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"One of the most important,
frank, visionary and impassioned observations on the
strategy for hydrogen energy that I have heard in the past
35 years. David Haberman's call for coal and water as the
immediate answer to the chicken and egg dilemma of
hydrogen is going to raise debate at the highest levels of
government in this brave new energy world." The
International Clearinghouse for Hydrogen Commerce is pleased
to announce that the 18 minute video of David Haberman's
address to the Laramie Hydrogen Conference is available for
free download. This is a very large 130.4 MB MPEG-4 video
file that will play on Quick Ttime and iTunes, and is suitable
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Edward Norton Joins Will Ferrell, Jay Leno and Others To Be Among the
First Americans to Hit the Roads In BMW’s Hydrogen-Powered Vehicle |
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ALGONA, IA --
Hydrogen Engine Center, Inc., (OTC BB: HYEG), a developer
of systems and processes used in the design, manufacture and distribution
of alternative fuel internal combustion engines, engine controls and
generator systems, is saddened to announced the untimely passing of
Professor Tapan Bose, President of Hydrogen Engine Centre Canada. Ted Hollinger, founder of HEC and head of HEC’s Advanced Carbonless Energy Technology Group (ACETG), said, “We are profoundly affected by the loss of our friend and colleague, Tapan. He had dedicated his life to his family and his work, and he was one of those rare individuals who excelled at both. I was fortunate enough to know him both as a friend and as a fellow scientist. I couldn’t have worked with a better physicist. Tapan and I had outlined many projects to move hydrogen and ammonia technology forward. I am more determined than ever to continue his work.” Tapan K. Bose obtained his Ph.D. in physics from the University of Louvain, Belgium and his postdoctoral studies at Brown University in the United States. Dr. Bose had served as the President of Hydrogen Engine Centre Canada since September 2005 and as the Eastern Vice-Chair of the Canadian Hydrogen Association. He was a former professor of physics and founder and former Director of the Hydrogen Research Institute at the University of Quebec in Canada. In 2005, the University recognized Dr. Bose’s contributions by officially naming the building housing the Hydrogen Research Institute as the Tapan K. Bose Pavilion. He was also the former Chairman of ISO/TC 197 for hydrogen technologies. Dr. Bose had been a member of the Hydrogen Technical Advisory Group of Natural Resources Canada and member of the Board of Directors of the National Hydrogen Association in the United States. In his lifetime, he had authored and co-authored more than 140 publications and 4 books. He held 14 patents and numerous technical reports. He had delivered more than 100 invited lectures. On April 23, 1993, he was awarded the Medal of the Governor General of Canada for services rendered to Canada on the occasion of the 125th anniversary of the Confederation. This was followed on March 26, 1994, with the Medal of Merit from the Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières for his scholarly achievements. In October 1994, Dr. Bose was named Laureate of Research and Development, 5th Énergia Gala, Association québécoise pour la maîtrise de l'énergie (AQME). On March 8, 2001 Meritorious Service Award for outstanding leadership of both ISO TC 197 and the Canadian Hydrogen Association, National Hydrogen Association, USA Dr. Bose is survived by his wife, Gourri, his son Prosenjit, and daughter Ruma. Hydrogen Engine Center expresses its deepest condolences to Dr. Bose’s family, friends and colleagues. His friendship and talents will be missed by all who had the pleasure of knowing him. The Company’s senior management will meet in the near future to consider possible successors. |
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The cars which emits no greenhouse gases or creates no pollution... Cell phones and laptops working for a long time with a single cartridge without the necessity of recharging... The sun, the wind or the water from the river used for heating and lighting even in the night or when there is no wind and the river is dry... The energy from the sun, the wind, the rivers and the nuclear reactors is used to run the car engines... Is it possible? In other words, can we use energy in a way that it can be stored, be renewable and respects the environment and does no harm to health? -- Amazon.com |
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| Prof Smith is among a growing number of transport experts that believe the UK will fail to meet even its first carbon reduction target, let alone a 60% reduction by 2050. |
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overall message is fairly grim unless we do something radical. We need
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The Nobel Prize in Chemistry for 2007 is
awarded for groundbreaking studies in surface chemistry. This science is
important for the chemical industry and can help us to understand such
varied processes as why iron rusts, how fuel cells function and how the
catalysts in our cars work. Chemical reactions on catalytic surfaces play
a vital role in many industrial operations, such as the production of
artificial fertilizers. Surface chemistry can even explain the destruction
