A Solar—Hydrogen Energy System

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xiv

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2. Investigation, Evaluation, and Recovery Plan for an Ailing Energy Economy

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   Pages 1-25

3. The Hydrogen Economy

   • P. W. Brennecke, H. H. Ewe

   Pages 27-41

4. Time Frame for Building a Hydrogen Technology

   • P. W. Brennecke, H. H. Ewe

   Pages 43-67

5. Direct Energy Conversion

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   Pages 69-87

6. The Basis for the Use of Solar Energy

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   Pages 89-121

7. Solar Cells and Solar Power Stations

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   Pages 123-156

8. The Photolytic Production of Hydrogen

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   Pages 157-174

9. The Electrolytic Process for the Production of Hydrogen

   • P. W. Brennecke

   Pages 175-197

10. The Transmission of Energy over Large Distances

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    Pages 199-215

11. The Transmission of Hydrogen in High-Pressure Pipelines and the Storage of Hydrogen in Pipes

    • P. W. Brennecke, E. W. Justi, J. Kleinwächter

    Pages 217-241

12. The Storage of Hydrogen

    • H. H. Ewe, H.-J. Selbach

    Pages 243-263

13. Safety Aspects of Using Hydrogen

    • P. W. Brennecke, H. J. Selbach

    Pages 265-271

14. The Conversion of Hydrogen into Electricity by Means of Fuel Cells

    • H. H. Ewe

    Pages 273-286

15. The Catalytic Combustion of Hydrogen

    • P. W. Brennecke

    Pages 287-295

16. Industrial Applications of Hydrogen

    • P. W. Brennecke

    Pages 297-308

17. Hydrogen as a Fuel in Automotive and Air Transportation

    • H. H. Ewe

    Pages 309-323

18. Back Matter

    Pages 325-334

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This book concerns one of the more persistent of the ideas that have been discussed in journals devoted to energy science during the last few years. It deals with the concept that hydrogen should be the medium of energy and the sun should be the source (and, in the interim, perhaps also coal, biomass, or nuclear fuel). The translation has been carried out by Dr. W. Schuh and Mrs. K. Claus in collaboration with me. Certain difficulties confronted us at an early stage, and our resolution of them requires some explanation. First, the chapters that we received from the original German authors were written at varying times during the 1980s. Some years later, for the anticipated publication in the United States, about half of the chapters were completely rewritten. The translation was done in 1984-1986. Second, the original volume is a German book. Most of the examples in it refer to the Federal Republic of Germany, although some extend to Europe in general.

• Europe
• biomass
• coal
• electricity
• energy
• energy storage
• fuel
• fuel cell
• hydrogen
• science
• solar energy
• solar power
• solar radiation
• wind
• wind energy

• Technical University, Braunschweig, Federal Republic of Germany

  Eduard W. Justi

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