Prepare and present a short note on the possibilities
of using hydrogen as a fuel in future.
Answers
Hydrogen is the fuel of the future. As an avid researcher of alternative fuels and an ambitious chemistry student, this researcher understands the importance of a shift to a hydrogen economy. Hydrogen is an energy carrier that can be used in internal combustion engines or fuel cells producing virtually no greenhouse gas emissions when combusted with oxygen. The only significant emission is water vapour. Hydrogen production and storage is currently undergoing extensive research. A solar-hydrogen system can provide the means of a totally emissions-free method of producing hydrogen. Although steam reformation of methane is currently the a major route to hydrogen production, the emissions involved can also be controlled much more efficiently than our current system of transportation fuel.
Climate change is a serious issue becoming increasingly evident to much of the population. Rising CO2 levels have directly contributed to the global warming phenomenon. The CO2 levels have rising dramatically in the past 200 years, along with the global average temperature.