Hydrogen, produced from tap water, could become the forever fuel of the future, generating power for homes, industry, and cars.
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| Hydrogen is “a renewable, versatile, simple sustainable domestic energy” and there is no danger of running out of hydrogen because it is the most abundant element in the universe. Hydrogen can be produced through a thermal, electrolytic, or photolytic process from fossil fuels, biomass, or water. Renewable and nuclear systems can produce hydrogen from water using a thermal or electrolytic process. People can even produce it in their homes with relatively simple apparatus. The Hydrogen Economy is the term used to mark the shift from fossil fuels such as coal, oil, and gas to hydrogen. The vision of a Hydrogen Economy is one of an unlimited source of fuel that would be used to generate energy without releasing carbon and other pollutants into the air. Hydrogen has the potential to do for the energy revolution what the computer and the Internet have done for the information revolution. Fuel cells are considered the “microchip of the hydrogen age,” the key to abundant energy from secure, renewable resources. Ultimately, fuel cells supplying homes, businesses, and industries could be linked to a national power grid allowing surplus power at one location to be transferred to areas experiencing power shortages. |
: In fact, I heard that it takes MORE energy to separate the hydrogen from the other element(s) than you will then be able to get back out of the hydrogen. You have to put more energy into it than you get out of it, so it can't actually be considered an energy "source." It is, in fact, an energy SINK. That doesn't mean it's completely useless, though. It does work as a way to STORE energy. But the energy must first be generated by some other source. So, in summation, hydrogen is not an energy source, but it makes a good battery.
