The Hydrogen Energy Transition

Professor of Civil Engineering and Environmental Science founding Director of the Institute of Transportation Studies (ITS - Davis) at UC Davis. He is also co-director of UC Davis’ Fuel Cell Vehicle Center and specializes in transportation technology and environmental impacts and travel behavior.Dr. Sperling is recognized as a leading international expert on transportation technology assessment, energy and environmental aspects of transportation, and transportation policy. In the past 20 years, he has authored or co-authored over 140 technical papers and six books. Associate Editor of Transportation Research D (Environment)

Introduction & Overview;Building Strategies Taking Us to a Hydrogen Age;Prospecting the Future for Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicle Markets; Fuel Cell Hybrid Vehicles: The Challenge for the Future; System Considerations & Hydrogen Supply; Clean Hydrogen from Coal with CO2 Capture and Sequestration; Entrepreneurship in the Hydrogen Transition; Hydrogen from Electrolysis; The President's US Hydrogen Initiative; The Hydrogen Transition: A California Perspective; US Hydrogen Activity - A Reflection from the European Perspective; Lessons Learned from 15 Years of Alternative Fuels Experience 1988 to 2003; Lessons Learned in the Deployment of Alternative Fueled Vehicles; Understanding the Transition to New Fuels and Vehicles; Why a Hydrogen Fuel Cell Focus is Premature; Hydrogen Hope or Hype; Epilogue