Green Options » Reuters Global Environmental Summit http://greenoptions.com/tag/reuters-global-environmental-summit Posts tagged 'Reuters Global Environmental Summit' Tue, 07 Oct 2008 05:21:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en “Hydrogen Cities” To Build An Economy Of Hydrogen Cars Over The Next Decade http://sustainablog.org/2008/10/06/hydrogen-cities-to-build-an-economy-of-hydrogen-cars-over-the-next-decade/ http://sustainablog.org/2008/10/06/hydrogen-cities-to-build-an-economy-of-hydrogen-cars-over-the-next-decade/#comments Tue, 07 Oct 2008 05:21:08 +0000 Reenita Malhotra http://sustainablog.org/2008/10/06/hydrogen-cities-to-build-an-economy-of-hydrogen-cars-over-the-next-decade/ Greg Frenette, a lead engineer at Ford Motors, said last week that it may take at least 20 years before hydrogen-powered cars become widely available because obtaining the fuel is so costly and difficult. However the latest news from the Reuters Global Environment Summit is that these zero emissions cars could become a reality in California very soon. The state plans to build out “Hydrogen Cities” to support the hydrogen car industry.

How Does the Hydrogen Car Work?

Fuel cells create electricity in a chemical process that combines hydrogen and oxygen, emitting water vapor as a by-product. instead of greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide. Since the conversion of the fuel to energy takes place via an electrochemical process rather than combustion, the process is clean and highly efficient. The hydrogen car reduces greenhouse gas emissions while also reducing dependency on crude oil.

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