Hydrogen

Water

• Water – H2O

Hydrolysis

• Direct current can be used to split water into it’s components – Oxygen and Hydrogen

• How much hydrogen will you get as compared to Oxygen?

• Hydrogen is the most abundant element in the universe

• It is also the simplest

• When Hydrogen is burned the product of the reaction is….

•Water

• Problems with hydrogen • Costs a lot to make• Hard to store• A lot is needed to get

the same energy as a given amount of gasoline

• Infrastructure for dispensing does not exist

Fuel cells

• Do not burn hydrogen

• Instead use Hydrogen to produce electricity by combining hydrogen fuel with oxygen

• Can be fueled by anything that has a lot of Hydrogen including gasoline, alcohol or natural gas