Thorsteinn Sigfusson, a well known promoter of many national and international hydrogen projects and professor at the Universityof Icelans , published a new book: “Planet Hydrogen – The Taming of the Proton”; The Coxmoor Publishing Company, Longborough (UK) 2008. ISBN 978-1-901892-27-7, 230 p., dealing with the relationship of hydrogen to other renewable energies, production, storage, and use as well as the global efforts to understand and to use it as part of a comprehensive future energy strategy. Apart from a summary of the state of science and technology the author presents the countries that are currently the most important drivers for hydrogen and fuel cells in the world.