The Hydrogen Economy

2004/12/01 by George W. Crabtree, G. W. Crabtree, M. S. Dresselhaus +2 · 1,583 citations
Energy · Engineering · Materials Science · #Business #Chemical engineering #Engineering #Fuel Cells and Related Materials #Fuel cells #Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems #Hydrogen #Hydrogen Storage and Materials #Hydrogen economy #Hydrogen fuel #Physics

paper · pdf · doi:10.1063/1.1878333

published in Physics Today 57(12), 39-44 (AIP Publishing)

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Abstract

If the fuel cell is to become the modern steam engine, basic research must provide breakthroughs in understanding, materials, and design to make a hydrogen-based energy system a vibrant and competitive force

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