The Hydrogen Economy is the use of Hydrogen as the core fuel for generating, storing and transporting energy..

It's my opinion that the Hydrogen Economy should be the future of humankind. This site has been set up to express my vision of what the Hydrogen Economy could be, why we need it and explain the benefits, problems and address some of the technical issues relating to its adoption.

Essentially, the Hydrogen Economy is the replacement for the current Oil Economy or, more accurately, the Fossil Fuel Economy. The easiest way to think about what forms part of the Hydrogen Economy is to think of anything that, today, uses oil, natural gas or coal based products. Such products will need to have a functional equivalent which would form part of the Hydrogen Economy.

Now, some people think that this replacement is only required when the oil/ gas/ coal runs out. However, in my opinion, the most pressing factor controlling the timing of - the demand for - the Hydrogen Economy is when we can no longer afford the oil/ gas/ coal or derived products, which I think will occur well before the raw resource runs out.

Ahead of that we need to develop the necessary technology and deploy the necessary infrastructure. That takes time and effort and needs to start now, not only as isolated and competitive industry development but as a co-ordinated inter-governmental set of actions designed for the benefit of everyone, not just the few.

There is no one area of reasoning that can individually justify the creation of the Hydrogen Economy. It is possible to approach it from a climatic or environmental point of view, or from the point of view of humanity, society and civilisation, or from an economic view point. Each of these overlapping and interdependent approaches will be addressed.

The following pages attempt to explain the technology required, the relative urgency of the time-scales mentioned above, the alternatives and to explore the implications of both success and failure to act.

The text will show that a strategic approach to energy and fuel generation can result in a combination of mutually beneficial technologies, products and capabilities, centred around he ubiquitous gas Hydrogen.

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