Hydrogen Economy Opportunities, Costs, Barriers, and R&d Needs

The announcement of a hydrogen fuel initiative in the President's 2003 State of the Union speech substantially increased interest in the potential for hydrogen to play a major role in the nation's long-term energy future. Prior to that event, DOE asked the National Research Council to examine key technical issues about the hydrogen economy to assist in the development of its hydrogen R&D program. Included in the assessment were the current state of technology; future cost estimates; CO2 emissions; distribution, storage, and end use considerations; and the DOE RD&D program. The report provides an assessment of hydrogen as a fuel in the nation's future energy economy and describes a number of important challenges that must be overcome if it is to make a major energy contribution. Topics covered include the hydrogen end-use technologies, transportation, hydrogen production technologies, and transition issues for hydrogen in vehicles.National Research Council (U.S.), Committee on Alternatives and Strategies for Future Hydrogen Production and Use Staff is the author of 'Hydrogen Economy Opportunities, Costs, Barriers, and R&d Needs', published 2004 under ISBN 9780309091633 and ISBN 0309091632.