydrogen-based economy. He presents the history of hydrogen energy and discusses the environmental dangers of continued dependence on fossil fuels.Hydrogen is not an energy source but a carrier that, like electricity, must be manufactured. Today hydrogen is manufactured by "decarbonizing" fossil fuels. In the future it will be derived from water and solar energy and perhaps from "cleaner" versions of nuclear energy. Because it can be made by a variety of methods, Hoffmann argues, it can be easily adapted by different countries and economies. Hoffmann acknowledges the social, political, and economic difficulties in replacing current energy systems with an entirely new one. Although the process of converting to a hydrogen-based economy would be complex, he demonstrates that the environmental and health benefits would far outweigh the costs.Amazon.com Review
The word hydrogen conjures images of devastating bombs and burning zeppelins (the Hindenburg) for most of us, but it inspires visionaries like Peter Hoffmann to picture clear skies and safer roads. Hoffmann's book Tomorrow's Energy traces the history of the volatile gas and explores options for its use as fuel. Though the author can't avoid using some technical language, his writing should still appeal well beyond the community of automotive and power-plant engineers. His coverage, though fairly balanced, tends toward the positive efforts made by government, corporations, environmentalists, and scientists to promote hydrogen as a clean, relatively safe, and potentially cheap alternative to carbon-heavy fuels.

Party-line Greens may gasp at some of the suggested schemes, which include using limited nuclear power to generate hydrogen from water. But Hoffmann convincingly assures the reader that ultimately, the planet will be better off this way. Many will be surprised at how far hydrogen has advanced since serious research restarted during the 1970s fuel crisis: the range of cars, planes, and power networks using the gas for power storage is impressive and underreported.

Though he makes his case for hydrogen as a means of powering our lives, Hoffmann also shows off its uses in medicine, agriculture, metallurgy, and other fields. Using economic data, he shows that we can expect to live in a hydrogen economy sometime midcentury; if so, we can all breathe a collective, CO2-laden sigh of relief. --Rob Lightner ... Read more

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Inspiring, but sketchy on the details
A nice vision, and not a new one, but is it practical and realistic?I don't know but I think that fuel made from yeast or algae fed from CO2 from fossil fuel plants can close the carbon cycle and may be much easier to implement within today's infrastructure...but I just flip burgers what do I know?The one big gripe I have with this book is that it doesn't describe the pitfalls of hydrogen, the technical breakthroughs that are required (and the likelihood of success), and what other competitors may be out there that can make hydrogen never get off the ground (yes I know it's lighter than air but can you say greenhouse gas?).

Hydrogen storage is a central issue surrounding adaptation into hydrogen as tomorrow's energy
Hydrogen storage is a central issue surrounding adaptation into hydrogen as tomorrow's energy. Internal Combustion Engines burning hydrogen seem like the popular future.Toyota's Rav 4 prototype uses a metal hydride to carry hydrogen in solid form.Hydrogen extracting micro plant under the hood seems unfeasible and hydride storage seems more probable, as the means for storing hydrogen. Steel pressurized tanks seem unfeasible requiring 5,000 psi, weighting 3,400 lbs, and maintaining 800 atmospheres.Hydrides are safer because they cannot spill or vent hydrogen or burn in a crash.

Energy Conversion Devices touts its magnesium based atomically based engineered hydrides as capable of storing hydrogen efficiently and effectively.In 2004, a Toyota Prius housed a ECD solid hydrogen storage system.The prototype Prius achieved 200 miles ranges, used a turbo charged internal combustible engine too boost horse power, innovated with carbon fiber wound tank reducing weight competitively, maintained 1,500 psi during saturation and an operating pressure of 300-500 psi, timeout at eight minutes for refueling with a goal of reaching five minutes, and a storage capacity of 3 kilograms of hydrogen.

Hydrides slow down fast moving neutrons.Hydrides release and absorb hydrogen at different pressures:Hydrogen under higher pressure than equilibrium is absorbed into the metal and is in solid form and gives off heat; Hydrogen under lower pressure than equilibrium releases and heat must be added. To release hydrogen the gas pressure is simply lowered.

