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"Hydrogen is the quintessential eco-fuel. This invisible, tasteless gas is the most abundant element in the universe. It is the basic building block and fuel of stars and an essential raw material in innumerable biological and chemical processes. As a completely nonpolluting fuel, it may hold the answer to growing environmental concerns about atmospheric accumulation of carbon dioxide and the resultant Greenhouse Effect. In this book Peter Hoffmann describes current research toward a hydrogen-based economy. He presents the history of hydrogen energy and discusses the environmental dangers of continued dependence on fossil fuels. Hydrogen is not an energy source but a carrier that, like electricity, must be manufactured. Today hydrogen is manufactured by ""decarbonizing"" fossil fuels. In the future it will be derived from water and solar energy and perhaps from ""cleaner"" versions of nuclear energy. Because it can be made by a variety of methods, Hoffmann argues, it can be easily adapted by different countries and economies. Hoffmann acknowledges the social, political, and economic difficulties in replacing current energy systems with an entirely new one. Although the process of converting to a hydrogen-based economy would be complex, he demonstrates that the environmental and health benefits would far outweigh the costs."

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Author:   Peter Hoffmann ,  Tom Harkin
Publisher:   MIT Press Ltd
Imprint:   MIT Press
Edition:   New edition
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.431kg
ISBN:  

9780262582216

ISBN 10:   026258221
Pages:   320
Publication Date:   23 August 2002
Audience:   General/trade ,  College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General ,  Undergraduate
Replaced By:   9780262516952
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   No Longer Our Product
Availability:   In Print  
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This book has everything the reader needs to know about hydrogen... Richard N. Cooper Foreign Affairs Peter Hoffmann...is able to communicate well for those new to the field. New Scientist

"""This book has everything the reader needs to know about hydrogen..."" Richard N. Cooper Foreign Affairs ""Peter Hoffmann...is able to communicate well for those new to the field."" New Scientist"

This book has everything the reader needs to know about hydrogen.... -- Richard N. Cooper, Foreign Affairs

Author Information

The late Peter Hoffmann was editor of The Hydrogen & Fuel Cell Letter. He was former Washington correspondent for McGraw-Hill World News and the author of The Forever Fuel: The Story of Hydrogen.

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