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Cheaper Hydrogen Production Method Discovered

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Starting out trying to make rooms smell better, researchers at Signa Chemistrys instead came up with a cheaper way to make hydrogen. This is technology worth watching. If, as I supposed, hydrogen-powered fuel cell vehicles are where the industry is going over the next 50 years, then the production, transport, and storage of hydrogen are going to be industries standing to grow tremendously.

Currently my money is on home production and storage of hydrogen, with a fueling station for your vehicle as part of your house structure. What would create the energy for this? Either the current electric grid, or solar power, or magical gremilins under the sink. Or a combination. But I think it is probably in our best interests to de-centralize the system as much as possible, especially in the age of terrorist attacks. Plus the consumer could get just one bill a month for every form of energy they require.
But that's all very speculative. More as the technology develops. Stay tuned.

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