of the ozone layer, as vital steps in the reaction actually take place on
the surfaces of small crystals of ice in the stratosphere. The
semiconductor industry is yet another area that depends on knowledge of
surface chemistry. It was thanks to processes developed in the semiconductor industry that the modern science of surface chemistry began to emerge in the 1960s. Gerhard Ertl was one of the first to see the potential of these new techniques. Step by step he has created a methodology for surface chemistry by demonstrating how different experimental procedures can be used to provide a complete picture of a surface reaction. This science requires advanced high-vacuum experimental equipment as the aim is to observe how individual layers of atoms and molecules behave on the extremely pure surface of a metal, for instance. It must therefore be possible to determine exactly which element is admitted to the system. Contamination could jeopardize all the measurements. Acquiring a complete picture of the reaction requires great precision and a combination of many different experimental techniques. Gerhard Ertl has founded an experimental school of thought by showing how reliable results can be attained in this difficult area of research. His insights have provided the scientific basis of modern surface chemistry: his method-ology is used in both academic research and the indust-rial development of chemical processes. The approach developed by Ertl is based not least on his studies of the Haber-Bosch process, in which nitrogen is extracted from the air for inclusion in artificial fertilizers. This reaction, which functions using an iron surface as its catalyst, has enormous economic significance because the availability of nitrogen for growing plants is often restricted. Ertl has also studied the oxidation of carbon monoxide on platinum, a reaction that takes place in the catalyst of cars to clean exhaust emissions. |
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SURPRISE -- HE'S A ROYAL KENNEDY AFTER ALL! Breakthrough Institute December 16, 2005 Oakland, California — Ted Nordhaus and Michael Shellenberger, Co-Directors of the Breakthrough Institute and the authors of a widely discussed report arguing that environmentalism was failing to deal with the crisis of global warming, today called on Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. to resign his position as Senior Attorney at the Natural Resources Defense Council. On Friday, December 16, 2005, Kennedy, Jr. wrote an op-ed piece advocating against the Cape Wind project. The New York Times reported on December 14 that opponents of the wind farm were working with the notoriously antienvironmental lawmaker, Rep. Don Young, to pass an amendment to the Coast Guard budget bill that would ban new wind farms within 1.5 miles of a shipping lane or ferry route — legislation aimed directly at the Cape Wind farm project. The Breakthrough Institute statement by Ted Nordhaus and Michael Shellenberger follows:
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The East Coast media has missed the full dimensions of the California governor's accomplishments and bold proposals. Together, they constitute one of the most astounding, imaginative and forward-thinking agendas in our recent history. |
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Bush hunts the terrorists down and pressures nation-states to give up their sponsorship of
terror gangs, Schwarzenegger is working to solve the problem of Islamic terrorism once and
for all — by ending our dependence on foreign oil and stopping the worldwide economic
and climatic distortions that global oil usage causes. He's doing it by providing aggressive state leadership to open the way for hydrogen fuel cell cars. While President Bush speaks of the advent of these vehicles in the indefinite future, Gov. Schwarzenegger is bringing them to the here and now by converting gas stations along California's interstate highways to provide hydrogen fuel as well as gasoline. With financing projected to come one-third each from federal, state and private sources, California will offer hydrogen fuel every few miles in urban areas and at least every 20 miles along the highway system by 2010. Eventually, he and the leaders of Washington, Oregon, Baja California and British Columbia will work together to create a "hydrogen highway" that will run from B.C. (British Columbia) to B.C. (Baja California). The Schwarzenegger plan calls for state-subsidized production of hydrogen and for tax incentives for those who purchase hydrogen cars. Replacing gasoline engines with hydrogen-fuel cells would eliminate two-thirds of America's need for oil — a demand that we could meet entirely with domestically produced oil. Since California accounts for 20 percent of U.S. new-car purchases, the tail will wag the dog and a national hydrogen grid will become almost inevitable. more
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"This is a program that is connected more with an emergency than with peacetime development."
Hydrogen Hero David Freeman
2002 Fuel Cell Seminar Keynote Address, Palm Springs. California
Legendary energy advisor to U.S. presidents David Freeman, now Chairman of the California Consumer Power and Conservation Financing Authority, urged fuel cell developers not to discount the internal combustion hydrogen engine as the key element in accelerating the creation of a national hydrogen fuel infrastructure.
