Why a hydrogen economy doesn't make sense

PhysOrg.com by Lisa Zyga | Dec. 11, 2006 (Opinion)

In a recent study, fuel cell expert Ulf Bossel explains that a hydrogen economy is a wasteful economy. The large amount of energy required to isolate hydrogen from natural compounds, package the light gas by compression or liquefaction, transfer the energy carrier to the user, plus the energy lost when it is converted to useful electricity with fuel cells, leaves around 25% for practical use -- an unacceptable value to run an economy in a sustainable future. Full Story »

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 by Duncan Brown - Oct. 1, 2008

The topic is vitally important, but the author of this piece chose only to regurgitate the source article. This is frustrating because the Bossel article that is its only source (“Does a Hydrogen Economy Make Sense?”) sounds like a serious attempt to put some boundaries on the current craze among politicians for the so-called hydrogen economy. The Proceedings of the IEEE is a serious peer reviewed journal, which doesn't print articles by cranks. The National Academy of Science has also given the hydrogen economy some serious attention, and published at least one report recently.

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