The new ECD carbon fiber tank offers huge advantages over a "steel tank" which can weight 25 times as much for the same carrying capacity of hydrogen. The lighter weighting tank overcomes one barrier towards accepting hydrogen as the alternative fuel to oil. In 1997, transportation consumed 54% of the oil consumption, of 18.6 million barrels of oil a day. The second barrier to overcome will be too solving the refueling time lag, reducing refueling times to five minutes or less. More doubt seems to be direct at fuel cell technology. China seems down on fuel cell technology viewing the technology as too expensive for developing countries.More optimism seems to be swinging towards Internal combustible engines running hydrogen.

Important and Exciting Information
Tomorrow's Energy is a thorough discussion of a topic that is rapidly gaining importance - hydrogen. The book proposes hydrogen as the energy of the near future. It includes the history of hydrogen as a fuel, and what measures are currently being taken to produce hydrogen-powered automobiles, air and space craft, homes, and offices. Hoffmann describes in detail how hydrogen fuel is produced and used, and why hydrogen is a better choice than fossil fuels. The book discusses what must be done in order for non-polluting hydrogen to overtake fossil fuels, and the prospect of a "hydrogen community."

This book, though obviously in favor of hydrogen energy, provides a detailed and, for the most part, many sided report on hydrogen's possibilities. It has a lot of numbers but is generally easily understood by the layman, though it assumes that the reader has a basic knowledge of chemistry. Hydrogen is an interesting and exciting thing, and this book provide a good understanding of its past, present and future. Stylistically, the book is a bit dry, but has sharp and occasionally witty quotes to lighten the tone. I would recommend "Tomorrow's Energy" to anyone who wants to learn more about this promising subject, as long as the reader uses the information to form their own opinion.

Half the story
This book has a lot of useful information but the problem is not the material but the book could use an editor.The story continually jumps back and forth.When the book uses comparisons it goes from Joules to BTUs then Gallons to Liters so you never seem to compare apples to apples or the book should have had a conversion table.It's as if the author is afraid to tell the truth of how it might be a little expensive now to convert,but eventually it will be cost effective. The book also has no diagrams, or graphs that would explain fuel cells or cost effectiveness....

The author seems to shy away from nuclear power as a solution for creating hydrogen.I think it would be a great interim solution where you could put the nuclear reactor on sites off shore or in the Great Lakes so you would have a supply of water and pump all the hydrogen and electricity produced to the city.The hydrogen could be sent to fuel cell power plants and fuel stations for vehicles.Eventually from the money made from this move on to geothermal methods.

I don't want to seem down on this book because it gave me a lot of good information the best part was the different ways that they can create hydrogen. Hydropower, Wind, Solar, Photovoltaic, Biomass, Advanced Solar concepts, orbiting solar mirrors, converting thermal energy from oceans and Geothermal.The one that I left out that I thought was the coolest was the Giant Solar Chimneys.I found out that they are actually making one in Australia; I can only hope that it works. I liked the part with the solar mirrors and why they didn't work, that was kind of funny.

The book never explains why they are not doing some of these things.I guess because of the cost but it is not clear.The best and safest way would be to produce hydrogen is geothermal but the book never explains why we don't do it.

The chapter on the uses for hydrogen started out interesting but ends with a walk into the cosmos with the SETI stuff.It was parenthetical information that the author wanted us to be aware of that did not belong in this book.

This book seem like a confused mass of projects that never seemed to get off the ground and a couple that could be a solution for the future.I wish the book was organized so that the history came first and then focus in on various areas, production, types of fuel cells, different forms of hydrogen, infrastructure, present uses, future use and the road ahead and what are the possible type of plans for the future.

I wish the book could have recommended more books to read on the subject that could answer some of these questions.

I guess I was looking for more clear cut solutions.

