History

Since Thomas Edison turned on the first light bulb mankind has been searching for clean, cost effective energy sources. Although some have proved cost effective they have come under fire in recent decades for their impact on the global environment. 

Fossil Fuels

The vast majority of fuel and electric power today is dependent on some version of fossil fuel. Coal, oil, natural gas, propane and other forms of fossil fuel are rich in hydrocarbons making them an excellent form of stored energy. However, burning these fossil fuels creates billions of tons of carbon dioxide and hundreds of other contaminates to be released into the atmosphere. Fossil fuel has been blamed for creating negative impacts on the global environment such as global warming, acid rain, oil spills and a host of other environmental problems.

Initially fossil fuels were a cost effective form of energy and have become widely accepted around the world. The cost of our fossil fuel infrastructure has been slowly absorbed over the last hundred years easing the economic impact associated with its creation. In recent years however, the cost associated with fossil fuels, particularly oil, has increased exponentially. The increasing cost asscociated with fossil fuels along with the huge environmental impact has rendered these energy sources obsolete and significantly reduced their viability for future energy sources.

Wind

Wind Energy made its early appearance for the mass market some 30-40 years ago. In the early days of wind production the industry struggled with creating wind turbines that could provide adequate output for a given wind speed. Most of the early turbines required higher speed sustained winds which limted their viability mostly due to the limited locations for deployment. In recent decades wind turbines have become much more efficient enabling a more wide spread distirbution of wind technology.

The effciency of wind technology has not come without a price. The cost of wind turbines now runs in the millions of dollars and they are still limited in scope and location. Wind turbines also require expensive transmission lines to connect them to the existing power grid. As the output of wind turbines has increased over the years so has the cost of power transmission. In some cases the cost of transmission lines is in the millions of dollars per mile. Since most wind turbines are located in remote locations away from our core populations their economic viability for replacing fossil fuels is very limited.

Solar

Solar power is certainly one of the most promissing technologies for main stream use. Solar power lends itself to a more wide spread geographical area than wind and can be scaled down for use by individual home owners. As new solar panels become increasingly efficient  and more cost effective we will certainly see an increase in their wide spread use.

The economic viability of solar power for the mass market in still in question. In order for a solar facility to generate as much power as their coal counterpart they require vast amounts of land and a location that provides abundant sunlight. Buying vast amounts of land and erecting thousands of solar pannels can run into the billions of dollars. In addiion the shear size of solar facilities requires them to be located in more remote areas which makes them dependent on expensive transmission infrastructures very similar to those in the wind industry. All of these factors combined put the viability of solar power for the mass market in question when in competition with fossil fuels. 

Hydrogen

Hydrogen fuel is by far the cleanest burning fuel producing near zero emissions other than water vapor. Hydrogen can be used in a variety of applications from hydrogen fuel cells to internal combustion engines and a host of others including powering the average home. Hydrogen is normally produced by refining natural gas or through the electrolysis of water. Producing hydrogen from the electroysis of water is the most prolific form of energy to date making it almost infinitely renewable.

Hystorically hydrogen fuel has had its challenges from a cost prospective as well as environmantal impact. Until now, producing hydrogen from natural gas or water has required significant amounts of power from an outside source. Producing hydrogen from grid energy or refining it is expensive and one must take into consideration the upstream emissions produced by external power sources and the carbon footprint they create. In short, no one has been able to produce large quantities of hydrogen fuel at an economical price with minimal carbon footprint.

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