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What is "Cleaning Naturally"?

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Cleaning the Green Way
Clean Brass – Use ingredients that have natural acid such as Tabasco  sauce, vinegar, ketchup and/or tomatoes, lime or lemon juice, and milk to remove tarnish. The tarnish washes away if you polish  the brass item with or soak it the listed sources.  Blot the excess moisture with a clean cotton towel.
Moth Ball Substitute – wrap cedar chips, lavender flowers, rosemary, mint, or white peppercorns in a clean cotton cloth. Tie with a pretty ribbon and place in clothes closets or drawers.
Clean Silver –   Home remedies suggest that plain ol’ white tooth paste will shine your silver.  Rub in a dab with your finger or cotton cloth.  Baking soda paste also works well on larger pieces with a damp sponge.   In both cases, rinse with hot water and polish dry with a soft, clean cloth. For badly tarnished silver, leave the baking soda paste on the silver for an hour or so, before cleaning off with the help of the sponge and hot water.

Alternative Method:  Boil 2 to 3 inches of water in a shallow pan with 1 teaspoon of salt, 1 teaspoon of baking soda, and a sheet of aluminum foil. Totally submerge silver and boil for 2 to 3 more minutes. Wipe away tarnish. Repeat if necessary. (Do not use this method on antique silver knives. The blade will separate from the handle.)

Alternative Method:  Another alternative is to use nonabrasive toothpaste.
Sink & Tub Cleanser –   As an alternative to using store-bought cleansers, make your own soft scrub.  The "recipe" is simple:  mix 1/4 cup baking soda with a few drops of dye-free liquid detergent.  Use the scrub on a cotton cloth to clean the sink, tub or countertop. 
Plant Spray – Wipe leaves with mild soap and water; rinse.
Baking Soda Oven Cleaner – Begin by sprinkling 1/4 inch baking sowing over the bottom of the oven.  Spray water until the baking soda is damp.  Keep it damp during the process (4 – 6 hours).  Scoop out the baking soda and the grime.  Rinse the oven to remove the residue.  (do not use this method in self-cleaning or continuous-cleaning ovens)

Alternative Method:  Clean spills as soon as the oven cools using steel wool and baking soda; for tough stains, add salt (do not use this method in self-cleaning or continuous-cleaning ovens).
Vinegar Window Cleaner – What is more natural than vinegar?  Try this recipe:  2 C water + 1/4 C white distilled vinegar + 1/4 t clear liquid soap.  It works best if you fill the spray bottle with water and vinegar then add the liquid soap.   If you reverse the order, the soap bubbles when water is added.  Spray on and use newspaper to wipe dry.
Rug Deodorizer – Deodorize dry carpets by sprinkling liberally with baking soda. Wait at least 15 minutes and vacuum. Repeat if necessary.
Fabric Softener –  add a 1/2 C baking soda (sodium bicarbonate) to each wash load.
All-Purpose Cleanser – 1/2 t washing soda + 2 t borax + 1/2 t clear liquid soap + 2 C hot water
Mix well and pour in spray bottle.  Spray cotton cloth and use to clean most surfaces.  Use common sense when using the all-purpose cleanser.
Holiday Air Freshener – Simmer 2 sticks cinnamon + 5 or 6 whole cloves +8 C water
Fills the house with the most wonderful, welcoming scent.  Be sure to check the water level and replenish when necessary.
Clean Drains – To keep drains free of clogs try this simple step once a week.  Pour 1 C baking soda down the drain followed by 2 C hot water.   To eliminate odors in the drain pour 1/2 C vinegar.

Alternative Method:  An ingredient free method is simply to use a plunger or plumber’s snake.
Sterilize Sponges – Drop sponge in boiling water.  Leave for 3 – 5 minutes.  If you have a dish washers, put them on the top basket and simply wash with the next load of dishes.
Toilet Bowl Cleaner – Use a toilet brush and baking soda or vinegar. (This will clean but not disinfect.)
Furniture Polish – To make your own natural furniture polish simply mix 1/2 t olive oil + 1/4 C vinegar.  Kept in a glass jar, this polish may be stored indefinitely.  To use dip a clean cotton cloth into the jar and apply to wooden surfaces.  Buff clean.

