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Hydrogen Renewable Energy. Anais Corrales Calah Gowdy Ashley Lokey. The Research. Scientist. Scientists have also discovered that some algae and bacteria produce hydrogen under certain conditions, using sunlight as their energy source.
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Hydrogen Renewable Energy Anais Corrales Calah Gowdy Ashley Lokey
Scientist • Scientists have also discovered that some algae and bacteria produce hydrogen under certain conditions, using sunlight as their energy source. • Experiments are underway to find ways to induce these microbes to produce hydrogen efficiently.
Scientist • A hydrogen fuel cell generates electricity through an electrochemical reaction using hydrogen and oxygen. • the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPACT 2005) and the Advanced Energy Initiative of 2006, aims to develop hydrogen, fuel cell and infrastructure technologies to make fuel-cell vehicles practical and cost-effective by 2020. • The United States has dedicated more than one billion dollars to fuel cell research and development so far.
Enviromentalist • Hydrogen fuel cells are very efficient and produce only water as a by-product, but they are expensive to build. • An engine converted to burn pure hydrogen produces only water and minor amounts of NOX as exhaust. • Adding just five percent hydrogen to gasoline can significantly lower emissions of nitrogen oxides (NOx), which contribute to ground-level ozone pollution.
enviromentalist • It does not release harmful carbon dioxide that is detrimental to our atmosphere. • It is a clean fuel that can be used in places where it’s hard to use electricity. Sending electricity a long way costs four times as much as shipping hydrogen by pipeline.
economist • Hydrogen is expensive to produce and store. Transition from fossil fuels to hydrogen will be expensive as well • Investments in Hydrogen fuel cell research • Hydrogen production and distribution should provide new employment opportunities
Socialist • Used ever since the 1970s, named by a scientist named Lavoisier in 1783 • Used in California as test fuel cell cars • Used as space shuttle fuel (liquid hydrogen cells) • Hydrogen fuel cells power the shuttle’s electrical systems, producing pure water, which is used by the crew as drinking water.
socialist • Only utilized in California, Louisiana and Texas • Means of transportation both public and private. Clean fuel, no pollution, no emission Hydrogen fueling station at California Fuel Cell Partnership
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