Hydrogen Economy
"The Stone Age did not end because we ran out of stones, and the Oil Age will not end because we run out of oil." - Don Hubert, Shell Hydrogen
As the dependence on foreign fuel source increases, the United States must turn its attention to new means in which to meet the every increasing demand for energy. In order to combat the decline of the United States ability to secure its own future, a change must take place. One potential option to help rectify the current economic and environmental decline in the US is a transition to a hydrogen based economy. The idea of changing to a hydrogen economy may sound infeasible but take a look at the countries past energy dependencies. In less than 150 years the U.S. as successfully migrated from primarily wood based fuels to coal, and subsequently has taking a greater interest in nuclear and hydro electric fuel as well.
The transition to hydrogen will not only help to reduce the need of imported fuel but is safer on the environment as well. As with many of the newer sources of domestic energy, hydrogen stands to help reduce the amount of green house gases produced by traditional hydrocarbon fuels.
The transition will not take place overnight. The U.S. Department of Energy has devised a roadmap for the next 30 years in which they chronicle the important hurdles left to be addressed.