Alternative Method:  Mix 1 t of lemon juice in 1 pint of mineral or vegetable oil, and wipe furniture.
Ant Hotel – To eliminate unwanted ants (you know the insects, not your parent’s sisters) mix 1 C borax + 1 C sugar + 4 shallow glass jars with lids (baby food jars or something similar). 

Mix the borax and sugar in a bowl.  Into each jar put 1/4 of the mixture.  Fill each jar with water, leaving a 1/2 – 1 inch space. Before screwing on the lids, hammer holes (6 is a good number) in them.   Screw on the the lids and place the jars in areas where you have ants (but keep away from pets and children).  This method will capture the worker ants but not the queen because she remains in the nest.

Stain Remover – Ivory soap works well for most stains.  Wet the stain and rub Ivory soap in the stain.  Rinse.  Repeat as needed.
Flea & Tick Repellent   – Put brewer’s yeast or garlic in your pet’s food; sprinkle fennel, rue, rosemary, or eucalyptus seeds or leaves around animal sleeping areas.

Reducing Energy Usage – Did you Know?

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  • The average home contributes more air pollution than does the average car!
  • Every time you open the refrigerator door, up to one-third of the cold air can escape.
  • Use cold water in the washing machine. Hot water won’t get the clothes any cleaner, and it wastes a lot of energy.
  • Switching from ten 100-watt bulbs to ten 40-watt bulbs saves 600 watt hours. That savings is for every hour the lights are on. Saving 0.6 kWh from changing 10 light bulbs x 8 hours/day x 365 days/yr = 1752 kWh.
  • Microwave ovens use around 50 percent less energy than conventional ovens do.
  • Appliances like televisions and toasters draw a small current even when they’re switched off. So it’s a good idea to unplug them if you are not going to be using them for a few days. The Department of Energy tells us that about 20% of the energy you use at home powers electrical appliances like televisions, VCRs, stereos, coffee makers, toasters and microwave ovens – even when they’re not turned on.

Energy Saving Appliances

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What is an Energy Star® Appliance?

The Energy Star® may be found on clothes washers, refrigerators, dishwashers, and room air conditioners. An appliance receives the Energy Star® rating when it is significantly surpasses than the minimum government standards for energy efficiency.  Energy Star® rated products are always among the most efficient available today.

Energy Star®-labeled appliances save money by using less electricity and water than other appliances. Although energy efficient models sometimes cost more to purchase initially, any extra up-front cost can often be made up with savings on your utility bill.
 

  • Always buy ENERGY STAR qualified appliances and equipment – they’re up to 40% more efficient.

  • Always read the Energy Guide label carefully, and make sure you’re comparing "apples to apples." Energy use can range significantly even within a single brand. 

  • Choose the capacity that’s right for your family. Whether it’s a furnace or a refrigerator, it doesn’t pay to purchase a unit that’s too large or too small. 

  • In almost every case, a natural gas appliance is more economical to use than an electric model. The $50-75 price difference can be paid back in energy savings in less than a year. 

  • Replace inefficient appliances – even if they’re still working. An aging water heater or refrigerator could be costing you much more than you think. If your central air conditioner is more than 10 years old, replacing it with a high-efficiency new unit will cut your summer electric bills by about one-third. 

  • Shop during the off-season. Many heating and cooling manufacturers offer significant rebates during seasonal sales promotions, and dealers may charge less for installation. 

  • Investigate new technology carefully. Some innovations, like convection ovens or argon-filled windows, may save energy and make life more convenient; others, such as commercial-grade kitchen appliances, might be merely expensive cosmetic enhancements. 

  • Look for the "EnergyStar" logo. This designation from the Environmental Protection Agency means that the appliance exceeds minimum federal energy- use standards, usually by a significant amount. 

  • Don’t forget to ask about warranties, service contracts, and delivery and installation costs. 

  • Be sure to choose a reputable and knowledgeable dealer. A good dealer should be able to help you calculate energy savings and the payback period, and he or she should offer you a range of brands and prices.

