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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. Con ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from The Futurist, published by World Future Society on July 1, 2003. The length of the article is 4240 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: The promise and pitfalls of hydrogen energy: nonpolluting and renewable, hydrogen energy holds great promise as an energy alternative in the future. Here's a look at what's right about hydrogen energy-- and how it can go wrong.
Author: Robert L. Olson
Publication: The Futurist (Magazine/Journal)
Date: July 1, 2003
Publisher: World Future Society
Volume: 37Issue: 4Page: 46(7)

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This digital document is an article from The Newsletter on Newsletters, published by Bradinal Communications on February 21, 2002. The length of the article is 1410 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: Peter Hoffmann's newsletter in nucleus of hydrogen energy field. (Publisher Profile).
Author: Paul Swift
Publication: The Newsletter on Newsletters (Newsletter)
Date: February 21, 2002
Publisher: Bradinal Communications
Volume: 39Issue: 3Page: 4(2)

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The problem of storing hydrogen safely and effectively is one of the major technological barriers currently preventing the widespread adoption of hydrogen as an energy carrier and the subsequent transition to a so-called hydrogen economy. Practical issues with the storage of hydrogen in both gas and liquid form appear to make reversible solid state hydrogen storage the most promising potential solution. Hydrogen Storage Materials addresses the characterisation of the hydrogen storage properties of the materials that are currently being considered for this purpose.

The background to the topic is introduced, along with the various types of materials that are currently under investigation, including nanostructured interstitial and complex hydrides, and porous materials, such as metal-organic frameworks and microporous organic polymers. The main features of Hydrogen Storage Materials include:

• an overview of the different types of hydrogen storage materials and the properties that are of interest for their practical use;
• descriptions of the gas sorption measurement methods used to determine these properties, and the complementary techniques that can be used to help corroborate hydrogen uptake data; and
• extensive coverage of the practical considerations for accurate hydrogen sorption measurement that drive both instrument design and the development of experimental methodology.

Hydrogen Storage Materials provides an up-to-date overview of the topic for experienced researchers, while including enough introductory material to serve as a useful, practical introduction for newcomers to the field.

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This digital document is an article from Canadian Chemical News, published by Chemical Institute of Canada on May 1, 1999. The length of the article is 940 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: Hydrogen, fuel of the future? Is hydrogen the ultimate energy source of the future?
Author: Klaus L.E. Kaiser
Publication: Canadian Chemical News (Magazine/Journal)
Date: May 1, 1999
Publisher: Chemical Institute of Canada
Volume: 51Issue: 5Page: 29(1)

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There are few industry sectors in the world today with more potential than renewable and hydrogen energy. Clean, green and renewable energy technologies are receiving immense emphasis from investors, environmentalists, governments and major corporations. Today's high prices for crude oil, coal and natural gas will increase the demand for renewables of all types. A wide variety of technologies are being researched, developed and implemented on a global basis, from Stirling engines to wind power, from advanced nuclear plants to geothermal and fuel cells. Our analysis also includes tar sands (oil sands), oil shale, fuel cells, clean coal, distributed power, energy storage, biofuels and much more. You’ll find a complete overview, industry analysis and market research report in one superb, value-priced package. It contains thousands of contacts for business and industry leaders, industry associations, Internet sites and other resources. This book also includes statistical tables, an industry glossary and thorough indexes. The corporate profiles section of the book includes our proprietary, in-depth profiles of the 250 leading companies in all facets of the alternative, renewable and hydrogen energy business. Here you'll find complete profiles of the hot companies that are making news today, the largest, most successful corporations in the business. Purchasers of either the book or PDF version can receive a free copy of the company profiles database on CD-ROM, enabling key word search and export of key information, addresses, phone numbers and executive names with titles for every company profiled.

