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Tomorrow’s Energy by Peter Hoffmann, MIT, ISBN 0262082950, £22.50

Hydrogen as a Fuel edited by Richard Cammack, Michel Frey and Robert Robson, Taylor and Francis, £55, ISBN 0415242428

INTEREST in energy from hydrogen has been growing rapidly. Clean, cheap fuel is a universal goal, but the realities of hydrogen as a fuel are a tricky topic to grasp. The breadth of information in these two books, and the substantial differences between them, should bridge the knowledge gap.

Begin with Tomorrow’s Energy, which covers all things related to hydrogen energy. Hydrogen production, storage and use are intermingled with historical and literary asides on hydrogen and a somewhat…

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