"This nation is in serious trouble over oil. Oil money has been the foundation of terrorism in this world. The country needs to get off oil now. The country needs fuel cells now.
"We need a program of hydrogen now. I am not talking about hydrogen from fossil fuel - but from electrolysis. The fuel cell needs to be connected to renewable energy. Wind. Solar.
"It is insufficient to focus on the fuel cell and not the fuel. The I.C.E. (hydrogen internal combustion engine) car is not the enemy of the fuel cell. It would hasten the arrival of the fuel cell."
- David Freeman at the 2002 Fuel Cell Seminar
Power Lunch Marylin Berlin Snell Sierra/Utne Reader
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morning session of the North American Energy Summit in Albuquerque. He says that in
addition to the mainstays of oil and natural gas, energy policy must look to coal, nuclear
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Address: Kyle McSlarrow Windows Media Global Challenges for U.S. Energy Policy: Economic, Environmental, and Security Risks Brookings Institution March 2, 2004 KEYNOTE.PDF |
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University of Singapore Develops Lithium Nitride Storage of Hydrogen - Claims
11.4% Hydrogen-by-Weight World Record Christopher
Tan Dr Chen Ping, a 36-year-old chemist from China's Shandong province, is spearheading research into storing hydrogen in a solid medium, lithium nitride, and releasing it on demand - like electricity from a battery. ...Dr Chen literally stumbled upon how hydrogen can be bonded to solids six years ago, soon after joining NUS after |
| graduating from Xiamen University with a doctorate. She was working on nano materials when she found that lithium reacted with hydrogen at high temperatures. In 2001, that accidental discovery was repeated and verified. 'We achieved a storage capacity almost twice that of the best existing solid-state hydrogen storage material,' she recounted with excitement. 'We submitted the results to Nature. To our delight, they published it in their November 2002 issue.' Her pioneering work soon won her global recognition, and she has been invited to address the major carmakers as well as government agencies and universities in Japan. She was also invited to visit California-based Sandia National Laboratories - a leading state defence technology provider - and worked there as a guest consultant in May and June this year. Now the US Department of Energy wants her to join its Annual Review Meeting of Hydrogen Project. | |
"And although Bush did launch a $1.7
billion hydrogen initiative, most experts see hydrogen technology as too far in the future
to be a meaningful solution in the here and now, especially when other technologies, such
as fuel cells, are rapidly emerging." |
Confusing the Public "Hydrogen seems closer or further away,
depending on current fashion. At the moment, a number of, I think, rather poor reports are
being published saying it’s very far away. They reached that conclusion by assuming
inefficient cars and disintegrated implementation. The market is not constrained by that
perception, fortunately. The people who are developing the technologies are continuing to
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Responses to Joe Romm's "We estimate that the life-cycle
costs of owning and operating a hydrogen FCV would be $2,290 less than owning and operating a conventional
gasoline car..., even though the FCV cost $2,800 more initially. This savings would increase to $3,260 over the life
of the car if the auto companies succeeded in lowering their fuel cell system costs to
$20/kW. But
this FC cost reduction is not necessary to achieve life-cycle cost savings
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'Dr. Hydrogen' Backs Out of Deal Plans to Purchase Former Lawrence Farmland Plant Fall Apart Chad Lawhorn Lawrence Journal-World |
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Billings Bids for Idled Lawrence, Kan., Fertilizer Plant to Build Fuel Cell Manufacturing
Facility Miami Herald
April 15, 2004 Billings said he believed a hydrogen cell manufacturing plant could produce 100 jobs for the area during the next two years and could grow to 700 to 800 jobs by the end of the decade, depending on how quickly Detroit automakers adopt the technology. The deal -- financial terms of which haven't been disclosed -- is far from complete. |
Billings said a May 1 deadline created by Farmland also made the deal difficult to complete. He said Farmland, which is liquidating its assets as part of a bankruptcy proceeding, had reached a deal to sell the bulk of the facility's fertilizer production equipment to Louisiana Chemical Equipment Co. The fertilizer equipment was of prime interest to Billings because in addition to manufacturing fuel cells, he intended to produce fertilizer at the site as a way of providing cash to his hydrogen company. |
When hydrogen is split off from methane and added to nitrogen and oxygen, it becomes anhydrous ammonia, which in turn is used to make the other basic components of fertilizer -- ammonium nitrate, urea, nitrogen solutions, ammonium sulfate and ammoniated phosphates. -- Financial Times August 7, 2000 |
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"I continue to be amazed at how
comparatively little is being spent across the board by the federal government or by
Detroit to reduce vehicular emissions from cars, trucks and buses and also to develop
alternative energy systems that will reduce America's dependence on foreign oil. Why are
CAFE standards (for auto fuel efficiency) more lax now than they have been in 15 years?
