Hydrogen Energy - (RSC Energy) by D A J Rand & R M Dell (Hardcover)

About the Book

This book considers the prospects for hydrogen as a universal energy vector and is ideal for undergraduates, postgraduates and academics with an interest in hydrogen energy.

Book Synopsis

This book considers the prospects for hydrogen as a universal energy vector and is ideal for undergraduates, postgraduates and academics with an interest in hydrogen energy.

From the Back Cover

Many papers and reports have been written in recent years extolling the virtues of hydrogen energy, while a smaller number have been negative pointing out the difficulties to be faced and dismissing the concept as unrealistic. This book sets out to analyse the technical situation in an objective fashion, free from the constraints of political and industrial loyalties. Each of the many facets of Hydrogen Energy is discussed and the challenges faced are addressed. It is not possible to reach a simple unequivocal conclusion regarding overall prospects, since the international energy situation is so complex and predicting long-term futures is notoriously difficult. Nevertheless, the authors provide pointers as to the way that events might develop in the decades ahead.

Review Quotes

"...detialed survey of the hydrogen economy is essential reading for both specialists, industry managers and why not, politicians who wish to have a non-ideological and judicious view of the hydrogen economy."

"...offers a comprehensive view of the wider picture..""...well rounded"

"..is a valuable source of up-to-date information with a wealth of data throughly collected and referenced at the end of each chapter.""..well illustrated with photos, schematic drawings and presetations of data in graphs or tables. Complex mathematical formulas are avoided, which makes the book easy to read and suitable for a wide readership with the common background of natural science."

"This book is therefore very timely i would recommend it highly for undergraduates, postgraduates and to all energy professionals and government agencies who want a succinct but authoritative summary of the challenges and prospects for hydrogen energy."

If you are looking for a challenge and hoping to see hydrogen occupy a serious role in energy generation within your lifetime, make sure you read this book.Rand and Dell go into scientific and technical matters in exhaustive detail, thus making their book at once a fascinating read, a sourcebook of knowledge and a dossier of engineering and scientific challenges.

Rand and Dell go into scientific and technical matters in exhaustive detail, thus making their book at once a fascinating read, a sourcebook of knowledge and a dossier of engineering and scientific challenges. The litany of chapter headings is a good place to get an overview of this book.If you are looking for a challenge and hoping to see hydrogen occupy a serious role in energy generation within your lifetime, make sure you read this book and think carefully about its messages

This is an excellent text, which gives a comprehensive description of the technologies associated with the introduction of the hydrogen economy and more importantly a similarly comprehensive and balanced coverage of the complex and often contradictory issues surrounding hydrogen energy. Written at a level that has something for everyone.The Book is more than just a text, it is a wide ranging analysis of the twin issues facing the global energy industry.I urge everyone who has an interest in energy or hydrogen, from student to policymaker to read this book. I certainly learned a great deal from reading it, in fact i wish i had written it.