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Here is your authoritative, updated guide to all aspects of hydrogen energy and fuel cells, from the Federal Government! These discs represent the best coverage of hydrogen energy and fuel cells available in any single package! This unique three CD-ROM guide covers every aspect of hydrogen: Overview, Distributed and Central Production, Thermal Processes, Natural Gas Reforming, Conversion Factors, steam reforming reactions, partial oxidation, gasification, coal gasification reaction, coal, FutureGen, biomass, biomass gasification reaction, renewable liquid fuel reforming, making liquid fuels from biomass, high temperature water splitting, high temperature water splitting using nuclear energy, electrolytic processes, renewable electrolysis, nuclear high-temperature electrolysis, photolytic processes, photobiological water splitting, photoelectrochemical, delivery basics, pipelines, trucks, railcars, ships, barges, bulk storage, interface with vehicles, storage basics, compressed gas, cryogenic liquid, storage in materials, metal hydrides, carbon-based materials or high surface area sorbents, chemical hydrogen storage, hydrolysis reactions, hydrogenation, dehydrogenation reactions, new chemical approaches, new materials and processes, application and use, fuel cells, types of fuel cells, PEM fuel cells, catalyst, membrane electrode assembly and bipolar plates, specialty applications, solid state energy conversion alliance focusing on solid oxide fuel cells, safety, codes and standards, benefits and costs, glossary.Contents include: Hydrogen and our Energy Future, Hydrogen Fuel Initiative, Basic Research for the Hydrogen Fuel Initiative, Hydrogen Energy Solutions at the Nanoscale, Basic Research Needs for the Hydrogen Energy, Report of the Basic Energy Sciences Workshop on Hydrogen Production, Storage, and Use, Hydrogen Posture Plan issued for 2007 (latest version) * Reports of the Panels on Basic Research Needs for the Hydrogen Economy * Basic Research Challenges for Hydrogen Production * Basic Research Challenges for Hydrogen Storage * Basic Research Challenges for Fuel Cells and Novel Fuel Cell Materials * High-Priority Research Directions * Low-Cost and Efficient Solar Energy Production of Hydrogen * Nanoscale Catalyst Design * Biological, Biomimetic, and Bio-inspired Materials and Processes * Complex Hydride Materials for Hydrogen Storage * Nanostructured and Other Novel Hydrogen Storage Materials * Theory, Modeling, and Simulation of Materials and Molecular Processes * Low-Cost, Highly Active, Durable Cathodes for Low-Temperature Fuel Cells * Membranes and Separation Processes for Hydrogen Production and Fuel Cells * Analytical and Measurement Technologies * Impact of the Hydrogen Economy on the Environment * Safety in the Hydrogen Economy * Cross-cutting Research DirectionsThe remarkable CD-ROM set on three discs is packed with over 61,000 pages reproduced using Adobe Acrobat PDF software - allowing direct viewing on Windows and Macintosh systems. The Acrobat cataloging technology adds enormous value and uncommon functionality to this impressive collection of government documents and material.Use of hydrogen as an energy carrier, together with other alternative domestic fuels and technologies, can enhance long-term energy security while mitigating the effects of air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions. Technical challenges to developing cost effective hydrogen technologies include lowering the cost of hydrogen production, delivery, storage, fuel cells, and end-use applications. Hydrogen systems require effective safety codes and standards, not only to ensure that these systems are safe, but to help define design standards for future hydrogen vehicles and infrastructure. ... Read more

