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AMERICA’S ENERGY PAST AND PRESENT
is stored, bonded with the element oxygen, in a liquid form in our world’s
oceans, lakes, and other water sources. In a gaseous state, hydrogen can be
combusted to run turbines to generate electricity. It is important to realize
that hydrogen in and of itself is not a source of energy. We should think of it
more as an “energy carrier” that is commercially produced from other fuel
sources.
In recent years, significant technical advances have been discovered that
might one day make the production of hydrogen out of water a practical way
to supply the world with alt ...