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Hydrogen will simultaneously reduce the emission of greenhouse gases and other pollutants while providing a clean source of energy.

Once hydrogen costs are reduced, global demand will reach 275 million metric tons per year by 2050.

THE OBVIOUS SOURCE OF ENERGY

As the lightest—and most abundant—of all the elements, a hydrogen atom is simply a single proton in a nucleus with a single electron orbiting the nucleus.

Despite its size, hydrogen is a desirable alternative to fossil fuels because it is three times as energy-dense as gasoline. A pound of hydrogen contains far more energy than a pound of anything else in the universe, even dynamite. By eliminating the high cost of producing hydrogen, we are increasing the value of a cleaner and more efficient energy source.

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