Using hydrogen as the basic fuel of the future (September AtE) was discussed at a conference sponsored by the Cornell Energy Project at Cornell University, and it brought the advocates and the skeptics together.
Opinions differed, but it seems clear that hydrogen will find particular use in "energy intensive" applications, such as jet aircraft, where low weight and high temperatures are required. On the other hand, neither hydrogen nor anything else in the foreseeable future can compete with electricity in ease of distribution and ease of regulation and control.
Hydrogen fired electric power plants may be one of the answers. But for running cars, hydrogen may have the edge until a high energy density, lightweight, low temperature, many times rechargable, and cheap battery is invented.
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Vol. 1, No. 2
Newsletter: Access to Energy Newsletter Archive Volume: Volume 1 Issue/No.: Vol. 1, No. 2 Date: October 01, 1973 04:59 PM Title: Bottleneck or "bottom of the barrel"?
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