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    Alternative Power Solutions Our society has become reliant upon technology and continues to increase with time. Computers and many other electronic devices are used in the houses and educational applications. These technologies depend on the energy companies to function. The quality of power that the consumer receives is determined by the area that they live. There are many different ways that these companies go about providing energy. The largest form of energy in the United States is coal

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    is where the energy in fossil fuels is originally derived. On earth hydrogen is mostly found in water. Hydrogen makes up roughly 11% of the mass of water and water is roughly 0.09% of the total mass of the earth. [2] How do you free the hydrogen? There are at least four ways do so. The most common is “steam reforming”, 95% of current hydrogen production comes from steam reforming fossil fuels. Environmentalists argue that using carbon-rich fuel sources like fossil fuels would defeat the purpose of

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    of CARB. They saw it as a way to solve their air quality problem and to better the state for future generations. However, Alan Lloyd of CARB, interpreted it slightly differently because of his biased opinion (became the Director of the California Fuel Cell Partnership).2 He, along with the oil companies, saw it as a loss of profits because if people started to only drive the EV1, then they would not need oil as much or as often. The EV1 was not a good thing to the oil companies and they did not want

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    Most of the energy we produce causes waste and pollution. Water allows us to cut some of this out of the equation. In 1874, a French author named Jules Verne wrote that hydrogen has the potential to be our next fuel source long before its potential was even discovered. And above all else, its abundant! Not only is the earth covered in 70% of water, but 90% of all matter contains hydrogen in it. Hydrogen itself produces miniscule amounts of pollution when burned. The problem that stands is that

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    The name of our city is Vetus, Georgia. Vetus is located in Atlanta, Georgia and was founded on December 29, 1847. We have a population of about 463, 878 people. The climate of Vetus usually tends to be hot and humid. The most well-known natural features located in our city include the Cattachoochi river, the Stone Mountain, and the Lake Lanier. Vetus is extremely well suited for business, and is even considered to be one of the top business cities. In-fact, Vetus contains many world headquarters

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    Fuel Cell Disadvantages

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    Hydrogen fuel cells are an emerging technology that could be the next mass produced energy source of the future. The application of hydrogen as a fuel source can be used to power cars, homes, and even cell phones. Hydrogen is the most abundant molecule in the universe. The most profound use for hydrogen fuel cells will be for vehicles. Hydrogen fuel cells will revolutionize the automobile industry. Hydrogen fuel has been used by NASA since the early 1970s to launch space stations and other rockets

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    Jasmine Nguyen, Annie Vo The energy source that will have a thorough description from how it works to what it’s made of and much more, is hydrogen fuel source. The first fuel cell was invented by Sir William Robert Grove in 1839. Hydrogen is the fuel of destiny mainly due to it’s elevated transformation efficiency, salvaging, and non-contaminating nature. Hydrogen plays a higher role in the sustainability of life and can be employed to cause energy. Hydrogen can also be manufactured using several

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    The UK and Scottish governments are committed to supporting innovation on sustainable hydrogen energy for pollution free environment. In the UK, this focus on innovation is managed by different players such as Government, Research Organisations and Private Enterprises. Many studies have pointed out the need for this innovation, which in some cases must be radical, with increases of between 2 and 10 times the current level of innovation. The European Union for example, mentions that it will take between

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    the extent of availability. The fact that fossil fuel is the primary source of energy means that distribution is uneven. It should be noted that oil, coal, and natural gas account for three-quarters of the global energy consumption. Indeed, it is estimated that traditional forms of energy such as wood and animal dung form the primary source of energy for close to two billion people across the globe. The realities raised by the use of fossil fuels create an incentive to explore alternative forms of

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