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Hydrogen Power

Hydrogen Power Rich Harth Chris Bartlow Kathleen Montz Rose Morgans Objectives Whether or not hydrogen is a viable source of energy. Can it be developed? Obstacles: Environmental, Social, and Political Sustainable? What is Hydrogen? Gas Found everywhere

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Hydrogen Power

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  1. Hydrogen Power Rich Harth Chris Bartlow Kathleen Montz Rose Morgans

  2. Objectives • Whether or not hydrogen is a viable source of energy. • Can it be developed? • Obstacles: Environmental, Social, and Political • Sustainable?

  3. What is Hydrogen? • Gas • Found everywhere • Found in water • http://tonto.eia.doe.gov/kids/energy.cfm?page=hydrogen_home-basics-k.cfm • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydrogen

  4. Production of Hydrogen • Steam reforming • Electrolysis 1800 –English scientists William Nicholson and Sir Anthony Carlisle • Gasification

  5. Introduction • For transportation not electrical production • Hydrogen is combustible • 2 H2(g) + O2 (g) → 2 H2O(l)  Internal combustion engines • Fuel cells  Use hydrogen to produce electricity • Under development

  6. How Does Hydrogen Power Work? • Fuel Cell Internal Combustion?

  7. History • 1766 Henry Cavendish • Produced Hydrogen • 1845 Sir William Grove • “Father of fuel cell” • 1959 Francis T. Bacon • Tractor http://www.hydrogenassociation.org/general/factSheet_history.pdf

  8. In Recent History • Very new technology commercially • Result of fossil fuel limitability • Under production • Requires a new field of economy

  9. Supporting Evidence • Fuel Cell Cars • Fuel Cell 18 wheelers • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_hydrogen_internal_combustion_engine_vehicles • Hydrogen Generators • http://www.trulitetech.com/datasheets/KH4_sm.pdf • Fuel Cell Buses • Fuel Cell Bikes • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydrogen_vehicle

  10. Evidence Rebuttal • Hydrogen's availability • Cost • Hydrogen is a gas • Danger • Requires Resources • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydrogen_economy

  11. Outlook on Production • Natural Gases • From Coal • Nuclear Power • Renewable Resources • http://www.hydrogen.energy.gov/production.html

  12. Complications • Hard to store • Conversion to usable Hydrogen • Cost • Distribution • Wikipedia article on hydrogen

  13. Safety Hazards . . • Hydrogen has the widest explosive/ignition mix range with air of all the gases except acetylene. That means that whatever the mix proportion between air and hydrogen, a hydrogen leak will lead to an explosion, not a mere flame. • Wikipedia article on hydrogen economy

  14. Solutions to Problems • Hydrogen transport vehicles • Fuel Cell Infrastructure • New Thermodynamically efficient Technologies • US DOE Hydrogen, Fuel Cells & Intrastructure Technologies Program

  15. Wikipedia article on hydrogen economy

  16. Effects on the Environment • Emissions of CO2 • Electrolysis of water • Fossil fuel reforming • By-products of hydrogen-nitrogen reactions in internal combustion engines • Leaked Hydrogen can become catalyst for ozone depletion • Wikipedia article on hydrogen economy

  17. Laws and Regulations • Flame detectors must be used • -Implementation of higher standards to detect early leaks • -“Standard for the installation of stationary fuel cell power systems” (Wiki) • - Codes and standards have been a major barrier to deploying hydrogen technologies and developing a hydrogen economy • -DOE is currently in the process of devising safety codes, standards and regulations

  18. Sustainability • Hydrogen can be produced in a variety of ways • -Most efficient way is by electrolysis of water • -Water can be recycled and used for drinking • -Overall sustainable as it is the most abundant element in the universe

  19. Efficiency • Hydrogen is an energy carrier, not a source • Relies on the use of other fuels to be used • Overall use of energy to create outweighs energy production

  20. Wikipedia article on hydrogen economy

  21. Renewable Better for the Environment Good replacement for Gasoline? Development Conclusion

  22. Questions?

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