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Here is your authoritative guide to all aspects of hydrogen energy and fuel cells, from the Federal Government! This unique guide, with a ringbound book and three CD-ROMs, combines the contents of several up-to-date Energy Department publications and detailed technical documents, with an additional 61,000 pages of coverage on the CD-ROMs. Every aspect of hydrogen is covered: 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. Book 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 Directions CD-ROM coverage: These discs represent the best coverage of hydrogen energy and fuel cells available in any single package! Contents include: This extraordinary collection of detailed material has 61,359 pages reproduced with Adobe Acrobat PDF software. The 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. The Hydrogen Posture Plan was prepared by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Offices of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy; Fossil Energy; Science; Nuclear Energy, Science and Technology; and the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to outline the activities, milestones, and deliverables that the Federal government plans to pursue to support the development of hydrogen energy.
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