Progress report on hydrogen production and utilization for community and automotive power
Abstract
Each of a number of future energy sources can be used to obtain hydrogen which can be easily and safely stored and transported. Hydrogen can be substituted for almost every combustible fuel with only moderate changes in equipment. Hydrogen can be transported in pipelines more cheaply and with less energy losses than electricity through wires. A description is given of a number of projects which have been undertaken to demonstrate the utility of hydrogen. The Hydrogen Homestead is the first step of multiphase project moving toward implementation of hydrogen energy. The 'Homestead' is a private dwelling in which natural gas appliances have been converted for hydrogen operation. Another project considered involves the development of a small scale, low cost electrolyzer suitable to operate at remote sites and interface with energy sources.
- Publication:
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13th Intersociety Energy Conversion Engineering Conference
- Pub Date:
- 1978
- Bibcode:
- 1978iece.conf.1185R
- Keywords:
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- Energy Storage;
- Energy Technology;
- Hydrogen Production;
- Hydrogen-Based Energy;
- Technology Assessment;
- Transportation Energy;
- Cost Effectiveness;
- Energy Sources;
- Energy Transfer;
- Hydrogen Fuels;
- Pipelines;
- Safety Management;
- Energy Production and Conversion