http://blogs.msdn.com/b/mspowerutilities/archive/2009/03/15/hydrogen-energy-the-lost-option.aspxBack in January I gave a keynote address at the Northwest Energy Innovation Summit in Boise, Idaho on the topic of Empowering Excellence in the Smart Energy Ecosystem. Other speakers at this excellent forum included former CIA Director James Woolsey,en-USTelligent Evolution Platform Developer Build (Build: 5.6.50428.7875)http://blogs.msdn.com/b/mspowerutilities/archive/2009/03/15/hydrogen-energy-the-lost-option.aspx#9929128Thu, 26 Nov 2009 16:29:17 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:9929128Hydrogen<p>You're very right, hydrogen has been eclipsed by wind and solar. &nbsp;I think big breakthroughs are in the near future for hydrogen though, and once they hit, I'm sure hydrogen will be back in the forefront with the others. &nbsp;Sounds like a cool conference!</p><div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=9929128" width="1" height="1">http://blogs.msdn.com/b/mspowerutilities/archive/2009/03/15/hydrogen-energy-the-lost-option.aspx#9776773Thu, 18 Jun 2009 20:13:21 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:9776773Energy<p>Producing Hydrogen on an industrial scale needn't emit CO2 into the atmosphere. &nbsp;Natural gas can be converted into a mixture of CO2 and Hydrogen, and it is possible to separate out the CO2 and pump it underground into depleted oil and gas reservoirs, leaving pure Hydrogen. &nbsp;This pure Hydrogen can then be used to generate clean electricity, or for clean transport... so with fossil fuels, as with so many things, it's what you do with them that counts!</p><div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=9776773" width="1" height="1">http://blogs.msdn.com/b/mspowerutilities/archive/2009/03/15/hydrogen-energy-the-lost-option.aspx#9481295Mon, 16 Mar 2009 15:34:47 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:9481295Tom<p>jackbond, because an updraft tower doesn't produce much energy compared to the amount of land it consumes, and nuclear power plants can produce orders of magnitude more power.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=9481295" width="1" height="1">http://blogs.msdn.com/b/mspowerutilities/archive/2009/03/15/hydrogen-energy-the-lost-option.aspx#9480958Mon, 16 Mar 2009 11:14:59 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:9480958jackhanbond<p>Tom, why would you build a nuclear power plant when you could build one of these far cheaper? <a rel="nofollow" target="_new" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_updraft_tower">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_updraft_tower</a></p><div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=9480958" width="1" height="1">http://blogs.msdn.com/b/mspowerutilities/archive/2009/03/15/hydrogen-energy-the-lost-option.aspx#9480285Mon, 16 Mar 2009 04:13:13 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:9480285Tom<p>Hydrogen as a &quot;fuel&quot; makes no sense because, unlike other fuels like natural gas, coal, etc., we would have to use large amounts of energy to produce hydrogen. Therefore, hydrogen is only useful to move energy from point A to point B.</p> <p>If we really want to become energy independent, reduce greenhouse gases, and reduce the cost of energy, we need to be building more nuclear power plants. And forget about niche &quot;solutions&quot; like hydrogen, solar, and wind. All these are a diversion avay from a real solution.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=9480285" width="1" height="1">http://blogs.msdn.com/b/mspowerutilities/archive/2009/03/15/hydrogen-energy-the-lost-option.aspx#9480246Mon, 16 Mar 2009 03:53:37 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:9480246byjoev<p>Hydrogen may have fallen off the front page but it is alive and well. </p> <p>The best iniatial application is in commercial transport especially hub &amp; spoke operations like the mail, logistics operators, taxis, etc.</p> <p>Check out <a rel="nofollow" target="_new" href="http://www.intelligent-energy.com/">http://www.intelligent-energy.com/</a> </p> <p>But where it will get really interestign is combining personal tranport with decentralised power generation at the household or community level.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=9480246" width="1" height="1">http://blogs.msdn.com/b/mspowerutilities/archive/2009/03/15/hydrogen-energy-the-lost-option.aspx#9480225Mon, 16 Mar 2009 03:43:32 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:9480225PaulaCleese<p>hydrogen is defenitly under the radar. I have no idea why it isn't a bigger option when it comes to renewable energy sources. Informative article, thanks</p><div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=9480225" width="1" height="1">