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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Department of Energy and Climate Change, the Hype About Hydrogen, Energy Saving Trust, the Carbon Trust, Energy and Climate Change Select Committee, National Non-Food Crops Centre, Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, Danish Ministry of Climate and Energy. Excerpt: The Hype about Hydrogen: Fact and Fiction in the Race to Save the Climate is a book by Joseph J. Romm, published in 2004 by Island Press and updated in 2005. The book has been translated into German as Der Wasserstoff-Boom. Romm is "one of the worlds leading experts on clean energy, advanced vehicles, energy security, and greenhouse gas mitigation." Over 200 publications, including Scientific American, Forbes Magazine and The New York Times, have cited this book. The book was named one of the best science and technology books of 2004 by Library Journal. The thrust of the book is that hydrogen is not economically feasible to use for transportation, nor will its use reduce global warming, because of the cost and greenhouse gases generated during production, the low energy content per volume and weight of the container, the cost of the fuel cells, and the cost of the infrastructure. The author argues that a major effort to introduce hydrogen cars before 2030 would actually undermine efforts to reduce emissions of heat-trapping greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide. The Hype about Hydrogen contends that global warming and U.S. reliance on foreign fuel imports cannot be solved by the hypothetical hydrogen economy that has been advanced as a possible solution to these problems, and that "neither government policy nor business investment should be based on the belief that hydrogen cars will have meaningful commercial success in the near or medium term." The book explains ... More: http://booksllc.net/?id=1559907 ... Read more

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The three volumes include a review of national and international hydrogen energy programs. Various hydrogen energy production methods, transmission, storage and distribution on hydrogen, hydrogen-hydride technologies and utilization of hydrogen transportation, industrial, commercial, residential and utility sectors. The book is required reading for energy engineering scientists, energy researchers and planners, energy economists and environmentalists. It represents a unique compilation of the most current information available on hydrogen energy worldwide. ... Read more

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This digital document is a journal article from Technovation, published by Elsevier in 2005. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Media Library immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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In a quest to improve air quality, many experts are supportive of using hydrogen as the fuel of the future. More recently, two other key objectives of several nations have been instrumental in accelerating development for an alternative fuel, independence from foreign oil and securing renewable, affordable energy sources. Most experts suggest that hydrogen as an alternative fuel has the elements to address all three of these concerns. In its purest form there are zero emissions, the supply is endless and production may use a variety of energy sources, including renewable. The purpose of this paper is to explore and understand the challenges related to moving to a hydrogen-fueled economy. The efforts of some countries and leaders in the automotive sector are reviewed as they strive to develop the technology and find possible answers to production, storage and distribution challenges. There are many opinions on how best to proceed. Some favor moving directly to a hydrogen infrastructure, while others advocate transitioning by using hydrogen fuel cell technology. While the problems of migrating to hydrogen are complex, there is no doubt that hydrogen is the energy source for the 21st century. ... Read more

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This digital document is a journal article from Energy Policy, published by Elsevier in 2006. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Media Library immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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The need for large-scale storage, when the energy source is subject to periods of low-energy generation, as it would be in a direct solar or wind energy system, could be the factor which justifies the choice of hydrogen, rather than electricity, as the principal energy carrier. It could also be the 'Achilles heel' of a solar-based sustainable energy system, tipping the choice to a nuclear breeder system. ... Read more

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This digital document is a journal article from Desalination, published by Elsevier in 2007. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Media Library immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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This study relates to the design of a hydrogen generating station by water vapour electrolysis at high temperatures (700-1000^oC) whose energy resources are solar. The electricity supply is done by photovoltaic cells and the water vapour is ensured by a solar concentrating power station. The numerical simulation of the hydrogen production for the installation proposed is made while being based on the characteristic equations governing the electrolysis of water, the photovoltaic panels and the solar concentrating power station. The hydrogen production rate is given for various values of the solar radiation and several sites of Algeria. The results obtained by the established computer code, and of which the required goal is the determination of the most favourable conditions for a better production of hydrogen, are presented and discussed. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Energy Optimization News, published by Business Communications Company, Inc. on July 1, 2003. The length of the article is 659 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: Catalyst Paves Way for Hydrogen.
Publication: Energy Optimization News (Newsletter)
Date: July 1, 2003
Publisher: Business Communications Company, Inc.
Issue: 3

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