Since solar energy is receiving large amounts of funding these days, I thought I'd explore its connection to electrochemical technology. So I thought of John Bockris' book on the hydrogen economy, which I had not yet read ("Energy: The Solar-Hydrogen Alternative" by J. O'M Bockris, Halsted Press, New York, (c) 1975, ISBN 0-470-08429-4, LC# TJ810.B58, Dewey Decimal # 333.7). I got a copy from the San Jose Public Library. I was astonished to see how comprehensive and timely it is. Bockris covers all the existing solar technologies and their alternatives as well as discussing methods of hydrogen generation and transport. The main idea of the book is that one can generate hydrogen from solar energy and transport the hydrogen to the point of use. And one method of producing hydrogen is by using the electrochemical technology of electrolysis.
The book falls short on new solar technologies, such as CIGS solar cells, but that's to be expected considering when it was written.
I plan to read through the whole book. Should be an eye-opener.
Thursday, July 16, 2009
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