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Hydrogen Energy

Hydrogen Basics

In many ways, hydrogen is the perfect fuel. It is the cleanest burning and the most efficient. Hydrogen can produce electricity, and electricity can produce hydrogen, creating an energy loop that is renewable and harmless to the environment. Hydrogen combines chemically with most elements, so it has been utilized as an industrial chemical in a wide range of applications for many years. In vehicles, hydrogen is being used to produce electricity that powers a motor by combining it with oxygen in a fuel cell.

What is Hydrogen?

Hydrogen is the most abundant element, comprising about three quarters of the mass in the universe. Hydrogen is found in the water that covers 70% of the earth's surface and in all organic matter.

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The Simplest Element

Hydrogen is made up of just one proton and one electron

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The Lightest Element

Hydrogen is the lightest of all elements and gases, and is 14 times lighter than air

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Colorless, Odorless, and Nontoxic

Hydrogen produces no tailpipe emissions when used in a fuel cell vehicle

How is hydrogen produced?

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A gaseous hydrogen "spill" diffuses immediately into the air, and does not pollute the ground or groundwater.

Why is hydrogen the cleanest fuel?

Unlike carbon-based fuels, hydrogen produces no harmful byproducts upon combustion. Only power, heat and clean water are produced when hydrogen is combined with oxygen in a fuel cell.

How is hydrogen the most efficient fuel?

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The highest combustion energy per pound, relative to any other fuel

Hydrogen is more efficient on a weight basis than other fuels

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Two to three times more energy than other common fuels

Hydrogen combines readily with oxygen, releasing considerable energy as heat