Overview

Revised and updated, Alternative Fuels addresses many of the factors affecting our energy use, including the availability and desirability of various fuels—especially the use of hydrogen. This new edition covers new hydrogen developments in technology, oil supplies and new drilling techniques, latest information on hydrogen highway projects, breakthroughs in fuel cell technology and ultra low emissions in transportation, the latest statistics on emerging oil markets, energy reserves, and carbon dioxide increases. Also included is material on energy policy, fuel supply trends, alternative scenarios, energy utilization, sustainable energy, cost analysis, fuel escalation, energy and development, regulatory issues, barriers to implementation, conversion systems, storage systems, thermodynamic efficiency, fuel chain efficiency, life-cycle efficiency, technology issues extracting, refining, air emission issues, safety, natural gas hydrogen gas, methanol, ethanol, steam reforming and fuel cells.

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Author:   Michael Frank Hordeski (Consultant, Atascadero, California, USA)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Inc
Imprint:   CRC Press Inc
Edition:   3rd edition
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.40cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.580kg
ISBN:  

9781466580244

ISBN 10:   1466580240
Pages:   312
Publication Date:   15 January 2013
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  College/higher education ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

The New Fuel Mix. The Oil Economy. The Auto Revolution. Fuels for the Auto. The Future of Transportation. Fuels and the Environment. The Hydrogen Economy. Solar Hydrogen. Nuclear Hydrogen. Biomass Sources. Renewable Futures. Alternative Fuel Paths. Index.

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