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Article: Hydrogen, fuel of the future? Is hydrogen the ultimate energy source of the future?
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- Canadian Chemical News
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- May 1, 1999
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Is hydrogen the ultimate energy source of the future?
Recent media reports suggest a new, powerful, clean, and, above all, virtually limitless fuel for the future, namely hydrogen. According to the Vancouver Province, in January 1999, a liquid hydrogen car fueling station opened for business in Germany [1]. This March, DaimlerChrysler unveiled a prototype vehicle, NECAR 4, also said to be powered by liquid hydrogen [2].
Indeed, pound per pound, hydrogen carries more punch than our typical gasoline. Indeed, its combustion will result only in water. Indeed, hydrogen, as its compound with oxygen, that is water, can be considered limitless on Earth. So, what ...