Hydrogen: Its comparison with fossil fuels and its potential as a universal fuel

Journal Article · Fri Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1993 · United States Geological Survey, Professional Paper; (United States)

OSTI ID:6812476

Veziroglu, T N ^[1]; Barbir, F ^[2]

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1. Univ. of Miami, Coral Gables, FL (United States)
2. Energy Partners, Inc., West Palm Beach, FL (United States)

The fuels most often considered for the post-petroleum and natural-gas era are hydrogen (both gas and liquid forms), coal, and coal-derived synthetic fossil fuels. These fuels can be compared in terms of production cost, external cost, and end-use efficiency. The results show that hydrogen is a much more cost effective energy carrier than coal or synthetic fossil fuels, as well as being the most environmentally compatible fuel. 21 refs., 4 figs., 12 tabs.

• OSTI ID: 6812476
• Journal Information: United States Geological Survey, Professional Paper; (United States), Journal Name: United States Geological Survey, Professional Paper; (United States) Vol. 1570; ISSN XGPPA9
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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02 PETROLEUM
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Industrial
& Business Aspects
03 NATURAL GAS
030600 -- Natural Gas-- Economic
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08 HYDROGEN
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COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS
COST
ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
ECONOMICS
ENERGY
ENERGY SOURCES
EVALUATION
FOSSIL FUELS
FUELS
HYDROGEN FUELS
HYDROGEN-BASED ECONOMY
PRODUCTION
RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES
SOLAR ENERGY
SYNTHETIC FUELS
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT