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In recent years the suggestion has arisen that hydrogen will become the universal energy vector and fuel of the post petroleum era. This paper reviews in outline the Hydrogen Energy concept, with particular reference to the role of electrochemistry in the generation of hydrogen by water electrolysis and its utilization by combustion in a fuel cell.
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Dell, R.M. (1985). Hydrogen as an Energy Vector in the 21st Century. In: Kalvoda, R., Parsons, R. (eds) Electrochemistry in Research and Development. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-5098-9_11
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