Hydrogen.

Hydrogen -- Preface -- Table of content -- The hare, the tortoise and hydrogen -- Force in action… Energy is everywhere! -- From well to wheel…The flow of energy -- Energy… as an agent of progress -- Using too much energy… puts our environment at risk! -- Possible solutions… A wiser use of our current energy sources -- Another solution… Carbon-free energy -- A promising solution… hydrogen! -- From balloonsto rockets… the long history of hydrogen -- The internal combustion engine... fuelled by hydrogen -- Hydrogen to electricity… with the fuel cell! -- Different types of fuel cells… for diverse applications -- Hydrogen on the road… cars, tramways and the hydrogen train -- On the sea and underwater… hydrogen for navigation -- In the air… The hydrogen plane -- In space… Hydrogen as the fuel of choice for rockets -- Electricity from hydrogen … for a greater autonomy -- Is hydrogen an ideal energy vector? -- Producing hydrogen… with greenhouse gas emissions -- Producing hydrogen without CO2… from water, nuclear energy, biomass or photosynthesis -- Hydrogen… a partner for renewable energies -- Compression, adsorption and absorption… Storing hydrogen as a gas -- Liquefaction… to store more hydrogen -- Transporting hydrogen… in bottles or by pipelines -- Distributing hydrogen… at service stations -- The safe use of hydrogen… The risks of hydrogen -- The hydrogen economy… pathways to commercialization -- What can be done… to use hydrogen as a fuel -- What is being done… Showcasing and developing Hydrogen -- Conclusion -- Annex 1 - What is energy? -- Work is energy... mechanical energy -- Heat is energy … thermal energy -- Energy comes in all shapes… The diverse forms of energy -- Energy is ever changing… but always conserved! -- Transforming thermal energy… Carnot's principle -- Annex 2 - What will be the price of hydrogen at the gas station? -- Glossary.

Abbreviations and acronyms -- Units and symbols -- Acknowledgements -- More about hydrogen.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.