Biomass sources of energy have environmental consequences which are often not recognized by advocates located in industrialized nations and face natural limits imposed by local environmental conditions. A Hydrogen Energy System Economy [7] The American Gas Association, an association of natural gas producers and distributors, commissioned a study on A Hydrogen Energy System in 1972. The study was undertaken as the results of another study which showed that the maximum amount of energy that can be produced by fossil fuels will occur in the first half of the 21st century, or within 50 to 80 years from the time the study was completed. This puts the calendar date at about 2020 or 2050 which is what the charts in this paper also predict. Most of what follows in this subsection is taken from that 1972 study in part because it was a very comprehensive study and in part because except for its dependency on nuclear energy as its primary source of energy it is still very relevant. The study also looked at synthetic chemical fuels produced from water and air (carbon and nitrogen). As will be seen later a Hydrogen Energy Economy is the key piece to the puzzle of how do we create inexhaustible energy systems. Both prior and subsequent to that study there have been many similar studies. There is an International Conference held every year that deals exclusively with A Hydrogen Economy. An energy system which uses hydrogen for energy storage, distribution, and utilization has been termed "The Hydrogen Economy". The introduction of a hydrogen economy will not be without major problems, many of which will require fairly long lead times for their solution. One challenge is providing the large quantities of electrical energy needed to electrolyze water into hydrogen and oxygen. One of the biggest problems facing the electrical industry is the transmission of the huge quantities of electric power that will be produced by remotely located generating stations to urban areas where the load centers are. In addition there currently is no way of storing large quantities of electrical energy near the consumer sites for peak shaving purposes. As a civilization we have become accustom to and dependent upon the ability to use our energy supplies as both a storage and transmission medium. The use of hydrogen and the manufacturing of synthetic chemical fuels has the following advantages: • The greater the distance the greater the savings in transmission costs, compared to transmission lines • No overhead transmission lines Storage for peak shaving One advantage of using hydrogen for energy transmission and subsequent storage close to urban areas that is often overlooked is that, the burning of hydrogen in hydrogen-air fuel cells, has a waste stream of pure water which can be used to supplement the city's drinking water supply. In select market areas such as Southern
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