Somehow disappointing
This book contains lots of valuable information and is certainly worth reading. But at the same time, I had expected more of it. It describes too many factual details about the history of hydrogen's use in various applications and gives too few technical information about hydrogen as a fuel. The book does not give a very thorough analysis of how a hydrogen economy could be established, how those massive quantities of hydrogen will be produced in a way that is both environment friendly and realistic, why or why not to use nuclear power to do so, etc.
Rather, it leaves a lot of open questions and does not give answers to the issues that really matter (e.g. if hydrogen is produced through reforming of traditional carbon fuels, what to do with the carbon then at the production plant).
Nevertheless, the book is certainly worth reading... I think it's one of the only serious books on hydrogen at this time. ... Read more

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Discusses the pros and cons of using hydrogen power to help fight air pollution and meet our growing demand for electricity. ... Read more

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This book fills the need for a practical reference for all scientists and graduate students who are seeking to define a mathematical model for Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (SOFC) simulation. Structured in two parts, part one presents the basic theory, and the general equations describing SOFC operation phenomena. Part two deals with the application of the theory to practical examples, where different SOFC geometries, configurations, and different phenomena are analyzed in detail.

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Achieving a successful transition to hydrogen-powered vehicles in the U.S. automotive market will require strong and sustained commitment by hydrogen producers, vehicle manufacturers, transporters and retailers, consumers and governments. The interaction of these agents in the marketplace will determine the real costs and benefits of early market transformation policies, and ultimately the success of the transition itself. Furthermore, the transition to hydrogen-powered transportation faces imposing economic barriers. The authors of this book analyse the hydrogen infrastructure analysis and deployment scenarios, policy options for supporting hydrogen energy infrastructure and vehicle developments during the transition to they hydrogen fuel cell vehicles, and the costs of implementing selected policy options to encourage the transition to hydrogen. This book consists of public documents which have been located, gathered, combined, reformatted, and enhanced with a subject index, selectively edited and bound to provide easy access. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Nanoparticle News, published by Business Communications Company, Inc. on July 1, 2002. The length of the article is 550 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: 1-nm diameter Pt particles produced for fuel cells. (Energy And Environment).(platinum particles for polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells)(Brief Article)
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Title: ERC powers up for a field test of unique fuel cells. (Energy Research Corp.)
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This digital document is an article from Fuel Cell Technology News, published by Business Communications Company, Inc. on July 1, 2003. The length of the article is 892 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Ever wonder what hydrogen energy is all about?Where the hydrogen will come from and how we will use it? Open this book and embark on a learning safari to the Wasserstoff Farm where you’ll discover the solid science and cutting-edge technologies behind the H2 media hype, and have more fun than you’re supposed to.

Three books in one:
1.Review basic chemical principles of how fuel can be transformed into useful energy.
2.Explore the many sources of hydrogen and ingenious methods devised to extract it.
3.Discover how we will use hydrogen—in our homes and buildings, vehicles and public transportation, for electricity in remote areas, and much more.

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Bad book, but I read it anyway.
I gave this book two stars rather than one simply because it somehow got me to the last page.

The writing is downright painful, but almost so catastrophic that I think I read it in the same way that one watches a terrible car accident.The interest for me came from trying to sift the science out of an awkward attempt at a novel-like plot.It seems as though Rex Ewing could not decide until the end weather he was writing a fantasy story for 9 year olds or a science book.If this was done more gracefully, this formula could have worked well towards the goal of "making science fun," but I believe that Mr. Ewing needed either a co-author or a very involved editor to help with the story line. I think Mr. Ewing probably has a very useful list of notes that would have made a great read before getting abducted by unicorns and wizards.

By the end I felt as though Mr. Ewing is probably a very nice and intelligent guy that I would much rather meet over coffee to discuss Hydrogen energy.I feel almost bad giving him a bad review.

Looks like others thought it was fantastic.Maybe it just is not right for everyone.

Hydrogen- Hot stuff cool Science
arrive on time and read it.Not impress with the content because have read much on the topic but for someone's first book on the topic is would be good..

Hydrogen the book
This book is even better than described! While providing a bit of humor it also gives good detailed information that is pertainent with todays world. I highly recommend this book to anybody interested in learning.I also highly recommend this retailer as being honest and a fast shipper.

Nice book
I recommend this book for everyone that thirst in science, because this book will answer the possibilities using hydrogen as an energy, and explain everything in fun way. Congrats for Rex...

