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Powering the Future: The Ballard Fuel Cell and the Race to Change the World

Powering the Future: The Ballard Fuel Cell and the Race to Change the World


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Advance Praise for Powering the Future "One day in the future and sooner than you may think! fuel-cell power will be commonplace and people will wonder how it all came to be. Koppel's book describes the important role Ballard Power Systems is playing in this revolutionary technology." Dennis Simanaitis, Engineering Editor, Road & Track magazine "The Ballard fuel cell is a powerful example of a Canadian enterprise that could transform the world of energy and help save the environment. It's a story that needs to be told." David Crane, Economics Editor, The Toronto Star "The Ballard fuel cell holds great promise as an energy source for the ecological millennium. It's a fascinating and inspiring story." Dr. David Suzuki, Biologist, Author, and Host

Table of Contents:
Acknowledgements. Preface. Miracle Valley. Engine of the Future. A Notable Surface of Action. An Opportunity for Canada. Small is Beautiful. Three Guys and a Prayer. Nugget of Gold. Going for Broke. On the Road. Venturesome but Conservative. Bad Blood. Strategic Partners. Company with a Difference. The Starting Pistol Has Been Fired. The Intel of the Auto Industry. Dare to be Different. Endnotes. Index.

About the Author :
Tom Koppel is an award-winning freelance writer. He has contributed feature articles on business, science, history, and travel to national magazines in Canada and the U.S. for nearly twenty years. He has been following the story of the Ballard fuel cell for over ten years, and first wrote about it for the Financial Post Magazine and Reader's Digest. He lives on Salt Spring Island, British Columbia. Powering the Future is his second book.



Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780471644217
  • Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
  • Publisher Imprint: John Wiley and Sons
  • Height: 235 mm
  • Returnable: N
  • Weight: 610 gr
  • ISBN-10: 0471644218
  • Publisher Date: 02 Nov 1999
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Language: English
  • Sub Title: The Ballard Fuel Cell and the Race to Change the World
  • Width: 160 mm


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