Hydrogen Powered Cars and Trucks
Hydrogen Powered Cars and Trucks

Author: Hemant Kumar

Publisher:

Published: 2022

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13:

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Climate change is a systemic risk to the world's economy. Significant and rapid cuts in carbon emissions are needed to limit global warming. Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles (FCEV) offer an attractive alternative for decarbonizing the transportation sector for both Light Duty and Heavy Duty categories. The cost of hydrogen fuel cell-related technologies are decreasing rapidly and FCEVs may provide an alternative to electric vehicles in decarbonization.

How Green are Electric or Hydrogen-Powered Cars?
How Green are Electric or Hydrogen-Powered Cars?

Author: Jesús Montoya Sánchez de Pablo

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2016-04-06

Total Pages: 88

ISBN-13: 3319324349

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Have you ever wondered by how much CO2 emissions can be reduced by running cars electrically or with hydrogen as fuel? This Brief provides a quantitative answer to this question using the example of the combined road traffic in Spain. The authors calculate the resulting greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions for the production of hydrogen gas or the required electricity and installing and maintaining the necessary infrastructure. In this way, they can compare with the GHG emissions in the present situation of oil fueled cars. Using different scenarios, they obtain an assessment how much ‘greener’ the electric or hydrogen cars can get.The method described in this Brief is scalable and readily adaptable to other countries. It can thus be used for investigating sensible approaches and developing recommendations for a conversion. As expected, the results depend strongly on the production scenarios for hydrogen or electricity production. The wrong choice can even result in increased GHG emissions. A proper choice of the roadmap toward a more sustainable and greener future is of greatest importance – the results described in this Brief can serve as a valuable and useful guide on our way.

The Hype About Hydrogen
The Hype About Hydrogen

Author: Joseph J. Romm

Publisher: Island Press

Published: 2013-04-10

Total Pages: 252

ISBN-13: 1597266078

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Lately it has become a matter of conventional wisdom that hydrogen will solve many of our energy and environmental problems. Nearly everyone -- environmentalists, mainstream media commentators, industry analysts, General Motors, and even President Bush -- seems to expect emission-free hydrogen fuel cells to ride to the rescue in a matter of years, or at most a decade or two. Not so fast, says Joseph Romm. In The Hype about Hydrogen, he explains why hydrogen isn't the quick technological fix it's cracked up to be, and why cheering for fuel cells to sweep the market is not a viable strategy for combating climate change. Buildings and factories powered by fuel cells may indeed become common after 2010, Joseph Romm argues, but when it comes to transportation, the biggest source of greenhouse-gas emissions, hydrogen is unlikely to have a significant impact before 2050. The Hype about Hydrogen offers a hype-free explanation of hydrogen and fuel cell technologies, takes a hard look at the practical difficulties of transitioning to a hydrogen economy, and reveals why, given increasingly strong evidence of the gravity of climate change, neither government policy nor business investment should be based on the belief that hydrogen cars will have meaningful commercial success in the near or medium term. Romm, who helped run the federal government's program on hydrogen and fuel cells during the Clinton administration, provides a provocative primer on the politics, business, and technology of hydrogen and climate protection.

The Hydrogen Economy
The Hydrogen Economy

Author: National Academy of Engineering

Publisher: National Academies Press

Published: 2004-09-05

Total Pages: 257

ISBN-13: 0309091632

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The announcement of a hydrogen fuel initiative in the President's 2003 State of the Union speech substantially increased interest in the potential for hydrogen to play a major role in the nation's long-term energy future. Prior to that event, DOE asked the National Research Council to examine key technical issues about the hydrogen economy to assist in the development of its hydrogen R&D program. Included in the assessment were the current state of technology; future cost estimates; CO2 emissions; distribution, storage, and end use considerations; and the DOE RD&D program. The report provides an assessment of hydrogen as a fuel in the nation's future energy economy and describes a number of important challenges that must be overcome if it is to make a major energy contribution. Topics covered include the hydrogen end-use technologies, transportation, hydrogen production technologies, and transition issues for hydrogen in vehicles.

Alternative Fuels
Alternative Fuels

Author: Michael F. Hordeski

Publisher: The Fairmont Press, Inc.

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 297

ISBN-13: 0881735965

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"Newly revised, the second edition of this pioneering work addresses emerging factors affecting energy production and use, including the availability and desirability of various fuels. The text provides extensive discussion on hydrogen sources, both solar and nuclear, and fuel cell technology, as well as other alternative fuels such as biomass, and wind power. It delves into cost analysis, regulatory issues, barriers to implementation, conversion and storage systems, thermodynamic efficiency, fuel chain efficiency, air emission issues, and safety. The book also covers natural gas hydrogen gas, methanol, ethanol, and steam reforming."--pub. desc.

Hydrogen & Fuel Cells
Hydrogen & Fuel Cells

Author: Michael Frank Hordeski

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2020-12-17

Total Pages: 166

ISBN-13: 1000356132

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The hydrogen car has been proposed as the solution to our oil problems, but how would it work, and what potential problems associated with it? This book addresses these questions and provides specifics about current developments toward a hydrogen-based energy infrastructure. It offers the reader an informed look at the current state of fuel cell power and transportation technology, and where it's headed.

Hydrogen Electrical Vehicles
Hydrogen Electrical Vehicles

Author: Mehmet Sankir

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2023-02-09

Total Pages: 276

ISBN-13: 1394167539

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HYDROGEN ELECTRICAL VEHICLES Hydrogen electrical vehicles are an essential component of the “Green New Deal” and this book covers cutting-edge technologies designed for fuel-cell-powered cars. The realization of the decision of 28 countries to keep global warming at 2 degrees and below, which is stated in the Paris Agreement, and the achievement of minimizing CO2 emissions, can only be accomplished by establishing a hydrogen ecosystem. A new geopolitical order is envisaged, in which sectors dealing with energy production, distribution, and storage, thus decreasing the carbon footprint, are reconstructed. In short, an economic order with new tax regulations is being created in which the carbon footprint will be followed. This global effort called the “Green Deal” is defined as a new growth strategy aiming at net-zero CO2 emissions. We know that the total share of transportation in CO2 emissions is about 24%. Therefore, efforts for reducing emissions must include utilizing hydrogen in transport. The subjects covered in the book include: An introduction to hydrogen and electrical vehicles; Hydrogen storage and compression systems; Hydrogen propulsion systems for UAVs; Test and evaluation of hydrogen fuel cell vehicles; Hydrogen production and PEM fuel cells for electrical vehicles; The power and durability issues of fuel cell vehicles. Audience The book will attract readers from diverse fields such as chemistry, physics, materials science, engineering, mechanical and chemical engineering, as well as energy-focused engineering and hydrogen generation industry programs that will take advantage of using this comprehensive review of the hydrogen electrical vehicles.

The Keys to the Car
The Keys to the Car

Author: James John MacKenzie

Publisher:

Published: 1994

Total Pages: 152

ISBN-13:

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After reviewing the problems of fossil-fuel-powered vehicles, this report explains why many alternative fuels will not solve them, calling instead for the introduction of electric- and hydrogen-powered vehicles. The author estimates their impacts on air pollution, global warming and oil imports.