The hype about hydrogen : fact and fiction in the race to save the climate / Joseph J. Romm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Why hydrogen? why now? -- Fuel cell basics -- The path to commercialization -- Hydrogen production -- Key elements of a hydrogen-based transportation system -- The long road to commercialization of fuel-cell vehicles -- Global warming and scenarios for a hydrogen transition -- Coping with the global warming century -- Hydrogen partnerships and pilots -- Choosing our future.

Offering an explanation of hydrogen and fuel cell technologies, this book takes a hard look at the practical difficulties of transitioning to a hydrogen economy. It provides a provocative primer on the politics, business, and technology of hydrogen and climate protection.