SOLAR-H-major European effort to optimize plant photosynthesis to include excess hydrogen production. Artificial photosynthesis is the name. Nanotechnology Ultracapacitors. Carbon fullerene tubes aligned and cheaply deposited onto aluminum substrates and rolled into Ultracapacitors that up the energy stored from 4 kW/kg to 34 kW/kg. This is serious surge capacity. The market Pizzaz- Australian National Hydrogen Plan- How does Australia contribute and make a buck in the new Hydrogen economy. (Spray on Solar arrays!)

Open question- Has the already world peaked in oil production? Is demand already beyond any hope of supply? Is 2005 the start of the Hydrogen Age or of a new Dark Age? The price at the pump will give you a clue! Oil demand is now at 84.3 million barrels per day!

1. Greetings and Introductions: Chapter President, John Gotthold, greets all attendees and asks each attendee to state their name and a short synopsis of their background and what they hope to learn by attending the meeting. 10 min.

2. Technology update: Details on nanotechnology Ultracapacitors. New spherical solar arrays. Advances in Alanate hydrogen hydride storage. New DMFC power chips for cell phones.

3. Transportation: DaimlerChrysler- Fuel cell powered Sports Tourier, built on the skateboard sandwich concept and sporting 100 kW, with a range of 250 miles. I want one!

4. Fuel Cell markets: The fuel cell markets begin to become visible. Large power plants for hotels, backup power for telecommunications, primary power for industrial vehicles, ie. Lift trucks, mine transport vehicles, primary power for small hand held devices, ie. Cell phones, PDAs, Ipods., heat and power fuel cells for homes and businesses.

5. Hydrogen Highway - Hydrogen fuel costs: Several studies show that Hydrogen at the pump can be provided at $1.50/ gal equivalent for small stations (one hundred fifty cars per day) and $0.85 per gallon equivalent for a large station (1500 cars per day). Hydrogen is already cheaper than gasoline !!! and will get cheaper still. Where is my hydrogen powered car??

6. Video: NEW!! Ed Holman- Scientific American Magazine TV- H2 program