The Hydrogen Energy Transition: Cutting Carbon from Transportation

by Daniel Sperling, James S. Cannon

Overview

The Hydrogen Energy Transition addresses the key issues and actions that need to be taken to achieve a changeover to hydrogen power as it relates to vehicles and transportation, and explores whether such a transition is likely, or even possible. Government agencies and leaders in industry recognize the need to utilize hydrogen as an energy source in order to provide cleaner, more efficient, and more reliable energy for the world’s economies. This book analyzes this need and presents the most up-to-date government, industry, and academic information analyzing the use of hydrogen energy as an alternative fuel. With contributions from policy makers and researchers in the government, corporate, academic and public interest sectors, The Hydrogen Energy Transition brings together the viewpoints of professionals involved in all aspects of the hydrogen-concerned community. The text addresses key questions regarding the feasibility of transition to hydrogen fuel as a means of satisfying the world’s rapidly growing energy needs. The initiatives set forth in this text will mold the research, development and education efforts for hydrogen that will assist in the rapidly growing transportation needs for automobiles and other vehicles.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780126568813
Publisher:	Elsevier Science
Publication date:	06/14/2004
Pages:	280
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Professor of Civil Engineering and Environmental Science founding Director of the Institute of Transportation Studies (ITS - Davis) at UC Davis. He is also co-director of UC Davis’ Fuel Cell Vehicle Center and specializes in transportation technology and environmental impacts and travel behavior.

Dr. Sperling is recognized as a leading international expert on transportation technology assessment, energy and environmental aspects of transportation, and transportation policy. In the past 20 years, he has authored or co-authored over 140 technical papers and six books.

Associate Editor of Transportation Research D (Environment)

Table of Contents

Introduction & Overview;Building Strategies Taking Us to a Hydrogen Age;Prospecting the Future for Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicle Markets; Fuel Cell Hybrid Vehicles: The Challenge for the Future; System Considerations & Hydrogen Supply; Clean Hydrogen from Coal with CO2 Capture and Sequestration; Entrepreneurship in the Hydrogen Transition; Hydrogen from Electrolysis; The President's US Hydrogen Initiative; The Hydrogen Transition: A California Perspective; US Hydrogen Activity - A Reflection from the European Perspective; Lessons Learned from 15 Years of Alternative Fuels Experience 1988 to 2003; Lessons Learned in the Deployment of Alternative Fueled Vehicles; Understanding the Transition to New Fuels and Vehicles; Why a Hydrogen Fuel Cell Focus is Premature; Hydrogen Hope or Hype; Epilogue

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From the Publisher

The most up-to-date government, industry and academic research supporting the use of hydrogen energy.