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Hydrogen in the U.S. energy pictureA study of hydrogen in the U.S. program performed by the Hydrogen Energy Systems Technology (HEST) investigation is reported. Historic production and use of hydrogen, hydrogen use projections, hydrogen supply, economics of hydrogen production and supply, and future research and development needs are discussed. The study found current U.S. hydrogen utilization to be dominated by chemical and petroleum industries, and to represent 3% of total energy consumption. Hydrogen uses are projected to grow by a factor of 5 to 20 during the remainder of this century, and new applications in synthetic fuel from coal manufacture and directly as energy storage or fuel are expected to develop. The study concluded that development of new methods of supplying hydrogen replacing natural gas and petroleum feedstocks with alternate sources such as coal and heavy oils, and electrolysis techniques is imperative.
Document ID
19790061564
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Proceedings
Authors
Kelley, J. H.
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Manvi, R.
(California Institute of Technology, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena Calif., United States)
Date Acquired
August 9, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1979
Subject Category
Energy Production And Conversion
Meeting Information
Meeting: Hydrogen for energy distribution; Symposium
Location: Chicago, IL
Start Date: July 24, 1978
End Date: July 28, 1978
Accession Number
79A45577
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Other

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