I want to resell
I have baught this book to study about the hydrogen. But there's no new information. And the story is very confusion. Please don't buy. ... Read more

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This up-to-date and comprehensive electronic book on DVD-ROM presents an incredible new totally revised collection of important documents, reports, and publications from the federal government about research and promotion of hydrogen energy and fuel cell technology, including the plans for a fuel cell car. Hydrogen and fuel cells have the potential to solve several major challenges facing America today: dependence on petroleum imports, poor air quality, and greenhouse gas emissions. The Department of Energy is working with partners to accelerate the development and successful market introduction of these technologies. Hydrogen is a clean and sustainable form of energy that can be used in mobile and stationary applications. Fuel cells harness the chemical energy of hydrogen to generate electricity without combustion or pollution. Codes and standards ensure the safe use of hydrogen and fuel cells. The vision of a new energy economy based on clean, renewable hydrogen is described in the National Hydrogen Energy Vision document. The National Hydrogen Energy Roadmap and Fuel Cell Report to Congress outline the challenges we face and suggest a path forward to achieve the promise of hydrogen and fuel cells. The first steps toward the hydrogen future are already underway. President George W. Bush announced a $1.2 billion FreedomCAR and Fuel Initiative to reverse America's growing dependence on foreign oil by developing the technology needed for commercially viable hydrogen-powered fuel cells - a way to power cars, trucks, homes and businesses that produces no pollution and no greenhouse gases. America's astronauts have used fuel cells to generate electricity since the 1960s, but more work is needed to make them cost-effective for use in cars, trucks, homes or businesses. Using current technologies, it is too expensive to produce, store, transport and distribute hydrogen fuel, or to build fuel cell engines. Additional research and development is needed to spur rapid commercialization of these technologies so they can provide clean, domestically produced energy for transportation and other uses. Contents include a vast collection of scientific and research reports from ongoing government-sponsored projects, along with background material and much more.

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Over the past decade, important advances have been made in the development of nanostructured materials for solid state hydrogen storage used to supply hydrogen to fuel cells in a clean, inexpensive, safe and efficient manner. Nanomaterials for Solid State Hydrogen Storage focuses on hydrogen storage materials having high volumetric and gravimetric hydrogen capacities, and thus having the highest potential of being applied in the automotive sector.

Written by leading experts in the field, Nanomaterials for Solid State Hydrogen Storage provides a thorough history of hydrides and nanomaterials, followed by a discussion of existing fabrication methods. The authors’ own research results in the behavior of various hydrogen storage materials are also presented. Covering fundamentals, extensive research results and recent advances in nanomaterials for solid state hydrogen storage, this book serves as a comprehensive reference.

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The continuing development of fuel cells offers promising technologies for the conversion of chemical energy from hydrocarbon fuels into electricity without forming air pollutants. Perovskite Oxides for Solid Oxide Fuel Cells provides insight into the materials aspects of one of the most promising fuel cell types available. Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (SOFCs) have significant advantages over other fuel cell types, such as high efficiency, flexibility in fuel, high reliability, simple balance of plant (BOP) and a long history. Because of these advantages, SOFC technology is attracting a great deal of attention for use in power generation and for its potential in heat generation. Perovskite oxides are widely used for different SOFC components. Detailed description of various aspects of perovskite oxides are presented in this book.

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Perovskite Oxides for Solid Oxide Fuel Cells provides comprehensive and up-to-date information on the materials, properties, and performance for SOFCs and is appropriate for researchers and engineers in the field.