Why will a Detroit auto company spend $900 million in one year just to change the body
design on an existing car, but only a tiny fraction of that on cleaner alternative drive
train technologies? Frankly, funding for our flywheel hybrid program deserves to be a
hundred times larger, and development of other companies' equally promising alternative
energy technologies deserve to be well funded too. America spends an enormous amount every
year to protect its foreign oil supplies by projecting its military power abroad. Even if
we spent only 5% of that amount on alternative energy, it would be likely to lead to major
technological breakthroughs or acceleration in the deployment of systems such as ours, in
which much has already been invested. In my opinion, if this were to occur, it would
result in a dramatic reduction of the need for so large a military budget." |
Dennis Weaver, HYDROGEN HERO
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for a number of years and have seen some very disturbing changes taking place," said
Weaver, now 78. "Scientists are telling us that we are now heading toward environmental suicide." But Weaver believes that direction can be changed. "We can have a sustainable future," he said. "This idea that we have to choose one (ecology) over the other (economy) is a false idea." To drive home this message, [Weaver's Institute of Ecolonomics] on May 1 will start the Drive to Survive 2003. That project involves driving a fleet of vehicles powered by alternate energy sources, including hydrogen fuel, from California to the nation’s capital. The cross-country trip reverses one made in 1919 by then Army Maj. Dwight Eisenhower to show the potential of the internal combustion gasoline engine. "We think it’s time to make that trip again, but demonstrate the need and tremendous potential of hydrogen," Weaver said. The reliance on oil and gas is not sustainable, given the finite sources of those fossil fuels, he said. Moreover, the nation needs to conserve its oil now so there will be time to make the transition to alternate fuels, he stressed. "We need to push the envelope a little bit," he said. "We need a national commitment, the same kind we made when we decided to rebuild after World War II." If public and private entities concerned about the ecology and the economy work together, a sustainable future will result, he said. "I often describe the environmentalists and the industrialists like two horses in the same harness, pulling in different directions," he said. "We need to get those horses pulling in the same direction. "We don’t have to choose between the two," he reiterated. "We can have a strong economy and still save the place where we live." Actor Dennis Weaver Visits Valley by Paul Fattig Mail Tribune, Medford, Oregon January 3, 2003 Dennis Weaver Stars in 'Touched by an Angel' in Role Written for Him Paralleling What He Is Doing in Real Life to Stop Importation of Oil and Champion Use of Hydrogen Dennis Weaver/PRNewswire January 16, 2003 |
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"Objectively speaking, the publication of the work under consideration is deemed to
fall within the concept of scientific dishonesty. In view of the subjective requirements
made in terms of intent or gross negligence, however, Bjørn Lomborg's publication cannot
fall within the bounds of this characterization. Conversely, the publication is deemed
clearly contrary to the standards of good scientific practice."
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Widely-published science and
science fiction author looks at the hydrogen issueBringing Fuel-cell
Gospel to University of California, Davis |
 In 1979, Ballard
founded Ballard Power Systems Inc.,
based near Vancouver, British Columbia, which pioneered fuel cells that power cars, trucks
and buses. Four years ago, he started General Hydrogen, a company
which focuses on building an infrastructure that would make hydrogen fuel more widely
available. Three years ago, Time magazine named him a "Hero for the
Planet" and he was recently made chairman of the board of advisers for the Institute of Transportation
Studies at UC Davis. On Friday, Ballard told a packed room of engineering students and professors that fuel cells will not only revolutionize transportation, but also change how energy is stored and distributed. For the first time, he said, large amounts of electricity will be available under the hoods of cars. In fact, if 4 percent of the vehicles on California roads today ran on fuel cells, he said, they could generate the same amount of energy produced by all the electrical power plants in the state. He said homes, even entire buildings, could be powered by cars idling silently outside. "Transportation as we know it is about to revolutionize our way of life," he said. |
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How Does Oil Influence World Politics? BBC TALKING POINTS SEPTEMBER 1, 2002 RealAudio get RealPlayer "Unless
the Western democracies institute aggressive programs to develop renewable energy
resources now, all future democratic policy will by necessity be based upon access to
diminishing supplies of oil - the great majority held by Middle Eastern
dictatorships. Hence, freedom will be lost and foreign dictators will rule the West
by proxy." |
Dennis Weaver delivers keynote
address at the Spring 2001 CHBC Meeting |
"I’ve been walking around the planet for a number of years and have seen some
very disturbing changes taking place," said Weaver, now 78. Actor and Malibu resident Dennis
Weaver and his wife, Gerry, who are on an environmental crusade that has taken them from
conference to conference throughout the Southwest, currently drive a Prius. But their
focus is to promote hydrogen technology for vehicles that would be completely independent
from gasoline in the future. " |
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"If carbon based energy sources must be set aside, and I believe they must, then the only remaining viable source, at this stage in our development, is nuclear. Yes, there will be other possibilities in the future. Recently there has been speculation in the press that Hydrogen could be mined directly from deep earth sources, and Hydrogen is the fuel and element of space. But within the scope of today’s technology, nuclear fission is the only viable, clean source of large quantities of energy."
