Hydrogen Economy.ppt

Costs: Fuel Cell Production Cost of most widely deployed stationary fuel cells: $4,500 per kilowatt Cost of diesel generators: $800-1,500 per kilowatt Cost of natural gas: $400 per kilowatt DOE fuel cell goal: $400 per kilowatt Cost of automobile fuel cells: $61 per kilowatt Cost of internal combustion engine: $25-35 per kilowatt DOE fuel cell goal: $30 per kilowatt Costs: Hydrogen Distribution Hydrogen Pipelines + Refueling Stations Embrittlement issues Solvable problem California Hydrogen Highway The Chicken and the egg problem GM still thinks feasible With governmental incentives Happening in other countries Where does that leave us? Fuel cells in cars? GM v. Chu DOE Goal Lower Fuel Cell Costs to as low as $400 per kilowatt by 2020 Keep in mind, Secretary Chu’s focus is on stationary fuel cells EPAct of 2005 tax incentives State financial incentives State RPS Where does that leave us? Fuel cells in stationary sources? Private and Academic research? GM and other automakers pushing towards Hydrogen? Can they do that without government support? New electrolytes and catalysts that can lower costs? THE END Sources: NREL: /hydrogen/proj_wind_hydrogen_video.html /hydrogen/pdfs/47302.pdf DOE data: /programs/powersystems/fuelcells/index.html GM Study: /pdf/GM-SH%20HYDROGEN%20INFRA%20PAPER.pdf Wikipedia: Energy, Economics, and the Environment: class textbook H: /fuel-efficiency/alternative-fuels/fuel-cell4.htm Scientific America: /blog/post.cfm?id=rip-hydrogen-economy-obama-cuts-hyd-2009-05-08 F: /BusinessCaseforFuelCells.pdf Report to Congress: /pdfs/epact_743_fuel_cell_school_bus.pdf /hydrogenandfuelcells/fuelcells/fc_challenges.html * * * 2007 figure * Hydrogen Economy Travis Bayer Energy Law, 2010 Overview Hydrocarbon Economy vs. Hydrogen Economy Past excitement vs. Current focus Hydrogen Basics How we produce it How we can use it Costs The future? Current Hydrocarbon Economy Fossil Fuels Pollution Local Global Energy Dependent Cost Supply What about