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This up-to-date and comprehensive electronic book on three CD-ROMs presents an incredible and totally revised collection of important documents, reports, and publications from the federal government about research and promotion of hydrogen energy and fuel cell technology, including the plans for a fuel cell car. Hydrogen and fuel cells have the potential to solve several major challenges facing America today: dependence on petroleum imports, poor air quality, and greenhouse gas emissions. The Department of Energy is working with partners to accelerate the development and successful market introduction of these technologies. Hydrogen is a clean and sustainable form of energy that can be used in mobile and stationary applications. Fuel cells harness the chemical energy of hydrogen to generate electricity without combustion or pollution. Codes and standards ensure the safe use of hydrogen and fuel cells. The vision of a new energy economy based on clean, renewable hydrogen is described in the National Hydrogen Energy Vision document. The National Hydrogen Energy Roadmap and Fuel Cell Report to Congress outline the challenges we face and suggest a path forward to achieve the promise of hydrogen and fuel cells. The first steps toward the hydrogen future are already underway. President George W. Bush announced a $1.2 billion FreedomCAR and Fuel Initiative to reverse America's growing dependence on foreign oil by developing the technology needed for commercially viable hydrogen-powered fuel cells - a way to power cars, trucks, homes and businesses that produces no pollution and no greenhouse gases. America's astronauts have used fuel cells to generate electricity since the 1960s, but more work is needed to make them cost-effective for use in cars, trucks, homes or businesses. Using current technologies, it is too expensive to produce, store, transport and distribute hydrogen fuel, or to build fuel cell engines. Additional research and development is needed to spur rapid commercialization of these technologies so they can provide clean, domestically produced energy for transportation and other uses. Contents include a vast collection of scientific and research reports from ongoing government-sponsored projects, along with background material and much more.

DOE is not pursuing any long-term hydrogen pathway (on a well-to-wheels basis) that emits more greenhouse gas (GHG) or criteria emissions than advanced gasoline hybrid-electric vehicles. NAS Conclusion: "A transition to hydrogen as a major fuel in the next 50 years could fundamentally transform the U.S. energy system, creating opportunities to increase energy security through the use of a variety of domestic energy sources for hydrogen production while reducing environmental impacts, including atmospheric CO2 emissions and criteria pollutants." DOE’s strategy is to produce hydrogen directly by coal gasification (and not use electricity as an intermediate). Since the DOE strategy includes coal with sequestration (never without), GHG emissions are virtually zero. Coal-based H2 fuel cell vehicles (FCVs) use much less energy than conventional gasoline vehicles and about the same energy per mile as gasoline hybrid-electric vehicles. Electrolysis is being pursued for renewable (wind) and nuclear options. These pathways result in virtually zero GHG emissions and criteria pollutants. Distributed electrolysis could be used as a transitional strategy but the added GHG would be small (1%) during the initial market penetration phase (<2 million new vehicle sales/yr). Hydrogen via PV electrolysis is not a current DOE strategy, because of high electricity cost. Solar routes to hydrogen (not commercially viable now but research is ongoing) include photoelectochemical, photobiological, and thermochemical. Other renewable approaches involve the use of biomass or bio-based fuels. hydrogen infrastructure to move hydrogen from the power plant (future use requires more study). DOE is not pursuing lon ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! NASA's Pathfinder, Pathfinder Plus, Centurion and Helios Prototype were an evolutionary series of solar- and fuel cell system-powered unmanned aircraft. AeroVironment, Inc. developed the vehicles under NASA's Environmental Research Aircraft and Sensor Technology (ERAST) program. They were built to develop the technologies that would allow long-term, high-altitude aircraft to serve as "atmospheric satellites", to perform atmospheric research tasks as well as serve as communications platforms. ... Read more