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This up-to-date and comprehensive electronic book on three CD-ROMs presents an incredible and totally revised collection of important documents, reports, and publications from the federal government about research and promotion of hydrogen energy and fuel cell technology, including the plans for a fuel cell car. Hydrogen and fuel cells have the potential to solve several major challenges facing America today: dependence on petroleum imports, poor air quality, and greenhouse gas emissions. The Department of Energy is working with partners to accelerate the development and successful market introduction of these technologies. Hydrogen is a clean and sustainable form of energy that can be used in mobile and stationary applications. Fuel cells harness the chemical energy of hydrogen to generate electricity without combustion or pollution. Codes and standards ensure the safe use of hydrogen and fuel cells. The vision of a new energy economy based on clean, renewable hydrogen is described in the National Hydrogen Energy Vision document. The National Hydrogen Energy Roadmap and Fuel Cell Report to Congress outline the challenges we face and suggest a path forward to achieve the promise of hydrogen and fuel cells. The first steps toward the hydrogen future are already underway. President George W. Bush announced a $1.2 billion FreedomCAR and Fuel Initiative to reverse America's growing dependence on foreign oil by developing the technology needed for commercially viable hydrogen-powered fuel cells - a way to power cars, trucks, homes and businesses that produces no pollution and no greenhouse gases. America's astronauts have used fuel cells to generate electricity since the 1960s, but more work is needed to make them cost-effective for use in cars, trucks, homes or businesses. Using current technologies, it is too expensive to produce, store, transport and distribute hydrogen fuel, or to build fuel cell engines. Additional research and development is needed to spur rapid commercialization of these technologies so they can provide clean, domestically produced energy for transportation and other uses. Contents include a vast collection of scientific and research reports from ongoing government-sponsored projects, along with background material and much more.

DOE is not pursuing any long-term hydrogen pathway (on a well-to-wheels basis) that emits more greenhouse gas (GHG) or criteria emissions than advanced gasoline hybrid-electric vehicles. NAS Conclusion: "A transition to hydrogen as a major fuel in the next 50 years could fundamentally transform the U.S. energy system, creating opportunities to increase energy security through the use of a variety of domestic energy sources for hydrogen production while reducing environmental impacts, including atmospheric CO2 emissions and criteria pollutants." DOE’s strategy is to produce hydrogen directly by coal gasification (and not use electricity as an intermediate). Since the DOE strategy includes coal with sequestration (never without), GHG emissions are virtually zero. Coal-based H2 fuel cell vehicles (FCVs) use much less energy than conventional gasoline vehicles and about the same energy per mile as gasoline hybrid-electric vehicles. Electrolysis is being pursued for renewable (wind) and nuclear options. These pathways result in virtually zero GHG emissions and criteria pollutants. Distributed electrolysis could be used as a transitional strategy but the added GHG would be small (1%) during the initial market penetration phase (<2 million new vehicle sales/yr). Hydrogen via PV electrolysis is not a current DOE strategy, because of high electricity cost. Solar routes to hydrogen (not commercially viable now but research is ongoing) include photoelectochemical, photobiological, and thermochemical. Other renewable approaches involve the use of biomass or bio-based fuels. hydrogen infrastructure to move hydrogen from the power plant (future use requires more study). DOE is not pursuing lon ... Read more

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This up-to-date and comprehensive electronic book on three CD-ROMs presents an incredible and totally revised collection of important documents, reports, and publications from the federal government about research and promotion of hydrogen energy and fuel cell technology, including the plans for a fuel cell car.Hydrogen and fuel cells have the potential to solve several major challenges facing America today: dependence on petroleum imports, poor air quality, and greenhouse gas emissions. The Department of Energy is working with partners to accelerate the development and successful market introduction of these technologies. Hydrogen is a clean and sustainable form of energy that can be used in mobile and stationary applications. Fuel cells harness the chemical energy of hydrogen to generate electricity without combustion or pollution. Codes and standards ensure the safe use of hydrogen and fuel cells. The vision of a new energy economy based on clean, renewable hydrogen is described in the National Hydrogen Energy Vision document. The National Hydrogen Energy Roadmap and Fuel Cell Report to Congress outline the challenges we face and suggest a path forward to achieve the promise of hydrogen and fuel cells. The first steps toward the hydrogen future are already underway. President George W. Bush announced a $1.2 billion FreedomCAR and Fuel Initiative to reverse America's growing dependence on foreign oil by developing the technology needed for commercially viable hydrogen-powered fuel cells - a way to power cars, trucks, homes and businesses that produces no pollution and no greenhouse gases. America's astronauts have used fuel cells to generate electricity since the 1960s, but more work is needed to make them cost-effective for use in cars, trucks, homes or businesses. Using current technologies, it is too expensive to produce, store, transport and distribute hydrogen fuel, or to build fuel cell engines. Additional research and development is needed to spur rapid c ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! RES - The School for Renewable Energy Science (Icelandic: RES - Orkuskólinn) is a private, non-profit, international graduate school located in the city of Akureyri in northern Iceland and shares its facilities with the University of Akureyri.The school is a higher education institution offering a one-year M.Sc. in various renewable energy technologies, continuing education, and an undergraduate summer school program. All instructions and correspondence are in English.Established in 2006, the school formally commenced its operations in April, 2007, through a series of Declarations of Cooperation with universities in Iceland, involving the Icelandic Ministry of Education. ... Read more

