NOTES: Good news now arriving faster than bad, alternative energy surging world wide, hydrogen still lagging. Windhunter ship to track winds, produce H2. IEA - US$45 trillion alternative energy revolution to halve CO2 emissions. UK fuel poverty legislation. Geothermal holds 30,000 year supply. Jet stream shift. World's largest wind order in Texas.
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 minutes.
1. Transportation: Nissan to sell electric vehicle in US by 2010. ITM Power & Roush provide hydrogen converted fueling stations and truck fleets in England. Fuel cell tugboats to be produced in Europe. Hydrogen Taxi fleets on streets of London for 2012 Olympics. Global passenger car production up to 52.1 million in 2007. Passenger vehicle fleet now at 622 million. Hydrogen boost now available in garages. Advantage Rent-A-Car co to switch to all alternative vehicles in next two years. $50 mil to Hawaii company for developing home hydrogen fueling stations. Ronn motor building fancy engine Scorpion sports car with 40% hydrogen boost on board. Shell & GM building additional hydrogen fueling stations in LA. Toyota now gets 516 miles on one tank in FCHC, VW shows off Fuel cell Tiguan. NHA endorses hydrogen fuel injection (boost).
2. Hydrogen Technology: Israel - New solar photovoltaic based on genetically engineered dry proteins photosystem, claimed 25% efficiency. Ai23 makes Li-ion with nano particles of lithium iron phosphate, high power, long life, safe! Hydrogen boost being mentioned in Congress. Hydrogen atoms stored in solid XENON. C.En has 600 km 60 liter 50 kg h2 tank. Mg(NH2)2 hollow nanospheres. MOF-74 carbon-zinc compound stores hydrogen at higher density than solid. Silicon nanotubes store H2 better than carbon. UTEK-thin metal oxide films enhance electrolysis. Hydrates - 164 times CH4.
3. Government Support for Hydrogen: Europe to spend E470 million to boost fuel cells and hydrogen powered cars. US Air Force utilizing fuel cells for base power. World needs $45 TRILLION to halve emissions by 2050. Dem and REPUB conventions to be powered by wind, sun. 4. H2 business: UTC with order for 21 ea. 120KW fuel cell bus engines for AC Transit.
4. Hydrogen Business: UTC with order for 21 ea. 120KW fuel cell bus engines for AC Transit. Ballard with order for 22.7 MEGAwatts of telecom backup fuel cells by 2010, in India. Air products has built more than 80 refueling stations and refueled 50,000+ vehicles. Carbon emission cost going to be priced into every activity by Congress.
5. Global Warming and Oil Depletion: ASPO now recognizes a 2.8% annual global depletion rate. Emerging markets exceed US oil use as prices rise. UK tries waterless washing machine. GAZPROM to overtake Exxon Mobil. Airlines: The canary in the peak oil coalmine. Greenhouse gases highest in 800,000 years. Uranium output meets only 60% of world requirements. Greenhouse gases rising at 2 parts per million annually. Saudi - food for oil! China now top emitter.
6. Outline for AHASVC Certificate: First info and question page on line at www.AHASVC.org. Outline for second page to be discussed.
7. Demonstration or Video: IER demo system to be demonstrated!!