Dr. Geoffrey Ballard
Founder, Ballard Power Systems
Chairman, General Hydrogen
Keynote Address
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Geoffrey Ballard's remarkable
achievement has been to compress the size, increase the power and lower the cost of the
fuel cell, an electrochemical device that combines oxygen with hydrogen to generate
electricity. Hydrogen fuel cells will provide the power to propel all vehicles without
harming the environment, converting the universe's most abundant element into electricity.
A hydrogen powered world might have a number of interesting benefits, such as slowing
temperature increases around the world, ending North America's dependence on foreign oil,
and even our vulnerability to terrorists.
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EarthVision Environmental News July 8, 2002
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with Gerry [Weaver] of the Institute of Ecolonomics, for ten years has been encouraging
businesses to profit while cleaning up the environment. His non-profit group has members
throughout the U.S., publishes a newsletter, and has been honored for its achievements.
Ecolonomics is now taught at three colleges. In November The Institute will conduct a hydrogen-fueled vehicles expedition, The Drive for Life, with Dennis as one of the drivers, from Los Angeles to Denver. It will call attention to the World Congress To Initiate The Hydrogen Economy, co-sponsored by The Institute, to be held in Denver in November. more PRNewswire May 23, 2001
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Nature Magazine's
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| Winner Geoffrey Ballard Founder, Ballard Power Systems Geoffrey
Ballard was selected for his work as the founder of the leading fuel-cell manufacturer,
Ballard Power Systems. Ballard Power Systems Inc. was founded in 1979 under the name
Ballard Research Inc. to conduct research and development in high-energy lithium
batteries. In 1983, Ballard began developing proton-exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cells.
Proof-of-concept fuel cells followed, beginning in 1989, and from 1992–94 sub-scale
and full-scale prototype systems were developed to demonstrate the technology. Today,
these systems have evolved into pre-commercial prototypes proving the practicality of the
Ballard® fuel cell, and fuel cells are widely viewed as viable alternatives to
conventional technologies. Ballard's focus is now on working with its strategic partners
to develop competitive products for mass markets by reducing cost and implementing
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Finalist Dr Bragi Arnason Chemist, University of Iceland The pioneer of the hydrogen society concept is Professor
Bragi Arnason of the University of Iceland in Reykjavik - who has now earned himself the
nickname "Professor Hydrogen". He first put forward the idea of basing Iceland's
economy on home-produced hydrogen back in the 1970s, and admits that at the time, people
thought he was crazy. But politicians started to take a different attitude once major
corporations started to visit his laboratories to hear more about his ideas. The idea at
the heart of the project is that Iceland can use its pollution-free, cheap electricity to
"split" water into its component parts of hydrogen and oxygen through the
process of electrolysis, something it has already been doing for nearly 50 years at a
plant producing ammonia for fertilisers. ..."In Iceland we don't have to wait for
solar energy to become economic because we have this cheap hydropower and geothermal
energy. We can start now." |
Hawaiian
Hydrogen Bill
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San Francisco Chronicle: Hawaii in the Vanguard
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The two countries will sign a strategic memorandum of co-operation on developing hydrogen
energy, the China-Italy Workshop on Hydrogen said yesterday in Beijing. The workshop was sponsored by the Ministry of Science & Technology and the Italian Embassy to China, and organized by the China Energy Research Society. About 80 experts from both countries discussed technical problems related to hydrogen production, storage and utilization. Carlo Rubbia, chairman of the Italian National Board for New Technology, Energy and Environment, said in his keynote speech that the development of hydrogen energy heralds a new road towards zero-emission of pollution in the industrialization era. Rubbia won the Nobel Prize in physics. Vice-Premier Li Lanqing met with Rubbia yesterday in Beijing, exchanging ideas on research and development of renewable energy. Rubbia called the possibility of producing clean energy from coal by removing carbon as "very promising and valuable." Rubbia said such research efforts will greatly benefit China, a country that suffers from acid rain because of its heavy dependence on coal. Ma Songde, vice-minister of Science and Technology, said China is actively developing different methods of producing clean energy, including hydrogen, to help co-ordinate its economic growth and environmental protection. |