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This important and up-to-date printed digest provides a guide to hydrogen energy and fuel cell technology, including plans for a fuel cell car. This collection of documents and papers from federal agencies, including the Department of Energy, provides knowledge about ongoing research activities and highlights the potential of this amazing new technology.Hydrogen and fuel cells have the potential to solve several major challenges facing America today: dependence on petroleum imports, poor air quality, and greenhouse gas emissions. The Department of Energy is working with partners to accelerate the development and successful market introduction of these technologies. Hydrogen is a clean and sustainable form of energy that can be used in mobile and stationary applications. Fuel cells harness the chemical energy of hydrogen to generate electricity without combustion or pollution. Codes and standards ensure the safe use of hydrogen and fuel cells. The vision of a new energy economy based on clean, renewable hydrogen is described in the National Hydrogen Posture Plan document. The first steps toward the hydrogen future are already underway. President George W. Bush announced a $1.2 billion FreedomCAR and Fuel Initiative to reverse America's growing dependence on foreign oil by developing the technology needed for commercially viable hydrogen-powered fuel cells - a way to power cars, trucks, homes and businesses that produces no pollution and no greenhouse gases. America's astronauts have used fuel cells to generate electricity since the 1960s, but more work is needed to make them cost-effective for use in cars, trucks, homes or businesses. Using current technologies, it is too expensive to produce, store, transport and distribute hydrogen fuel, or to build fuel cell engines. Additional research and development is needed to spur rapid commercialization of these technologies so they can provide clean, domestically produced energy for transportation and other uses. Con ... Read more

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If you are interested in building generators and producing hho this book gives you no direction towards that goal. It provides some interesting stats on production and the government's thoughts and figures on hydrogen energy possibilities, production methods, storage, infrastructure, etc., but it was a waste of money and I was very disappointed in it as it does not offer what i was seeking, design information, as the cover conveys. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Northern Ontario Business, published by Laurentian Business Publishing, Inc. on January 1, 2004. The length of the article is 937 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Mining field-trials pave way for fuel cell power.(Energy & Environment)
Author: Ian Ross
Publication: Northern Ontario Business (Magazine/Journal)
Date: January 1, 2004
Publisher: Laurentian Business Publishing, Inc.
Volume: 24Issue: 3Page: 11(2)

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This digital document is an article from Fuel Cell Technology News, published by Business Communications Company, Inc. on March 1, 2000. The length of the article is 630 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: DOE Budget Request Tops $100 Million.(funding required for fuel cell and alternative energy sources research)(United States. Department of Energy; Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles; Department of Defense)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
Publication: Fuel Cell Technology News (Newsletter)
Date: March 1, 2000
Publisher: Business Communications Company, Inc.
Volume: 2Issue: 6Page: NA

