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Record Nr.

UNINA9910450234203321

Autore

Romm Joseph J

Titolo

The hype about hydrogen [[electronic resource] ] : fact and fiction in the race to save the climate / / Joseph J. Romm

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, DC, : Island Press, c2004

ISBN

1-59726-607-8

1-4175-4189-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (252 p.)

Disciplina

333.79/68

Soggetti

Hydrogen - Research

Fuel cells - Research

Hydrogen as fuel - Economic aspects

Global warming - Prevention

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Why hydrogen? why now? -- Fuel cell basics -- The path to commercialization -- Hydrogen production -- Key elements of a hydrogen-based transportation system -- The long road to commercialization of fuel-cell vehicles -- Global warming and scenarios for a hydrogen transition -- Coping with the global warming century -- Hydrogen partnerships and pilots -- Choosing our future.