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Living Green Links

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UK Energy Saving – The UK Energy Saving website gives information and tips on ways to save energy and also how to save money on household bills.
The Natural Step:  Since 1988, The Natural Step has worked to accelerate global sustainability by guiding companies, communities and governments onto an ecologically, socially and economically sustainable path. More than 70 people in eleven countries work with an international network of sustainability experts, scientists ,universities, and businesses to create solutions, innovative models and tools that will lead the transition to a sustainable future.
Chatter Creek Mountain Lodge Construction: Photo journal of mountain lodge construction at Chatter Creek, deep in the Canadian Rocky Mountains. Follow the impossible task of building a 9300 sq. ft log building in one short summer. Editor’s note–we at Otherpower.com thought we lived in a remote area until we read this web log. Wow!
Does the Solid Waste Management Hierarchy Make Sense?: A Technical, Economic & Environmental Justification for the Priority of Source Reduction and Recycling – John Schall, October, 1992
Ten Actions for Living Green:   Ready to make choices and take action to live a more sustainable life, 365 days a year? Here are some Living Green 365 tips to get you started!
NEW  SAS PC Recycling.com – Your Online Source for FREE Computer & Electronic Recycling.  Located in Ravensdale, WA
Society For Conservation GIS:  The SCB is an international professional organization dedicated to promoting the scientific study of the phenomena that affect the maintenance, loss, and restoration of biological diversity. The Society’s membership comprises people in the conservation and study of biological diversity: resource managers, educators, government and private conservation workers, and students.

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Geothermal Links

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  • The origin of the word "Geothermal" is Greek.  It comes from "geo" which means "earth" and "therme" which is translated "heat".
  • Geothermal energy ultimately comes from radioactive decay in the core of the Earth, which heats the Earth from the inside out, and from the sun, which heats the surface.
  • Volcanoes and geysers are examples of geothermal energy.
  • The ancient Romans used geothermal energy to heat water in their bathhouses for centuries. They also used the water to treat illnesses and heat homes.
  • The first geothermal power plant was started in 1904 in Larderello, Italy. It is still in operation today.
  • Geothermal energy comes from the center of the earth. Its interior heat continual flows  outwards towards the surface
  • In 1864, a hotel in Oregon heated rooms using geothermal energy from underground hot springs.
  • The first geothermal power plant opened in California in 1921.
  • A professor at Ohio State University invented the first geothermal heating system in 1948.
  • Geothermal electricity is clean – no fossil fuels are burned.