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Here is your authoritative guide to all aspects of hydrogen energy and fuel cells, from the Federal Government! This unique guide, with a ringbound book and three CD-ROMs, combines the contents of several up-to-date Energy Department publications and detailed technical documents, with an additional 61,000 pages of coverage on the CD-ROMs. Every aspect of hydrogen is covered: Overview, Distributed and Central Production, Thermal Processes, Natural Gas Reforming, Conversion Factors, steam reforming reactions, partial oxidation, gasification, coal gasification reaction, coal, FutureGen, biomass, biomass gasification reaction, renewable liquid fuel reforming, making liquid fuels from biomass, high temperature water splitting, high temperature water splitting using nuclear energy, electrolytic processes, renewable electrolysis, nuclear high-temperature electrolysis, photolytic processes, photobiological water splitting, photoelectrochemical, delivery basics, pipelines, trucks, railcars, ships, barges, bulk storage, interface with vehicles, storage basics, compressed gas, cryogenic liquid, storage in materials, metal hydrides, carbon-based materials or high surface area sorbents, chemical hydrogen storage, hydrolysis reactions, hydrogenation, dehydrogenation reactions, new chemical approaches, new materials and processes, application and use, fuel cells, types of fuel cells, PEM fuel cells, catalyst, membrane electrode assembly and bipolar plates, specialty applications, solid state energy conversion alliance focusing on solid oxide fuel cells, safety, codes and standards, benefits and costs, glossary.Book Contents include: Hydrogen and our Energy Future, Hydrogen Fuel Initiative, Basic Research for the Hydrogen Fuel Initiative, Hydrogen Energy Solutions at the Nanoscale, Basic Research Needs for the Hydrogen Energy, Report of the Basic Energy Sciences Workshop on Hydrogen Production, Storage, and Use, Hydrogen Posture Plan issued for 2007 (latest version) * Reports of the Panels on Basic Research Needs for the Hydrogen Economy * Basic Research Challenges for Hydrogen Production * Basic Research Challenges for Hydrogen Storage * Basic Research Challenges for Fuel Cells and Novel Fuel Cell Materials * High-Priority Research Directions * Low-Cost and Efficient Solar Energy Production of Hydrogen * Nanoscale Catalyst Design * Biological, Biomimetic, and Bio-inspired Materials and Processes * Complex Hydride Materials for Hydrogen Storage * Nanostructured and Other Novel Hydrogen Storage Materials * Theory, Modeling, and Simulation of Materials and Molecular Processes * Low-Cost, Highly Active, Durable Cathodes for Low-Temperature Fuel Cells * Membranes and Separation Processes for Hydrogen Production and Fuel Cells * Analytical and Measurement Technologies * Impact of the Hydrogen Economy on the Environment * Safety in the Hydrogen Economy * Cross-cutting Research DirectionsCD-ROM coverage: These discs represent the best coverage of hydrogen energy and fuel cells available in any single package! Contents include: This extraordinary collection of detailed material has 61,359 pages reproduced with Adobe Acrobat PDF software.The remarkable CD-ROM set on three discs is packed with over 61,000 pages reproduced using Adobe Acrobat PDF software - allowing direct viewing on Windows and Macintosh systems. The Acrobat cataloging technology adds enormous value and uncommon functionality to this impressive collection of government documents and material.The Hydrogen Posture Plan was prepared by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Offices of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy; Fossil Energy; Science; Nuclear Energy, Science and Technology; and the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to outline the activities, milestones, and deliverables that the Federal government plans to pursue to support the development of hydrogen energy. ... Read more

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This important and up-to-date printed digest provides a guide to hydrogen energy and fuel cell technology, including plans for a fuel cell car. This collection of documents and papers from federal agencies, including the Department of Energy, provides knowledge about ongoing research activities and highlights the potential of this amazing new technology.

Hydrogen and fuel cells have the potential to solve several major challenges facing America today: dependence on petroleum imports, poor air quality, and greenhouse gas emissions. The Department of Energy is working with partners to accelerate the development and successful market introduction of these technologies. Hydrogen is a clean and sustainable form of energy that can be used in mobile and stationary applications. Fuel cells harness the chemical energy of hydrogen to generate electricity without combustion or pollution. Codes and standards ensure the safe use of hydrogen and fuel cells. The vision of a new energy economy based on clean, renewable hydrogen is described in the National Hydrogen Posture Plan document.

The first steps toward the hydrogen future are already underway. President George W. Bush announced a $1.2 billion FreedomCAR and Fuel Initiative to reverse America's growing dependence on foreign oil by developing the technology needed for commercially viable hydrogen-powered fuel cells - a way to power cars, trucks, homes and businesses that produces no pollution and no greenhouse gases. America's astronauts have used fuel cells to generate electricity since the 1960s, but more work is needed to make them cost-effective for use in cars, trucks, homes or businesses. Using current technologies, it is too expensive to produce, store, transport and distribute hydrogen fuel, or to build fuel cell engines. Additional research and development is needed to spur rapid commercialization of these technologies so they can provide clean, domestically produced energy for transportation and other uses.

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* Hydrogen Posture Plan, Department of Energy, Research, Development, and Demonstration Plans 2004
* Transition to a Hydrogen Economy
* FreedomCAR research and program plans
* Fuel cell vehicles
* Hydrogen Program Progress Report
* Fuel Cell Program Progress Report
* Partnering Initiatives
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