Front Cover -- Hydrogen and Fuel Cells: Emerging technologies and applications -- Copyright Page -- Preface -- Contents -- Units and conversion factors -- Chapter 1. Introduction -- 1.1 The current relevance of fuel cells and hydrogen -- Chapter 2. Hydrogen -- 2.1 Production of hydrogen -- 2.2 Issues related to scale of production -- 2.3 Hydrogen conversion overview -- 2.4 Hydrogen storage options -- 2.5 Hydrogen transmission -- 2.6 Problems and discussion topics -- Chapter 3. Fuel cells -- 3.1 Basic concepts -- 3.2 Molten carbonate cells -- 3.3 Solid oxide cells -- 3.4 Acid and alkaline cells -- 3.5 Proton exchange membrane cells -- 3.6 Direct methanol and other non-hydrogen cells -- 3.7 Biofuel cells -- 3.8 Problems and discussion topics -- Chapter 4. Systems -- 4.1 Passenger cars -- 4.2 Bus, lorry -- 4.3 Ships, trains and airplanes -- 4.4 Power plants including stand-alone systems -- 4.5 Building-integrated systems -- 4.6 Portable and other small-scale systems -- 4.7 Problems and discussion topics -- Chapter 5. Implementation scenarios -- 5.1 Infrastructure requirements -- 5.2 Safety and norm issues -- 5.3 Scenario based on fossil energy -- 5.4 Scenario based on nuclear energy -- 5.5 Scenarios based on renewable energy -- 5.6 Problems and discussion topics -- Chapter 6. Social implications -- 6.1 Cost expectations -- 6.2 Life-cycle analysis of environmental and social impacts -- 6.3 Uncertainties -- 6.4 Problems and discussion topics -- Chapter 7. Conclusion: a conditional outcome -- 7.1 Opportunities -- 7.2 Obstacles -- 7.3 The way forward -- 7.4 How much time do we have? -- 7.5 The end, and a beginning -- References -- Index.