Geoffery Ballard Creator of "Earth Day"
"It is time to move beyond those
technologies that were developed in the 19th century -- diesel engines and
gasoline-powered internal combustion engines and steam engines and turbines and hydropower
reservoirs -- to new energy sources powered by the sun, the wind, biological sources,
hydrogen, geothermal. We have in hand the technology to begin that process swiftly." Hayes wants to rally public pressure on
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University of Hawaii Chemistry Professor Named National Success Story Craig Jensen |
| University of Hawaii at
Manoa Professor of Chemistry Craig M. Jensen has been named the 1999 Research Success
Story by the Hydrogen Technical Advisory Panel and the U.S. Department of Energy for his
work developing effective new catalysts for hydrogen-based energy production. Jensen described his work at the Hydrogen Technical Advisory Panel annual meeting April 67 in Washington, D.C. Jensen's work in the Department of Chemistry, which is part of the Hawai'i Natural Energy Institute's (HNEI) Hydrogen Program, focuses primarily on finding efficient, cheaper methods of storing hydrogen as an onboard energy carrier. One of the storage methods being explored is the use of metallic hydride compounds in which a high weight percentage of hydrogen is chemically bonded to metal centers. However, the hydrogen in these compounds is strongly bonded, and large amounts of energy must be used to pull hydrogen off the metal.
Research conducted by Jensen has led to the development of a new catalyst, or a substance that accelerates the release of hydrogen from the metals, thus dramatically reducing the temperature required for rapid desorption of hydrogen. This discovery could greatly reduce the weight and cost of fuel cell systems, making hydrogen-powered vehicles more practical and economically feasible. -- University of Hawaii |
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April 29, 1999 The Honorable Ron Packard Dear Mr. Chairman, We write to urge your support for an increase in the Department of Energy's hydrogen research program for FY2000. As you know, Congressman Bob Walker of Pennsylvania led the effort in the 104th congress to see the Hydrogen Future Act of 1996 passed and signed into law. Although the Hydrogen Future Act of 1996 authorized $35 million for the hydrogen research program in FY2000, the Department of Energy's FY2000 budget request for this program is only $28 million. Hydrogen as a fuel is on the cutting-edge of renewable energy sources. Used by NASA to power the Space Shuttle, hydrogen can eventually be used to meet most power needs, cleanly and economically. It can power airplanes and cars and provide heat for homes and businesses. Rather than relying on imported fuels, we can use hydrogen produced in this country to grow our economy without harming our environment. Expanding the use of hydrogen and other renewable energy sources will increase U.S. competitiveness, reduce U.S. dependence on foreign oil, and enhance our national security Hydrogen is the most abundant of all the elements on earth. There is an inexhaustible supply of hydrogen that can more than meet all energy needs. And it can be used with no pollution. When hydrogen burns it generates only energy and water and therefore is a clean fuel. By using a device known as a fuel cell, hydrogen combines with oxygen to produce electricity. The Department of Energy's hydrogen research program encourages the development of technologies to reduce the cost and adverse environmental impacts of energy use. This program will facilitate the introduction of hydrogen into our national energy strategy. The value of a non-polluting fuel source in our urban non-attainment areas cannot be overlooked. In the context of the overall FY2000 Department of Energy budget, our request for an increase of $7 million for the hydrogen research program is modest in comparison to what foreign governments and companies spend to develop hydrogen technologies in world markets. Should you require any additional information, please do not hesitate to contact us. Again, thank you for your consideration of this request. Sincerely,
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