More Geothermal Energy Links

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Canadian Geothermal Energy Association:  PDF-350k  —  E03-05, This documented white paper demystifies hydrogen energy, debunks popular misconceptions, and proposes a surprisingly easy, attractive, and profitable path to the hydrogen economy (23 June 2003).
Center For Resource Solutions (Crs) :  Information on the DOE wind and hydro energy program, wind power projects, wind turbine technology and research, and wind energy basics. 
Ch2m Hill :  Idaho National Laboratory Report
Climatemaster :  Idaho National Laboratory Report
Closing/Further Sources Of Information:   
Economics:  New Zealand company involved in the investigation and development of geothermal resources.
Electricity From Earths Core:  Provides a full range of integrated services for project development, planning, design, construction, operations, and maintenance of public and private industrial facilities and infrastructure.
Energycommission Geothermal Program In California:  Hot dry rock geothermal energy program in Switzerland. About the technology and the ongoing development program, including photos, maps, and diagrams. 
Environmental Impacts:  Idaho National Laboratory Report
European Deep Geothermal Energy Programme :  Idaho National Laboratory Report
Future Developments:  News article about a concept for a long, self-contained turbine shaft called a Power Tube that could tap subterranean heat without relying on geysers and steam vents. (December 14, 2001) 
Geothermal Energy:  Geothermal energy page features U.S. Department of Energy Web sites.
Geothermal Energy As An Alternative Source For Energy:  European Research Program for heat and electrical power generation from a deep enhanced geothermal system in Strasbourg, France.
Geothermal Energy Technical Site:  European informational site on geothermal energy.
Geothermal Energy—Clean Power From The Earth’s Heat:  … in Tibet, where no readily available fossil fuels exist, the Nagqu geothermal field (Tibet Autonomous Region, PRC) provides a useful energy source for the … 
Geothermal Explorers Ltd :  Explains what Geothermal Energy is, and how it can be used as an alternative source of energy. 
Geothermal Information Office :  is a trade association composed of U.S. companies who support the expanded use of geothermal energy and are developing geothermal resources worldwide for electrical power generation and direct-heat uses.
Geothermal Institute – University Of Auckland :  Hawaii’s Energy, Ocean, and Technology Resources (State of Hawaii-Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism-Energy, Resources, and Technology Division) 
Geothermal Mine Water As An Energy Source For Heat Pumps:  A Geothermal Fact Sheet that explains the uses of geothermal energy, gives advantages and disadvantages, and illustrates the basic process.
Geothermal Power Technology And Generation:  Website provides information, pamphlets, and web resources regarding U.S. Dept. of Energy’s geothermal program.
Geothermal Resources:  of the U.S. Department of Energy
Geothermal Technologies Program US Department Of Energy:  Geothermal exploration and development project: website discusses borehole heat exchangers, hydrothermal systems, and Hot-Dry-Rock system. Available in English and German languages. 
Geothermex Inc :  An international training and research centre in New Zealand.
Geothernet Geothermal Information For Europe:  Utility-scale geothermal power production employs three main technologies. These are known as dry steam, flash steam and binary cycle systems. The technology employed depends on the temperature and pressure of the geothermal reservoir. Unlike solar, wind, and hydro-based renewable power, geothermal power plant operation is independent of fluctuations in daily and seasonal weather.
History Of Geothermal:  new link — Understanding geothermal energy begins with an understanding of the source of this energy—the earth’s internal heat. The Earth’s temperature increases with depth, with the temperature at the center reaching more than 4200 °C (7600 °F). A portion of this heat is a relic of the planet’s formation about 4.5 billion years ago, and a portion is generated by the continuing decay of radioactive isotopes. Heat naturally moves from hotter to cooler regions, so Earth’s heat flows from its interior toward the surface
Introduction To Geothermal:   
Introduction To Geothermal Slide Show:  Produced by the Consumer Energy Enter, this site provides links that explain large-scale electricity production, and the direct use of geothermal energy. 
Policy:  Directories of geothermal energy development and research around Europe, journals, and worldwide conferences and events. Some Internet links. Includes basic information on geothermal energy technology. English or German. 
Renewable Northwest Project:  Geothermal energy is energy derived from the heat of the earth’s core. It is clean, abundant, and reliable. If properly developed, it can offer a renewable and sustainable energy source. There are three primary applications of geothermal energy: electricity generation, direct use of heat, and ground-source heat pumps. Direct use includes applications such as heating buildings or greenhouses and drying foods, whereas ground source heat pumps are used to heat and cool buildings using surface soils as a heat reservoir. This paper covers the use of geothermal resources for production of utility-scale electricity and provides an overview of the history, technologies, economics, environmental impacts, and policies related to geothermal power. 
The Geothermal Energy Association:  Renewable energy can reduce dependence on fossil fuels, reduce harmful pollution from energy production and consumption, and reduce emissions of greenhouse gases. However, most renewables have very different cost structures from conventional energy generating technologies, with high up-front costs and low operating costs. This is true for geothermal energy, which has high exploration and drilling costs in additional to capital plant expenses. 

