The answer to the fuel crisis

1. Hydrogen Fuel Cells:
The Answer to the fuel
crisis
Presentation By:
Zachary Windle
Daniel Aguilar
Justin Alleman

2. How did hydrogen fuel start?
In 2003 the Bush Administration released a
statement saying that hydrogen fuel cells is
the gasoline of the future
Hydrogen fuel would no longer make the
United States rely on foreign oil and would
cut ties with the middle east
The Department of Energy spent 1.2 billon
dollars on the “Hydrogen Program” which
was derived from Bush’s Hydrogen Fuel
Initiative

3. Hydrogen Timeline
In 1893 Sir William Robert Grove mixed hydrogen
and oxygen to produce electricity and water, it was
inefficient and produced very little energy
In 1889 Ludwig Mond and Charles Langer coined the
term, “fuel cell” and tried to build it with air and
industrial coal fuel
In the 1920’s Fuel Cell Research in Germany helped
paved the way for future cell research
An engineer by the name of Francis T. Bacon began
his research for the fuel cell in the 1930’s this
proved to be useful in the development of future
research
In October of 1959 Harry Karl Ihrig powered the first
vehicle with a fuel cell

4. Hydrogen Timeline (cont.)
During the early 1960’s General Electronics produced the first
electrical power powered by fuel cells on NASA’S Gemini and
Apollo space capsules
NASA decided that it was too bulky and dangerous for their
space shuttles
The first bus was powered by a fuel cell was completed in
1993
The United States passed the Hydrogen Future Act in 1996
In 1998 Iceland transformed its economy into a hydrogen fuel
cell based one
In 1999 in Germany released the first hydrogen-based fuel
station

5. The Goals of Hydrogen Fuel and
Why it is important
The Goal of Hydrogen Fuel is to reduce
petroleum use, reduce greenhouse gas
emissions, and reduce air pollution
Promote the use of new technology and
research on the development of hydrogen
fuel
Why is it important? We have only one earth
with how much carbon dioxide we put into
the air we are ruining it. Why not spent
money and time on preserving the earth by
means of producing clean and efficient
energy for humanity.

6. Complications with Hydrogen
Fuel
Limited Knowledge of the
subject
It’s very expensive to fund for
research
America spent 1.2 billion
dollars on research for
hydrogen fuel
However America also spent
1.8 billion on promoting
healthy marriage (a.k.a.
banning gay marriage)
America also spends 3 billion
each month on the Iraq War
Seems like America really
seems concerned with
promoting hydrogen fuel right?
People aren’t all that ‘hyped’ up
about hydrogen fuel
Research companies aren’t really
ready to commit their time and
money
Hydrogen is really explosive and
you can’t get one by itself without
it being dangerous and stable
Trying to harness power from
hydrogen seems nearly impossible
A professor at Stanford University
was quoted saying, “the advantage
of hydrogen, if you have to burn
carbon fuels (coal, oil, or gas) to
manufacture it, would be negligible

7. Fuel Cells would not only affect
the United States, but would
affect the entire world
This would help the ecosystem dramatically by
giving off less CO2 emissions
Fuel cells have the potential to very quickly
double the efficiency of cars while significantly
reducing air pollution.
We need a lot of money but researchers are
saying if the world is willing to commit to a
cleaner energy source by 2020 the world could
be seeing a dramatic transition from fossil fuel
to hydrogen fuel and a more effective and
cleaner energy source

8. Hydrogen is the breakthrough
we need
Many technological advances has already
been made to make hydrogen the main
source of energy
Fossil Fuel is becoming scarce
The price of oil would decrease dramatically
If we don’t find a solution for a cleaner
earth we will be tangled up in our own mess

9. How does hydrogen cells
work?
Chemical reactions create energy, so
the hydrogen cell is able to create
direct electric energy from the
breakdown of atoms inside the cell.

10. Hydrogen Cells in Vehicles
Many companies have started to produce
hydrogen fuel cars.
Honda, BMW and Chevrolet have their own
hydrogen fuel cell prototype car.
California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger
is pushing to have 200 hydrogen filling
stations built by 2010.
Our dependence on oil and oil prices will go
down.

11. Hydrogen Cars VS. Electric Cars
Electric cars are known as total zero
emission vehicles, but they need electricity
to run.
Electric cars will cause a greater demand on
electricity which will make electricity prices
go up.
These batteries are not reliable since they
need a couple of hours to recharge.

12. Hydrogen Is The Cleanest Energy
To generate electricity some electric
companies pollute the environment
more as electricity demand grows;
electric cars will raise the demand.
Hydrogen cars not only run on water
but they purify it and send it back to
the environment.

13. Hydrogen Fuel VehiclesSeptember 12, 2006
BMW announced their first car that runs on water.
BMW is putting it on mass production until 2010.

14. Hydrogen Cell BMW
This car can run on water and/or gasoline, the driver chooses
which one he wants to use just by pushing a button.
The BMW has 260 BHP and it is able to go 62.1 miles per gallon
of water.

15. Hydrogen Cell BMW
The BMW is a zero harmful emission car.
Water or hydrogen goes inside the fuel tank
and water vapor comes out the tail pipe.
The water is recycled and purified in the
process.
The price is said to be a little higher than
the gasoline version of this car but the car
provides better and cleaner energy than any
other alternate fuel.

16. Hydrogen powered tractor
Usually tractors use diesel fuel which is highly
pollutant.
New Holland built a tractor that runs on hydrogen
and it is expected to be mass produced until 2010.

17. Any Questions?

18. Works cited
“BMW to lease hydrogen cars in April.” msnbc.com 2006.
MSNBC. September 12 2006. <http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14798876/>
“Hydrogen cars.” hydrogen cars now.com 2005.
Hydrogen Cars Now. 2005. <http://www.hydrogencarsnow.com/>
“World’s first hydrogen fuel cell tractor” Aboutbloggreen.com 2009.
About Blog Green. 21 February 2009. http://www.autobloggreen.com
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