Sustainable Energy and Mobility Publications

Sustainable Mobility: Renewable Energies for Powering Fuel Cell Vehicles

A comprehensive and candid examination of why renewable fuels are becoming an increasingly attractive energy source-especially at a time when the environment continues to suffer from the pollution caused by fossil fuels. With energy consumption rising-and with it our dependence on crude oil from politically unstable regions-and in the face of growing environmental threats from polluting emissions, it is increasingly evident that renewable energy sources offer a compelling alternative to fossil fuels. Raphael Edinger and Sanjay Kaul, like many other experts, identify population mobility?transportation, in other words?as a major contributor to the rise in greenhouse gas emissions. This trend is expected to worsen as developing regions of the world grow and demand increased mobility. So what can be done? Edinger and Kaul provide a detailed critique of the limitations of current vehicle technologies and dominant fossil fuels. They offer a careful and authoritative exploration of innovative technologies that, in their view, hold the greatest potential to reduce our dependence on conventional energy sources?not only for transportation, but also for broader energy use. Their focus is on specialized fuel cell drive systems, which offer high efficiency and lower consumption, as well as other emerging renewable energy technologies and sustainable power sources, including biofuels and renewable electricity. These solutions are especially promising for fast-developing economies. Wide-ranging in coverage and direct in tone, their book presents a valuable overview of the current energy landscape?why it must change, and how we can lead that change. Reference: Raphael Edinger and Sanjay Kaul, Sustainable Mobility: Renewable Resources for Powering Fuel Cell Vehicles, Praeger Books, Greenwood Publishing Group, Westport, CT, USA (2003), 144 pp.