Hotlinks to Hydrogen Energy – Internet Resources

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A Hydrogen Powered World:   
A New Way To Make Hydrogen:  E-sources online description of fuel cell technology.
A Strategy For The Hydrogen Transition :  A detailed review of fuel cell technology from the Fuel Cell Commercialization Group. / (added 09/2005)
California Alternative Fuels :  E-sources online description of various types of fuel cells.
California Hydrogen Highway :  new link — Provider of technology education and research in the areas of biotechnology, chemistry, biochemistry, computer science, electric and computer engineering and mechanical engineering. Services are provided to multiple industries.
Canmet (National Resources Of Canada):  Our Mission is to develop fuel cell power as a practical alternative to internal combustion automotive engines
Centre Energetique De Lecole Des Mines De Paris :   through technology leadership.
Cleaner Energy, Greener Profits :  new link — This Hydrogen Powered World site is run by The Clean Energy Educational Trust to promote the concept of a hydrogen-powered world. The aim is to raise general awareness of the possibility of changing the source of the world’s energy supplies from fossil fuels and nuclear power to a pollution-free energy system based on renewable energy sources and hydrogen.  Has news, views and articles about hydrogen and its role in a sustainable future.
Cordis :  A new startup is trying a new way to make hydrogen with a process using stabailised sodium.
H2carsbiz:  PDF-144k — T99-07, This paper illustrates how the careful coordination of fuel-cell commercialization in stationary and transportation applications, the use of small-scale, distributed fueling appliances, and Hypercar® vehicles combine to offer leapfrog opportunities for climate protection and the transition to hydrogen (1999).
Handling Hydrogen Safely :  gov’t site
Hydrogen & Fuel Cell Resource Guide :   
Hydrogen Burner Technology Inc :   Fuel Cells and Alternative Energy Technology Branch
Hydrogen Economy: Not So Difficult—Without Nuclear Power :   / (added 09/2005)
Hydrogen Exonerated In Hindenburg Disaster :  PDF-1.5 MB — U02-02, This research paper explores the cost-effectiveness of fuel cells as an electrical generation source to provide domestic, commercial and industrial power. Cleaner Energy, Greener Profits finds that, over the next decade, the once-centralized electric power industry will evolve toward a more competitive and heterogeneous structure. In this new environment, the use of fuel cells will become economical if their proponents can capture their benefits as small, decentralized power sources. Fuel cells and other distributed generation sources require less power distribution infrastructure (wires and transformers) because they can be sited close to where power is used. They are cleaner and quieter than conventional power generation sources, so they can be located near or inside buildings where their output is used. Because fuel cells are modular and flexible in size, they don’t result in overbuilding of capacity as do large power plants. Also, they can provide power with better reliability than conventional systems (2002).
Hydrogen Production And Utilisation:  Information on R & D programs of the European Union.
Hydrogen Vehicles :  H2CARSBIZ features international news about the hydrogen economy, including its infrastructure, markets, financing, investment, car manufacturers, and hydrogen providers. It’s published by Zero Emission Energy Systems in Denmark. / (added 09/2005)
Hydrogen: The Future Of Energy :  www.hydrogenus.com / (added 09/2005)
Hypercars, Hydrogen, And Distributed Utilities: Disruptive Technologies And Gas-Industry Strategy :  www.afdc.doe.gov / (added 09/2005)
Inflating Hydrogen Needs :  new link — Provider of energy industry consulting services. Parent/Holding company with high-tech operating units which manufacture industrial gas generation systems and fuel cells. Products and services are sold to the fuel and industrial industries. T..
National Hydrogen Association Hydrogen:  PDF-136k  —  E03-07, RMI’s CEO Amory Lovins replies to a Nature article by EPRI’s Paul Grant, who claimed that a hydrogen economy would be impractical (taking too much land, capital, fossil fuel, etc.)…except with nuclear power, whose dismal economics he conveniently ignored (23 August 2003).
New Energy Solutions :  A review of the 1937 Hindenburg accident and the inaccurate blame placed upon hydrogen.
Rebuttal To Tromp Et Al’s Response In Science, Science Magazine :  Today, hydrogen is primarily used as a chemical feedstock in the petrochemical, food, electronics, and metallurgical processing industries, but is rapidly emerging as a major component of clean sustainable energy systems. It is relevant to all the energy sectors—transportation, buildings, utilities, and industry. Hydrogen can provide storage options for intermittent renewable technologies such as solar and wind and, when combined with emerging decarbonization technologies, can reduce the climate impacts of continued fossil fuel utilization.
Royal Military College Of Canada:  The Department of Energy’s Alternative Fuels Data Center (AFDC) page on hydrogen and hydrogen-fueled vehicles.
Schatz Energy Research Center:  PDF-1.3 MB — E03-15, Public interest in hydrogen as a fuel for the future has reached an all-time high. Yet conflicting, confusing, and often ill-informed commentary accompanies the excitement. This PowerPoint presentation explains basic hydrogen facts and fallacies. This presentation was given by Amory Lovins at the Given Institute, Aspen, Colorado (06 August 2003).
The University Of Calgary Hydrogen Program:  PDF-1.5 MB — E00-25, This PowerPoint presentation informed the American Gas Association’s joint marketing/operations conference of how Hypercars’ multiple roles, in transportation and power generation, could profoundly affect fuel markets (09 May 2000).
The University Of Calgary Hydrogen Program:  new link — PDF-64k  —  E04-05, In an unpublished letter to Science, Amory Lovins points out that CalTech researchers overstated by about tenfold the amount of hydrogen that would be needed to run the U.S. economy. This continues a series of technical errors by the same group, including its famous two-order-of-magnitude overestimate of how much hydrogen might leak from a hydrogen-based energy system, ostensibly endangering the ozone layer. See E03-02 (02 February 2004).
Twenty Hydrogen Myths :   
U S  Department Of Energy Wind And Hydropower Technologies:  Val Maston’s consultancy on alternative and backup energy systems. / (added 09/2005)

What is Hydrogen?

