Hydrogen : facing the energy challenges of the 21st century / Tapan Bose and Pierre Malbrunot ; with the collaboration of Pierre Bénard and John Viola.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Bose, Tapan
Other Authors:	Malbrunot, Pierre, Benard, Pierre, Viola, John
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	United Kingdom : John Libbey Eurotext, [2007]
Series:	Hors collection.
Subjects:	Hydrogen as fuel. TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Mechanical. Hydrogen as fuel
Online Access:	Click for online access

Table of Contents:

Hydrogen
Preface
Table of content
The hare, the tortoise and hydrogen
Force in actionâ€? Energy is everywhere!
From well to wheelâ€?The flow of energy
Energyâ€? as an agent of progress
Using too much energyâ€? puts our environment at risk!
Possible solutionsâ€? A wiser use of our current energy sources
Another solutionâ€? Carbon-free energy
A promising solutionâ€? hydrogen!
From balloonsto rocketsâ€? the long history of hydrogen
The internal combustion engine ... fuelled by hydrogen
Hydrogen to electricityâ€? with the fuel cell!Different types of fuel cellsâ€? for diverse applications
Hydrogen on the roadâ€? cars, tramways and the hydrogen train
On the sea and underwaterâ€? hydrogen for navigation
In the airâ€? The hydrogen plane
In spaceâ€? Hydrogen as the fuel of choice for rockets
Electricity from hydrogen â€? for a greater autonomy
Is hydrogen an ideal energy vector?
Producing hydrogenâ€? with greenhouse gas emissions
Producing hydrogen without CO2â€? from water, nuclear energy, biomass or photosynthesis
Hydrogenâ€? a partner for renewable energiesCompression, adsorption and absorptionâ€? Storing hydrogen as a gas
Liquefactionâ€? to store more hydrogen
Transporting hydrogenâ€? in bottles or by pipelines
Distributing hydrogenâ€? at service stations
The safe use of hydrogenâ€? The risks of hydrogen
The hydrogen economyâ€? pathways to commercialization
What can be doneâ€? to use hydrogen as a fuel
What is being doneâ€? Showcasing and developing Hydrogen
Conclusion
Annex 1
What is energy?
Work is energy ... mechanical energy
Heat is energy â€? thermal energyEnergy comes in all shapesâ€? The diverse forms of energy
Energy is ever changingâ€? but always conserved!
Transforming thermal energyâ€? Carnot's principle
Annex 2
What will be the price of hydrogen at the gas station?
Glossary
Abbreviations and acronyms
Units and symbols
Acknowledgements
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Hydrogen : facing the energy challenges of the 21st century / Tapan Bose and Pierre Malbrunot ; with the collaboration of Pierre Bénard and John Viola.

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