Hydrogen Power By Emily Temple and Megan Swartzlander.
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Transcript of Hydrogen Power By Emily Temple and Megan Swartzlander.
What is Hydrogen? - the simplest element known to exist -has the highest energy content of any common fuel by weight
- the most abundant gas in the universe
How is it Made? - Several methods can be
used - Steam reforming and
electrolysis are currently used
- Photoelectrolysis and semiconductor are two experimental methods being tried
How does it Work?
- Based on reactions that generate the Hydrogen energy
- To the left is a Hydrogen Fuel Cell
- This combines the compressed hyrdogen with oxygen, causing a chemical reaction that gives us electricity, water, and power
What is it used for? - Hydrogen Power can
be used to run cars - It has also been used
on space shuttles - Used as electricity to
run different kinds of engines
What are its advantages? - It is very versatile - Helpful in reducing
negative environmental effects, like Green House Gases
What are the Disadvantages? -The costs of production, fuel cells and supply networks, is very expensive - It cost too much and take too much time to change everything over to Hydrogen Power