| Description |
1 online resource (xvii, 293 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Contents |
Introduction and overview / Paul Ekins -- Innovation and technological change / Paul Ekins -- Hydrogen technologies and costs / Paul Ekins, Sam Hawkins, and Nick Hughes -- Hydrogen markets : an assessment of the competitiveness of fuel cells / Paolo Agnolucci and Nick Hughes -- Hydrogen transitions : a socio-technical scenarios approach / Malcolm Eames and Will McDowall -- Hydrogen system modelling / Nazmiye Ozkan and Neil Strachan -- Hydrogen in cities and regions : an international review / Mike Hodson, Simon Marvin, and Andrew Hewitson -- Hydrogen in Vancouver : a cluster of innovation / William McDowall -- Hydrogen in the UK : comparing urban and regional drivers / Mike Hodson and Simon Marvin -- Hydrogen risks : a critical analysis of expert knowledge and expectations / Miriam Ricci, Paul Bellaby and Rob Flynn -- Public attitudes to hydrogen energy : evidence from six case studies in the UK / Miriam Ricci [and others] -- Hydrogen and public policy : conclusions and recommendations / Paul Ekins and Nick Hughes |
| Summary |
Hydrogen could be a significant fuel of the future, with the potential to make a major contribution to the resolution of pressing social and environmental problems such as carbon emissions, energy security and local air pollution. This book, based on four years of detailed research, subjects the promise and potential of hydrogen to searching, in-depth socio-economic analysis. It discusses the different technologies for the production, distribution, storage and use of hydrogen, and analyses the economics of these technologies and their current market prospects. It also describes various experie |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Hydrogen as fuel -- Economic aspects
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Power Resources -- General.
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Hydrogen as fuel -- Economic aspects
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Ekins, Paul
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| LC no. |
2009028135 |
| ISBN |
9781849774949 |
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1849774943 |
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9781844076802 |
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1844076806 |
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