Which way ahead for hydrogen cars?
Further Reading
May 2008, pages 20-22
Just add water (by Peter Pockley)
Proposes a new source of hydrogen using aluminium.
March 2008, pages 30-32
The road to the hydrogen economy (by Cameron Kepert and Vanessa Peterson)
Describes developments in the storage of hydrogen gas.
August 2002, pages 22-26
Hydrogen – Australia's energy future (by Julian Cribb)
An interview with two of Australia's leading energy scientists.
Winter 1996, pages 51-53
Sydney 2000 and the electric car (by Simon Tonkin and Paul Tonkin)
No. 117, 2003, pages 20-24
Towards the forever fuel (by Steve Davidson)
Looks at the problems to be overcome before a hydrogen fuel economy can be realised.
No. 116, 2003, page 6
Perth’s hydrogen bus trial (by Steve Davidson)
Describes trials in Perth and ten European cities of hydrogen powered buses.
28 April 2010, pages 1262-1264
Hydrogen vehicles: Fuel for the future?(by Jeff Tollefson)
Assesses the main challenges facing adoption of hydrogen cars.
13 August 2009, pages 809-811
Technology: Hydrogen-fuelled vehicles(by Louis Schlapbach)
Answers a series of frequently asked questions about hydrogen on its use, safety and storage.
A collection of articles on cars and motoring is available.
29 November 2008, pages 40-43
Hydrogen’s long road to nowhere (by David Strahan)
Describes progress made towards establishing a hydrogen economy.
10 November 2007, page 29
Hydrogen cars pose tunnel risk
Discusses the potential risks of hydrogen cars in road tunnels.
29 July 2006, pages 35-37
Power on tap (by David Adam)
Looks at research into making hydrogen on demand to fuel cars.
25 February 2006, pages 37-39
Green gold (by Peter Aldhous)
Looks at the possibility of using photosynthetic algae to produce hydrogen.
1 October 2005, page 24
Hydrogen power brewed on the go (by Helen Knight)
Describes a device made to generate hydrogen for micro fuel cells for electronic gadgets.
9 April 2005, page 6
Fuel cell squeezes more from petrol (by David Chandler)
Describes a high octane burning fuel.
15 November 2003, pages 6-7
Reality bites for the dream of a hydrogen economy (by Anil Ananthaswamy)
Discusses possible problems associated with the use of hydrogen.
16 August 2003, pages 8-9
The clean green energy dream (by James Randerson)
A report on the use of hydrogen as an energy source.
24 May 2003, page 18
Fill her up with caged hydrogen (by Nicola Jones)
Describes a new way of storing hydrogen gas for electric cars powered by fuel cells.
25 November 2000, pages 35-42
Kicking the habit (by Fred Pearce)
Describes the advantages of hydrogen as a clean, green fuel.
August 2004
Hydrogen is on the way
Reviews the various alternatives to fossil fuels and looks at the ‘production-storage-transport’ chain envisaged as part of the hydrogen economy.
August 2004
Fuel cells
Summarises the range of fuel cells with a variety of potential applications from vehicles to power stations.
August 2004
H2 hour
Looks at options for the production, storage and distribution of hydrogen.
24 June 2005, pages 1901-1905
Cleaning the air and improving health with hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles (by
MZ Jacobson, WG Colella and DM Golden)
This technical article estimates the impact of changing all vehicles in the USA to hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles, in terms of air quality, health and climate.
Scientific American
3 June 2008
Gassing up gas-free (by Eliot Caroom)
A slide show which looks at the infrastructure necessary for hydrogen hybrid cars.
April 2007, pages 62-69
Gassing up with hydrogen (by Sunita Satyapal, John Petrovic and George Thomas)
Looks at research into ways for fuel cell vehicles to store hydrogen needed for long distance travel.
September 2006, pages 70-77
High hopes for hydrogen (by Joan Ogden)
Looks at options for a hydrogen infrastructure, advances in fuel cells, and some of the hurdles to be overcome in the technology towards the use of hydrogen as an energy source.
July 2006, pages 59-65
A power grid for the hydrogen economy (by Paul Grant, Chauncey Starr and Thomas Overbye)
Summarises a network of infrastructure to transport both electricity and hydrogen.
May 2004, pages 40-47
Questions about a hydrogen economy (by Matthew L. Wald)
Looks at the use of hydrogen fuel cells to power cars and other devices, comparing fuel cells with conventional petrol-fuelled vehicles.
October 2002, pages 40-49
Vehicle of change (by Lawrence D. Burns, J. Byron McCormick and Christopher E. Borroni-Bird)
Discusses fuel cell vehicles and explains that they could motivate a shift to an energy economy based on hydrogen.
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