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Over the past decade, important advances have been made in the development of nanostructured materials for solid state hydrogen storage used to supply hydrogen to fuel cells in a clean, inexpensive, safe and efficient manner. Nanomaterials for Solid State Hydrogen...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2009-01-13
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Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Energy
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A fuel cell is an electrochemical device that converts the chemical energy of a reaction (between fuel and oxidant) directly into electricity. Given their efficiency and low emissions, fuel cells provide an important alternative to power produced from fossil fuels.A...
Editeur :
Woodhead Publishing
Parution :
2008-10-27
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Hydrogen fuel cells are emerging as a major alternative energy source in transportation and other applications. Central to the development of the hydrogen economy is safe, efficient and viable storage of hydrogen. Solid-state hydrogen storage: Materials and chemistry...
Editeur :
Woodhead Publishing
Parution :
2008-09-30
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This book examines the economic impact of changes in the global demand and supply for fossil fuels both on the major producers in Middle Eastern countries around the Persian Gulf, other producers, as well as the world at large. The economic, social and political life of...
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Springer
Parution :
2008-09-30
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Everybody is talking about "energy independence." But is it really achievable -- or even desirable? In this controversial, meticulously researched book, Robert Bryce exposes the false promises and political posturing behind the rhetoric. Gusher of Lies explains why the...
Editeur :
PublicAffairs
Parution :
2008-03-04
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Adopting a unique, integrated engineering approach, this text simultaneously covers all aspects of design and operation, process analysis, optimization, monitoring and control. It clearly presents the multiple advantages of molten carbonate fuel cells for the efficient...
Editeur :
Wiley-VCH
Parution :
2007-09-24
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This book deals with exergy and its applications to various energy systems and applications as a potential tool for design, analysis and optimization, and its role in minimizing and/or eliminating environmental impacts and providing sustainable development. In this...
Editeur :
Elsevier Science
Parution :
2007-09-18
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A Look at Fuel Cells from Inside the Beltway It is an interesting time to be involved with fuel cells. After President Bush’s 2003 State of the Union address, companies involved in fuel cells and hydrogen were riding a wave of national att- tion. The president’s 10-year...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2007-08-26
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When Jim Gordon set out to build a wind farm off the coast of Cape Cod, he knew some people might object. But there was a lot of merit in creating a privately funded, clean energy source for energy-starved New England, and he felt sure most people would recognize it...
Editeur :
PublicAffairs
Parution :
2007-08-05
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Çukurova University, Turkey in collaboration with Ljubljana University, Slovenia and the International Energy Agency Implementing Agreement on Energy Conservation Through Energy Storage (IEA ECES IA) organized a NATO Advanced Study Institute on Thermal Energy Storage...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2007-03-16
Collection :
NATO Science Series II: Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry
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More than 20 countries generate electricity from geothermal resources and about 60 countries make direct use of geothermal energy. A ten-fold increase in geothermal energy use is foreseeable at the current technology level. Geothermal Energy: An Alternative Resource for...
Editeur :
Elsevier Science
Parution :
2006-12-12
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This book contains an edited version of the lectures and selected contributions presented during the Advanced Summer Institute on “Product Engineering: Eco-Design, Technologies and Green Energy” organized at the st Transilvania University of Brasov (Romania) in the...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2006-06-01
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Modern bioenergy has gained increased attention in the past decade. Not only does it provide an effective option for the provision of energy services from the technical point of view, but it is based on resources that can be utilized on a sustainable basis all around...
Editeur :
Elsevier Science
Parution :
2005-07-14
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Geothermal Power Plants: Principles, Applications and Case Studies is the latest book from Ron DiPippo, Professor Emeritus, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. It is a single resource on all aspects of the utilization of geothermal energy for electric power...
Editeur :
Elsevier Science
Parution :
2005-07-13
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The next several years will see a massive emergence of hydrogen fuel cells as an alterative energy option in both transportation and domestic use.The long-range expectation is that hydrogen will be used as a fuel, produced either from renewable energy, fossil, or...
Editeur :
Academic Press
Parution :
2005-02-17
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Hydrogen is an almost ideal fuel and its wider use will result in an improvement in the environment due to factors including decreased air pollution.Hydrogen is the element of greatest abundance in the universe; however, its production from renewable resources remains a...
Editeur :
Elsevier Science
Parution :
2004-02-19
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Quartz, zeolites, gemstones, perovskite type oxides, ferrite, carbon allotropes, complex coordinated compounds and many moreùall products now being produced using hydrothermal technology. Handbook of Hydrothermal Technology brings together the latest techniques in this...
Editeur :
William Andrew
Parution :
2001-02-01
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Biomass for Renewable Energy, Fuels, and Chemicals serves as a comprehensive introduction to the subject for the student and educator, and is useful for researchers who are interested in the technical details of biomass energy production. The coverage and discussion are...
Editeur :
Academic Press
Parution :
1998-07-06
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Represents the first widely available compendium of the information needed by those design professionals responsible for using rechargeable batteries. This handbook introduces the most common forms of rechargeable batteries, including their history, the basic chemistry...
Editeur :
Newnes
Parution :
1998-01-30
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A large number of solar cell and solar cell systems are described in this volume. The theory of their operation, their design and the levels of their performance is discussed. Originally the book appeared in 1978 but extensive change over the intervening years in the...
Editeur :
Elsevier Science
Parution :
1995-01-30
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