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Forget the Hindenburg. Though some of us think of devastating bombs and burning zeppelins when we hear the word "hydrogen", visionaries such as Peter Hoffmann think of clear skies and safer roads. His book Tomorrow's Energy traces the history of the volatile gas and explores options for its use as fuel. Though he can't avoid using some technical language, his writing should still appeal far beyond the community of automotive and power-plant engineers. His coverage, though fairly balanced, tends toward the positive efforts made by government, corporations, environmentalists, and scientists to promote hydrogen as a clean, relatively safe and potentially cheap alternative to carbon-heavy fuels. Though party-line Greens might gasp at some of the suggested schemes--including limited nuclear power in some places to generate hydrogen from water--Hoffman convincingly assures the reader that ultimately the planet will be better off this way. Many will be surprised at how far hydrogen has advanced since serious research restarted during the 1970s fuel crisis--the range of cars, planes, and power networks using the gas for power storage is impressive and underreported. Though he makes his case for hydrogen as a means of powering our lives, Hoffman also shows off its uses in medicine, agriculture, metallurgy, and other fields. Using economic data, he shows that we can expect to live in a hydrogen economy sometime mid-century; if so, we can breathe a collective, CO2-laden sigh of relief. --Rob Lightner
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"Chronicles the progress of hydrogen energy from a vision to a niche market to its position today on the brink of full commercialization.... After reading this book, one can see the dream of a hydrogen-based economy becoming a reality." - from the foreword by Senator Tom Harkin "Hoffmann conveys both hydrogen's history and coming hurdles. Balance and completeness distinguish the book. No other book compares." - Jesse H. Ausubel, Director, Program for the Human Environment, Rockefeller University "Peter Hoffmann has succeeded in writing a comprehensive history of hydrogen as an energy carrier along with an evaluation of its current status, so that the reader can judge the progress made to date in developing hydrogen as a supplement to electricity in delivering energy without environmental degradation. I do not know of any other book that covers this full range of hydrogen energy issues." - C. E. (Sandy) Thomas, Vice President, Energy and Environment, Directed Technologies, Inc. "This excellent book reveals the numerous opportunities hydrogen offers for satisfying modern energy needs." - Hermann Scheer, President, EUROSOLAR "Peter Hoffmann is a keen observer who has kept his finger on the pulse of global hydrogen and fuel-cell developments. His critical insights and knowledge are elegantly packaged in this very readable and highly recommended book. The author lays out the possibilities and challenges - can we as a society respond with the necessary vision and commitment?" - Alan C. Lloyd, Chairman, California Air Resources Board
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