Title: Racing With Hydrogen
1Racing With Hydrogen
2Hydrogen is 1 on the Periodic Table
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3ENERGY!
4Hydrogen is the most abundant element in the
universe.
5Hydrogen does not exist in nature by itself, but
it is found as part of a compound in abundant and
diverse resources such as the fossil fuels
natural gas and coal.
- What is the most abundant compound on earth?
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7Water H2O
Two Hydrogen Atoms
One Oxygen Atom
Electrolysis The process of using an electrical
current to split water into hydrogen and oxygen.
8- When the electricity needed for electrolysis is
generated using wind or solar power, for example,
electrolysis can be a clean and renewable way to
produce hydrogen.
Electrolysis
wind farm
solar panels
9Challenge Cost
10Hydrogen can be produced at small stationsor at
large plants and delivered to users.
11Hydrogen Storage
Hydrogen can be stored as a gas, liquid, and
even in a chemical compound.
12The Hydrogen Storage Challenge
- To store enough hydrogen on-board a vehicle to
enable drivers to travel 300-350 miles before
refueling
13Hydrogen storage tanks
14Hydrogen Delivery
Hydrogen pipelines exist only in certain regions
of the country.
15Once hydrogen has been easily produced and
safely stored, it can generate electricity
using a fuel cell.
16Hydrogen-powered fuel cells can supply energy to
power anything from automobiles to homes to
computers.
Picture it
17Hydrogen is a clean form of energy. It can be
used in fuel cells to create electricity with the
only byproducts being water and heat.
18What do you think?
- Most cars burn gasoline.
- What comes out of the car exhaust pipes?
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Carbon dioxide carbon monoxide unburned
carbon water
19What do you think?
- What other fuels could be used?
- 1.
- 2.
- 3.
- Are they cleaner?
Solar energy
electricity
propane
YES
20One Answer -- Fuel Cells
- They use hydrogen as a fuel
- Their fuel cell passes the gas through a proton
exchange membrane or PEM
21Hydrogen Fuel Cells
22Assembling the Car
23Hydrogen Car- Building
24Fill Cyclinder
25Inner Cylinder
26PEM Cell
27Attaching Tubes
28Battery Plug In
29Charging Car
30The Hydrogen Car
Is it GREEN ?
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31The Hydrogen Car A Review
- What exhaust comes out?
- How does it compare to our cars?
Water H2O
It is cleaner !!!
32The Hydrogen Car
- Lets try out a model of the fuel cell car that
burns hydrogen. - It has been charging up by separating water into
hydrogen and oxygen. - Do you think it will move for us today?
33The Hydrogen Car Data
- How long did the car run on one fill up?
34What have we learned ?
- Is the hydrogen car an alternative to our
gasoline or diesel cars and trucks?
35A Look at the Data
From www.fuelcells.org