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Pathways Class Readings

by Christopher Yang last modified 2006-05-23 17:37

Week 1

1 - Introduction
The Hope for Hydrogen - Sperling and Ogden
National Vision of America's Transition to a Hydrogen Economy - To 2030 and Beyond - DOE

Week 2

2 - Hydrogen as a fuel
Hydrogen Futures by Seth Dunn, Worldwatch Paper 157, Worldwatch Institute, August 2001
Alternative fuels Guidebook by Richard L. Bechtold, SAE international,1997
Hydrogen Fuel for Surface Transportation by Joseph Norbeck, etals, SAE, 1996
Hydrogen and Its Future as a Transportation Fuel edited by Daniel Holt, SAE Publication PT-95, 2003
Tomorrow’s Energy – Hydrogen, Fuel Cells, and the prospects for a Cleaner Planet, by Peter Hoffmann, MIT Press, 2002
The Hype about Hydrogen – Fact and Fiction in the Race to Save the Climate, by Joseph Romm, Island Press, 2004
Powering the Future – The Ballard Fuel Cell and the Race to Change the World, by Tom Koppel, John Wiley, 1999

3 - Hydrogen Systems Modeling
Links
H2A - http://www.hydrogen.energy.gov/h2a_analysis.html
DOE Transition Modeling - http://www.eere.energy.gov/hydrogenandfuelcells/wkshp_h2_transition.html
Hydrogen Supply: Cost Estimate for Hydrogen Pathways - Scoping Analysis . Simbeck, Dale and Elaine Chang. NREL Report. July 2002. NREL/SR 540-32525.
Hydrogen: On the Horizon or Just a Mirage? Mintz, Marianne, Stephen Folga, Jerry Gillette and John Molburg.  Society of Automotive Engineers. 2001. Argonne National Lab.

Week 3

4 - Energy Fundamentals

Assigned Readings
See discussion of thermodynamics and kinetics in basic Chemistry and Physics textbooks (let me know if you need a specific reference)

References
Discussion of the Second Law of Thermodynamics - http://www.entropysite.com/students_approach.html
Masters, Gilbert M. Renewable and Efficient Electric Power Systems.  Wiley. 2004.
Basics of Petroleum Refineries - http://www.osha.gov/dts/osta/otm/otm_iv/otm_iv_2.html
Swisher, Joel N. Jannuzzi, Gilberto de Martino and Redlinger, R.Y.  Tools and Methods for Integrated Resource Planning.  UNEP CCEE.  1997.

5 - Fuel Cell Fundamentals and Systems
Assigned Readings

Srinivasan et al.  Fuel Cells: Reaching the Era of Clean and Efficient Power Generation in the Twenty-First Century.  Annual Review of Energy and the Environment.  24. 281-328. 1999.

References
Fuel Cell Handbook.  Fifth Edition. EG&G Services, Parsons, Inc. Science Applications International Corporation.  October 2000.     (First two chapters are expecially useful)
Larminie, James and Andrew Dicks.  Fuel Cell Systems Explained.  Wiley 2003.
Masters, Gilbert M. Renewable and Efficient Electric Power Systems.  Wiley 2004.

Week 5

9 - Life Cycle Analysis
Assigned Reading
Lifecycle Analysis of Biofuels - Delucchi

Week 6

11 - Climate and H2
Assigned Reading
Stabilization Wedges: Solving the Climate Problem for the Next 50 Years with Current Technologies - Science - S. Pacala and R. Socolow (5 pages).  http://fire.pppl.gov/energy_socolow_081304.pdf
An Overview of “Dangerous” Climate Change - Stephen H. Scheider and Janica Lane - http://www.stabilisation2005.com/Schneider-lane.pdf
References
The Climate of Man III - Elizabeth Kolbert - The New Yorker - May 2005.  Link
IPCC - Climate Change 2001: The Scientific Basis http://www.grida.no/climate/ipcc_tar/wg1/

Week 7

13 - Storage and Delivery

Determining the Lowest-Cost Hydrogen Delivery Mode - C. Yang and J. Ogden. 

Week 8

14 - H2 Stations
Initiating Hydrogen Infrastructures - Marc Melaina

15 - H2 Safety and Stations
H2 MSDS - liquid H2
H2 Safetygram - gaseous H2
Fuel Leak Simulation - Michael Swain

Week 9

16 - H2 Marketing and Consumer Perspectives
Narrative Self-Identity and Societal Goals: Automotive fuel economy and global warming policy - Kurani, Turrentine, and Heffner