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Hydrogen could be the solution to the world's energy problem. Hydrogen is nothing new, and in fact it is a large and growing industry. The growth rate for hydrogen consumption is around 10% per year. Within the United States, production was about 11 million metric tons, which in turn created 48 gigawatts of energy. This energy source was about 9% of America's electric production in 2003. (The total electric production in 2003 was 442 gigawatts.) It does however have many problems that would need to be solved before a widespread changeover could be accomplished.
There are two primary uses for hydrogen today. About half is used to produce ammonia (NH3) via the Haber process, in which Nitrogen and Hydrogen react to produce ammonia gas. The other half of current hydrogen production is used to convert heavy petroleum sources into other fuels.
Much of the popular interest in hydrogen seems to attach to the idea of using fuel cells in automobiles. The cells can have a good......

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