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As the pressures increase to improve fuel economy and reduce emissions, the advances in technology in alternative fuels and fuel cells play an increasingly more important role. Papers in this SAE publication address some of the important issues surrounding this topic. Papers contained in this publication were presented at the 'Fuel Cells', 'Alternative Fuels', and 'Hydrogen Energy Systems' sessions at the 2001 SAE Future Transportation Technology Conference. Contents include: CNG Filter Canister Failure and System Reliability Analysis; Super-Gas(TM) Fueling Stations; Super-Gas(TM) Vehicle Conversion; Promise and Cost of Cellulosic Ethanol for the U.S.Light-Duty Fleet; Oxygenated Diesel: Emissions and Performance Characteristics of Ethanol-Diesel Blends in CI Engines; Hydrogen Fuel through PEM Electrolysis; Hydrogen Vehicle Fueling Alternatives: An Analysis Developed for the International Energy Agency; A Sodium Borohydride On-board Hydrogen Generator for Powering Fuel Cell and Internal Combustion Engine Vehicles; Hydrogen Powered Shelby Cobra:Land Speed Record; Compressed Hydrogen Storage for Fuel Cell Vehicles; Application of Direct Oxidation of Liquid Hydrocarbon Fuels in Solid Oxide Fuel Cells to Automotive Auxiliary Power Units; A Comparison of Two Fuel Cell Air Compression Systems at Low Load; Control System Development for Automotive PEM Fuel Cell Vehicles; Fuel Cell System Experiences in Automotive Applications. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Fuel Cell Technology News, published by Business Communications Company, Inc. on December 1, 2004. The length of the article is 323 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: AEC to Test Astris Portable Technology.(Alternate Energy Corp; fuel cell)(Astris Energy Inc.)
Publication: Fuel Cell Technology News (Newsletter)
Date: December 1, 2004
Publisher: Business Communications Company, Inc.
Volume: 7Issue: 3Page: NA

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Title: PORTABLES: Miniature Cells Pack 10X Energy Density.(fuel cells)(Brief Article)
Publication: Fuel Cell Technology News (Newsletter)
Date: February 1, 2000
Publisher: Business Communications Company, Inc.
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This digital document is an article from Fuel Cell Technology News, published by Thomson Gale on September 1, 2005. The length of the article is 885 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: WHO'S WHO IN FUEL CELLS: FuelCell Energy Finding New Uses for Maturing MCFC Technologies.
Publication: Fuel Cell Technology News (Newsletter)
Date: September 1, 2005
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Volume: 7Issue: 11Page: NA

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This comprehensive electronic book on CD-ROM provides an up-to-date review of the government-sponsored Solid State Energy Conversion Alliance (SECA) and its ongoing effort to develop Solid Oxide Fuel Cells. It contains government documents from the Department of Energy and the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) on this important, environmentally-friendly energy source.The Solid State Energy Conversion Alliance (SECA) was initiated in the fall of 1999 bringing together government, industry, and the scientific community to promote the development of environmentally friendly solid oxide fuel cells (SOFC) for a variety of energy needs. SECA is an alliance of industry groups who individually plan to commercialize SOFC systems for predefined markets; research and development institutions involved in solid state development activities; and government organizations that provide funding and management for the program. The SECA alliance was formed to accelerate the commercial readiness of SOFCs in the 3 kW to 10 kW for use in stationary, transportation, and military applications. This partnership between the U.S. industry, universities, and other research organizations represents a new model for joint government and private industry technology research and development, and also provides an effective use of funding resources, which is critical to the success of the SECA Program.The goal of the Industry Teams is to develop SOFC system prototypes with a net power output of 3-kW to 10-kW. Each Industry Team is expected to: Propose a SOFC design for a target market; Coordinate the process of refining the design elements that will contribute to a high-power-density SOFC that can be mass-produced, with end-users and manufacturers; and Communicate their R&D gaps with the Core Technology Program. The Teams are independent and therefore compete with each other; however, all are committed to the concept of mass customization as the pathway to reducing the cost of fuel cell systems. The Industry Teams and Core Technology Program partners work together to develop the SECA SOFC. The Industry Teams provide necessary input to shape the Core Technology Program. As the Industry Teams develop and refine their SOFC designs, any R&D gaps are identified and given to the Core Technology Program participants to research. This allows the Industry Teams to continue their SOFC development process, while the Core Technology Program participants are develop and researching much-needed breakthrough technologies. Each Industry Team project is structured in three phases over ten years and follows the Minimum Requirements. At the end of each phase, the prototype is tested according to these minimum requirements.Fuel cells are electrochemical devices that convert chemical energy in fuels into electrical energy directly, promising power generation with high efficiency and low environmental impact. Because the intermediate steps of producing heat and mechanical work typical of most conventional power generation methods are avoided, fuel cells are not limited by thermodynamic limitations of heat engines such as the Carnot efficiency. In addition, because combustion is avoided, fuel cells produce power with minimal pollutant. However, unlike batteries the reductant and oxidant in fuel cells must be continuously replenished to allow continuous operation. Fuel cells bear significant resemblance to electrolyzers. In fact, some fuel cells operate in reverse as electrolyzers, yielding a reversible fuel cell that can be used for energy storage. Though fuel cells could, in principle, process a wide variety of fuels and oxidants, of most interest today are those fuel cells that use common fuels (or their derivatives) or hydrogen as a reductant, and ambient air as the oxidant. Most fuel cell power systems comprise a number of components: Unit cells, in which the ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Fuel Cell Technology News, published by Business Communications Company, Inc. on June 1, 2002. The length of the article is 910 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: VEHICLES: DOE Reveals Status of Costs, Durability.(Department of Energy, costs of fuel cell power generation, hydrogen production and dispensing)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
Publication: Fuel Cell Technology News (Newsletter)
Date: June 1, 2002
Publisher: Business Communications Company, Inc.
Volume: 4Issue: 9Page: NA

