The Science and Technology Behind the “Hydrogen Economy”
March 24, 2004, 10:30 AM-12:00 Noon
138 Dirksen Senate Office Building
Summary
One of the Administration’s highest Science & Technology priorities is the hydrogen initiative, which has a $228 million price tag next year. Tapping into hydrogen’s potential could be an answer to meeting our future energy needs, creating a cleaner environment, and enhancing national security by minimizing US dependence on foreign oil. But what is the state of the science and technology needed to enable the hydrogen economy? This briefing will present the findings of two scientific panels that examined what we still need to learn in order to make the hydrogen economy a reality.
Sponsors
The Senate Science and Technology Caucus and the ACS Science & the Congress Project
Featured Speakers
| Jerome Hinkle, moderating Office of Senator Byron Dorgan | Pete Lyons, moderating Majority Staff Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources |
| Michael Ramage Chair Committee on Alternatives and Strategies for Future Hydrogen Production and Use The National Academies | Peter Eisenberger Chair, Energy Subcommittee Panel on Public Affairs American Physical Society |
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American Physical Society Hydrogen Initiative Report
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