Abstract

Publisher Summary This chapter focuses on National Hydrogen Programs designed to find alternative methods of production and storage of hydrogen. The United States, Canada, Japan, and Germany are all committed to this technology. Much of the European effort is based upon activity at the Central Laboratory at Ispra in Northern Italy. In 1975, the U.S. Energy Research and Development Administration formed a Hydrogen Coordinating Committee with members from each of the divisions having programs that involve hydrogen technology. The Hydrogen Research/Technology Programs are divided into eleven divisions: (1) coal conversion and utilization, (2) nuclear research and applications, (3) basic energy sciences, (4) safety standards and compliance, (5) energy storage systems, (6) transportation energy conservation, (7) magnetic fusion energy, (8) solar energy, (9) military applications, (10) laser fusion, and (11) environmental control technology. Energy supply of hydrogen involves preliminary design for purification, storage, and transmission. Storage depends on the development of the basic technology for the storage of hydrogen in the form of a metallic hydride.

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