Tomorrow's energy : hydrogen, fuel cells, and the prospects for a cleaner planet / Peter Hoffmann.

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Main Author: Hoffmann, Peter, 1935-
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, [2012], ©2012.
Edition:Revised and expanded edition.
Subjects:
Hydrogen as fuel.
Renewable energy sources.
Physical Description:xii, 367 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Why hydrogen? The grand picture
  • Hydrogen's discovery: phlogiston and inflammable air
  • A history of hydrogen energy: the Reverend Cecil, Jules Verne, and the Redoubtable Mr. Erren
  • Producing hydrogen from water, natural gas, and green plants
  • Primary energy: using solar and other power to make hydrogen
  • Terra transport: hydrogen for cars, buses, bikes, and boats
  • Fuel cells: Mr. Grove's lovely technology
  • Clean contrails: the Orient Express, Phantom Eye, and LAPCAT
  • Hydrogen as utility gas: hydricity, and the invisible flame
  • Nonenergy uses of hydrogen: metallic H₂, biodegradable plastics, and H₂ tofu
  • Safety: the Hindenburg syndrome, or "Don't paint your dirigible with rocket fuel"
  • The next fifty years.