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Hydrogen and Fuel Cell

Technologies and Market Perspectives

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Editors:
  1. Johannes Töpler

    1. Berlin, Germany

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  2. Jochen Lehmann

    1. Stralsund, Germany

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  • Provides an overview of the state of the art

  • Demonstrates the developmental and market potential of hydrogen

  • Covers both stationary and mobile applications

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Table of contents (14 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
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  2. Hydrogen as a Strategic Secondary Energy Carrier

    • Thomas Hamacher
    Pages 1-20

  3. The Role of Large-Scale Hydrogen Storage in the Power System

    • Christian Heilek, Philipp Kuhn, Maximilian Kühne
    Pages 21-37

  4. Safe Use of Hydrogen

    • Ulrich Schmidtchen, Reinhold Wurster
    Pages 39-53

  5. Automobile Application

    • Christian Mohrdieck, Massimo Venturi, Katrin Breitrück, Herbert Schulze
    Pages 55-105

  6. Hydrogen and Fuel Cells: Mobile Application in Aviation

    • Andreas Westenberger
    Pages 107-125

  7. Fuel Cells in the Energy Supply of Households

    • Thomas Badenhop
    Pages 127-144

  8. Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS)

    • Hartmut Paul
    Pages 145-153

  9. Safety-Relevant Application

    • Lars Frahm
    Pages 155-162

  10. Portable Fuel Cells

    • Angelika Heinzel, Jens Wartmann, Georg Dura, Peter Helm
    Pages 163-171

  11. Use of Conventional and Green Hydrogen in the Chemical Industry

    • Christoph Stiller, Henning Hochrinner
    Pages 173-186

  12. Electrolytic Processes

    • Bernd Pitschak, Jürgen Mergel
    Pages 187-207

  13. Development of Large Scale Electrolysis Systems: Necessity and Approach

    • Fred Farchmin
    Pages 209-222

  14. Costs of Making Hydrogen Available in Supply Systems Based on Renewables

    • Thomas Grube, Bernd Höhlein
    Pages 223-237

  15. Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cells

    • Ludwig Jörissen, Jürgen Garche
    Pages 239-281
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About this book

This book introduces readers to hydrogen as an essential energy carrier for use with renewable sources of primary energy. It provides an overview of the state of the art, while also highlighting the developmental and market potential of hydrogen in the context of energy technologies; mobile, stationary and portable applications; uninterruptible power supplies and in the chemical industry. Written by experienced practitioners, the book addresses the needs of engineers, chemists and business managers, as well as graduate students and researchers.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Berlin, Germany

    Johannes Töpler

  • Stralsund, Germany

    Jochen Lehmann

About the editors

Dr. Töpler is Vice-Chairman of the Managerial Board at the German Hydrogen and
Fuel Cell Association (DWV). He has 30 years of experience in the area of hydrogen for
mobile applications and was more than 25 years lecturer for Renewable Energies at the University of Applied Sciences in Esslingen.

Prof. Lehmann is a respected expert for hydrogen technologies. After having served as a professor at the Stralsund University of Applied Sciences from 1991 to 2010, he is now a member of the Managerial Board at the DWV. His research activities currently focus on the use of regenerative energies and hydrogen-based energy.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Hydrogen and Fuel Cell

  • Book Subtitle: Technologies and Market Perspectives

  • Editors: Johannes Töpler, Jochen Lehmann

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-44972-1

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Energy, Energy (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2016

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-662-44971-4Published: 29 December 2015

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-662-44972-1Published: 20 December 2015

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XII, 281

  • Number of Illustrations: 18 b/w illustrations, 121 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Energy Systems, Renewable and Green Energy, Energy Policy, Economics and Management

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