This is partly due to the fact the literature on this subject is either very technical, or written as some form of wishful thinking daydream.
The writer Peter Hoffmann is a promoter of the use of Hydrogen as fuel for more than 30 years.
But is also capable of presenting it in clear accessible terms.
I found this not to be the case, his point of view is clear, the information in this book allows the reader to take an educated stand point of their own.
His views on the energy needed to generate the fuel, transportation, and the further development of the fuel cell itself all have their place in the book.
His analyses on the need to transform our carbon based energy pattern to a more ecological friendly one is clear and not one of those pointing finger kind of analysis that some ecological groups seem to favor.
Hoffmann discusses a rather extensive amount of possibilities for the Fuel Cell in my opinion he is overdoing this a bit.
I'm not sure if on purpose or not but other hydrogen applications and possibilities are a bit overshadowed by this preoccupation.
Most of his intended public will not have energy conversion formula's hard wired in their brain.
Throughout the book he is covering the topics in a past, present and future style.
But the reader that wants to get more in-depth technical and chemical information is by other publications already well provided for.
Tomorrow's Energy: Hydrogen, Fuel Cells, and the Prospects for a Cleaner Planet Peter Hoffmann paints a vivid picture of the possibilities of Fuel Cells and a deeper understanding of the phenomenon Hydrogen and Fuel Cells.
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