Hydrogen Energy Challenges and Prospects

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.