DCH is continuing its efforts to organize the group and expand its scope of activities and participants. H ydrogen is called an energy carrier because it must be manufactured, as opposed to fossil fuels, which can be taken from the earth as long as the reserves last. C urrently, the majority of hydrogen is manufactured from natural gas. Electrolysis of water is a second method. The electricity used to drive the electrolysis process is generally from fossil fuels.
Fission is the current alternative to fossil fuels, with fusion being an ongoing hope.
Hydrogen is the only clean burning, nonpolluting, non-greenhouse, inexhaustible fuel there is, and is the only sure bet for the future. E nd uses of power are mechanical, electrical, or thermal. These two paths can be crossed over using electrical motors or generators, i.e., an ICE can drive a generator and a fuel cell can drive a motor. Gas turbines, run on hydrogen, are alternates to ICEs. Thermal end-use can be from direct burning of the hydrogen or from waste heat from an ICE or fuel cell.