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Hydrogen is the most plentiful element on Earth and is found in combination with oxygen in water, and in organic matter including living plants, petroleum, coal, natural gas and other hydrocarbon compounds. The great attraction of hydrogen is that, once isolated, it is a clean burning fuel that produces neither carbon dioxide (a greenhouse gas) nor toxic emissions and can be used for electricity production, transportation, and other energy needs.

Many see a movement to a hydrogen economy as the long-run solution to the environmental and security problems associated with fossil fuels. However, before hydrogen can be used as fuel it must first be extracted from hydrogen-bearing compounds either through electrolysis or high temperature reformation of organic compounds like coal. Many of the extraction processes can create substantial pollution and so for hydrogen to be truly pollution free the extraction process must be pollution free.

If the problems of extracting hydrogen can be solved in a pollution free, cost effective manner and if technologies such as fuel cells can be made cost effective, then hydrogen has the potential to provide clean, alternative energy for a number of uses, including lighting, heating, cooling, and transportation.

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Hotlinks to Additional Internet Resources:
California Hydrogen Highway: Provider of technology education and research in the areas of biotechnology, chemistry, biochemistry, computer science, electric and computer engineering and mechanical engineering. Services are provided to multiple industries.
Cleaner Energy, Greener Profits: This Hydrogen Powered World site is run by The Clean Energy Educational Trust to promote the concept of a hydrogen-powered world. The aim is to raise general awareness of the possibility of changing the source of the world’s energy supplies from fossil fuels and nuclear power to a pollution-free energy system based on renewable energy sources and hydrogen.  Has news, views and articles about hydrogen and its role in a sustainable future.
Inflating Hydrogen Needs: Provider of energy industry consulting services. Parent/Holding company with high-tech operating units which manufacture industrial gas generation systems and fuel cells. Products and services are sold to the fuel and industrial industries.
The University Of Calgary Hydrogen Program:  E04-05, In an unpublished letter to Science, Amory Lovins points out that CalTech researchers overstated by about tenfold the amount of hydrogen that would be needed to run the U.S. economy. This continues a series of technical errors by the same group, including its famous two-order-of-magnitude overestimate of how much hydrogen might leak from a hydrogen-based energy system, ostensibly endangering the ozone layer. See E03-02 (02 February 2004).

