Progress in Hydrogen Energy : Proceedings of the National Workshop on Hydrogen Energy, New Delhi, July 4–6, 1985

Hydrogen has been recognised as a universal, clean fuel which is expected to provide energy to our homes, industry and automobiles in the future. It is considered as one of the most interesting alternat~ves to petroleum fuels. A considerable amount of research and development work on product­ ion, storage and transportation, and utilisation of hydrogen is in pro­ gress allover the world. In India, several institutions have been working on the various aspects of the hydrogen considering it as an energy vector. A three-day National Workshop on Hydrogen Energy was organised at Indian Institute of Technology (lIT) Delhi to focus attent­ ion on developments in hydrogen energy at national and international levels and to provide a forum to coordinate contemporary research trends in the country in this field. The presentations made at the Workshop covered the topics which are considered to be of significance to work out the perspective, problems and promises for the future for transition to hydrogen energy. The proceedings of the Workshop are reported in this book, which include the inaugural address, description of the national research and development programme in the field of hydrogen energy, papers presented on production, storage and transportation, and utilisation of hydrogen and the panel report. In the inaugural address, emphasis is laid on the need for a trans­ ition from the presently used fuels to the newer ones, preferably to those which are renewable and non-polluting such as hydrogen. Front Matter....Pages i-xiv Inaugural Address....Pages 1-8 National Research and Development Programme in the Field of Hydrogen Energy....Pages 9-14 Electrolytic Hydrogen Production....Pages 15-29 Hydrogen Production through Photoelectrolysis....Pages 31-51 Hydrogen Production by Microorganisms....Pages 53-57 Ocean Thermal Power for Hydrogen Production....Pages 59-80 Solid State Materials for Hydrogen Storage....Pages 81-110 Thin Film Hydrogen Storage System....Pages 111-122 Cryogenic Storage of Hydrogen....Pages 123-132 Liquid Hydrogen as a Fuel for Ground, Air and Naval Vehicles....Pages 133-157 Hydrogen Fuelled Internal Combustion Engines....Pages 159-177 Utilisation of Hydrogen for Domestic, Commercial and Industrial Applications....Pages 179-194 Fuel Cells: Past, Present and Future....Pages 195-200 Enzyme Electrodes — A Prelude to Utilizing Hydrogen or Hydrogen Rich Fuels in Biochemical Fuel Cells....Pages 201-207 Analysis of H 2 -O 2 Powered Magneto-Hydro-Dynamic Generators....Pages 209-223 Energy Technology Characterisation and Assessment Using Input-Output Structure: A Case for Hydrogen....Pages 225-229 Back Matter....Pages 231-241 Proceedings of National Workshop held at New Delhi, July 4-6, 1985