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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Fuel Cell Standards, Solar Energy Standards, Fuel Cell Vehicle, Uniform Mechanical Code, Uniform Solar Energy Code, En 14214, Hydrogen Codes and Standards, Astm D6751, Fuel Cell Technologies, Germanischer Lloyd Guidelines for Fuel Cells on Ships and Boats, Uniform Swimming Pool, Spa and Hot Tub Code, Glossary of Terms for Fuel Cell Power Systems, Portable Fuel Cell Applications, Standard for the Installation of Stationary Fuel Cell Power Systems, European Integrated Hydrogen Project. Excerpt: A Fuel cell vehicle or FC vehicle (FCV) is a type of hydrogen vehicle which uses a fuel cell to produce its on-board motive power. Fuel cells create electricity to power an electric motor using hydrogen or a reformed hydrocarbon fuel and oxygen from the air. The first ever "road worthy" (excepting the Allis-Chalmers Fuel-Cell Tractor) fuel cell vehicle was produced by General Motors in 1966., the first ever hydrogen vehicle was built in 1807 by François Isaac de Rivaz. Fuel cell efficiency is limited because "the energy required to isolate hydrogen from natural compounds (water, natural gas, biomass), package the light gas by compression or liquefaction, transfer the energy carrier to the user, plus the energy lost when it is converted to useful electricity with fuel cells, leaves around 25% for practical use... For comparison, the 'wind-to-wheel' efficiency is at least three times greater for electric cars than for hydrogen fuel cell vehicles." The efficiency of the vehicle's engine does not take into account the efficiency at which hydrogen is produced, stored, and transported today. Fuel cell vehicles running on compressed hydrogen may have a power-plant-to-wheel efficiency of 22% if the hydrogen is stored as high-pressure gas, and 17% if it is stor... More: http://booksllc.net/?id=1252085 ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR), published by The Register Guard on December 7, 2001. The length of the article is 1144 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Bend firm generates interest in fuel cells.(Environment)(Energy: Refrigerator-sized developmental unit uses clean technology to create enough electricity for a home.)
Publication: The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR) (Newspaper)
Date: December 7, 2001
Publisher: The Register Guard
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Title: Energy in an insecure World. (Book Review).(Hubbert's Peak: The Impending World Oil Shortage ; Tomorrow's Energy: Hydrogen, Fuel Cells, and the Prospects for a Cleaner Planet) (book review)
Author: Seth Dunn
Publication: World Watch (Magazine/Journal)
Date: March 1, 2002
Publisher: Worldwatch Institute
Volume: 15Issue: 2Page: 33(2)

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This digital document is an article from Fairfield County Business Journal, published by Westfair Communications, Inc. on March 17, 2003. The length of the article is 612 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Proposals selected for Clean Energy Fund's fuel cell program.(2002 Fuel Cell Request for Proposal program )
Publication: Fairfield County Business Journal (Magazine/Journal)
Date: March 17, 2003
Publisher: Westfair Communications, Inc.
Volume: 42Issue: 11Page: 14(1)

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