More Hydrogen Links   

Discover Solar Energy,

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A Hydrogen Powered World:   
A New Way To Make Hydrogen:  E-sources online description of fuel cell technology.
A Strategy For The Hydrogen Transition :  A detailed review of fuel cell technology from the Fuel Cell Commercialization Group. / (added 09/2005)
California Alternative Fuels :  E-sources online description of various types of fuel cells.
California Hydrogen Highway :  new link — Provider of technology education and research in the areas of biotechnology, chemistry, biochemistry, computer science, electric and computer engineering and mechanical engineering. Services are provided to multiple industries.
Canmet (National Resources Of Canada):  Our Mission is to develop fuel cell power as a practical alternative to internal combustion automotive engines
Centre Energetique De Lecole Des Mines De Paris :   through technology leadership.
Cleaner Energy, Greener Profits :  new link — This Hydrogen Powered World site is run by The Clean Energy Educational Trust to promote the concept of a hydrogen-powered world. The aim is to raise general awareness of the possibility of changing the source of the world’s energy supplies from fossil fuels and nuclear power to a pollution-free energy system based on renewable energy sources and hydrogen.  Has news, views and articles about hydrogen and its role in a sustainable future.
Cordis :  A new startup is trying a new way to make hydrogen with a process using stabailised sodium.
H2carsbiz:  PDF-144k — T99-07, This paper illustrates how the careful coordination of fuel-cell commercialization in stationary and transportation applications, the use of small-scale, distributed fueling appliances, and Hypercar® vehicles combine to offer leapfrog opportunities for climate protection and the transition to hydrogen (1999).
Handling Hydrogen Safely :  gov’t site
Hydrogen & Fuel Cell Resource Guide :   
Hydrogen Burner Technology Inc :   Fuel Cells and Alternative Energy Technology Branch
Hydrogen Economy: Not So Difficult—Without Nuclear Power :   / (added 09/2005)
Hydrogen Exonerated In Hindenburg Disaster :  PDF-1.5 MB — U02-02, This research paper explores the cost-effectiveness of fuel cells as an electrical generation source to provide domestic, commercial and industrial power. Cleaner Energy, Greener Profits finds that, over the next decade, the once-centralized electric power industry will evolve toward a more competitive and heterogeneous structure. In this new environment, the use of fuel cells will become economical if their proponents can capture their benefits as small, decentralized power sources. Fuel cells and other distributed generation sources require less power distribution infrastructure (wires and transformers) because they can be sited close to where power is used. They are cleaner and quieter than conventional power generation sources, so they can be located near or inside buildings where their output is used. Because fuel cells are modular and flexible in size, they don’t result in overbuilding of capacity as do large power plants. Also, they can provide power with better reliability than conventional systems (2002).
Hydrogen Production And Utilisation:  Information on R & D programs of the European Union.
Hydrogen Vehicles :  H2CARSBIZ features international news about the hydrogen economy, including its infrastructure, markets, financing, investment, car manufacturers, and hydrogen providers. It’s published by Zero Emission Energy Systems in Denmark. / (added 09/2005)
Hydrogen: The Future Of Energy :  www.hydrogenus.com / (added 09/2005)
Hypercars, Hydrogen, And Distributed Utilities: Disruptive Technologies And Gas-Industry Strategy :  www.afdc.doe.gov / (added 09/2005)
Inflating Hydrogen Needs :  new link — Provider of energy industry consulting services. Parent/Holding company with high-tech operating units which manufacture industrial gas generation systems and fuel cells. Products and services are sold to the fuel and industrial industries. T..
National Hydrogen Association Hydrogen:  PDF-136k  —  E03-07, RMI’s CEO Amory Lovins replies to a Nature article by EPRI’s Paul Grant, who claimed that a hydrogen economy would be impractical (taking too much land, capital, fossil fuel, etc.)…except with nuclear power, whose dismal economics he conveniently ignored (23 August 2003).
New Energy Solutions :  A review of the 1937 Hindenburg accident and the inaccurate blame placed upon hydrogen.
Rebuttal To Tromp Et Al’s Response In Science, Science Magazine :  Today, hydrogen is primarily used as a chemical feedstock in the petrochemical, food, electronics, and metallurgical processing industries, but is rapidly emerging as a major component of clean sustainable energy systems. It is relevant to all the energy sectors—transportation, buildings, utilities, and industry. Hydrogen can provide storage options for intermittent renewable technologies such as solar and wind and, when combined with emerging decarbonization technologies, can reduce the climate impacts of continued fossil fuel utilization.
Royal Military College Of Canada:  The Department of Energy’s Alternative Fuels Data Center (AFDC) page on hydrogen and hydrogen-fueled vehicles.
Schatz Energy Research Center:  PDF-1.3 MB — E03-15, Public interest in hydrogen as a fuel for the future has reached an all-time high. Yet conflicting, confusing, and often ill-informed commentary accompanies the excitement. This PowerPoint presentation explains basic hydrogen facts and fallacies. This presentation was given by Amory Lovins at the Given Institute, Aspen, Colorado (06 August 2003).
The University Of Calgary Hydrogen Program:  PDF-1.5 MB — E00-25, This PowerPoint presentation informed the American Gas Association’s joint marketing/operations conference of how Hypercars’ multiple roles, in transportation and power generation, could profoundly affect fuel markets (09 May 2000).
The University Of Calgary Hydrogen Program:  new link — PDF-64k  —  E04-05, In an unpublished letter to Science, Amory Lovins points out that CalTech researchers overstated by about tenfold the amount of hydrogen that would be needed to run the U.S. economy. This continues a series of technical errors by the same group, including its famous two-order-of-magnitude overestimate of how much hydrogen might leak from a hydrogen-based energy system, ostensibly endangering the ozone layer. See E03-02 (02 February 2004).
Twenty Hydrogen Myths :   
U S  Department Of Energy Wind And Hydropower Technologies:  Val Maston’s consultancy on alternative and backup energy systems. / (added 09/2005)