PETR 79 |
| As a clean energy source for the future, hydrogen can be produced from a diverse array of domestic resources including fossil fuels, nuclear energy, and renewable energy technologies. The three major challenges to hydrogen production are identifying a sustainable supply resource in an environmentally acceptable fashion while offering competitive prices. The DOE is conducting an R&D program accepting the challenge put forth in the 2003 Presidential $1.2 billion Hydrogen Fuel Initiative. This Hydrogen-from-Coal Program establishes a plan to produce hydrogen and electric power from coal in central and/or decentralized settings by 2016. This paper provides a summary discussion of DOE's Hydrogen-from-Coal program, the R&D technologies under development, and some major accomplishments. To date, the program has developed several innovative approaches for obtaining high purity hydrogen from the complex gas mixture produced from coal gasification. The paper also discusses the technical and economic challenges facing DOE's program. |
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2nd Symposium on Hydrogen from Renewable Sources and Refinery Applications
8:00 AM-12:20 PM, Tuesday, April 8, 2008 Morial Convention Center -- Rm. 209, Oral
Division of Petroleum Chemistry |