• DocumentCode
    863363
  • Title

    Cars that guzzle grass

  • Author

    Fishman, T.C.

  • Volume
    34
  • Issue
    4
  • fYear
    2006
  • Firstpage
    17
  • Lastpage
    17
  • Abstract
    Hydrogen-based fuel cells not only offer the prospect of reducing the petroleum dependency, but they also promise to reduce the environmental impact of cars, because heat and water are the only "waste" hydrogen fuel cells produce directly. Such hydrogen energy is not abundantly available for use in its pure form. The development of biofuels particularly hybrid grasses highlight one of the biggest changes under way in energy production. The production cost of these grasses would be competitive with coal, but it comes with several advantages. The vision of a car as a lightweight consumer-electronics device may provide some hope to those who would otherwise believe the challenges in developing a mass-market hydrogen-fuel-cell car will keep the world waiting for generations
  • Keywords
    automobiles; biofuel; environmental factors; fuel cell vehicles; hybrid electric vehicles; hydrogen economy; biofuels; biomass; cars; environmental impact; hybrid grasses; hydrogen energy; hydrogen production; hydrogen-based fuel cells; production cost;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Engineering Management Review, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0360-8581
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/EMR.2006.261398
  • Filename
    4032582