Technology and Sustainability

Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California, Berkeley

Course CE293A: Technology and Society

Title Fuel Cells

Date November 29, 2006

Presenters Hiren Mulchandani

Presentation   Fuel Cells

Readings   Herzog, National Resources Defense Council

Questions
1. Just because this study finds that the Hydrogen economy is not necessarily the best way forward, should scientists and researchers give up on the research and development that they are conducting in this field?

2. Are scientists, technologists and engineers asking the right questions when they seek to introduce fuel cells into automotive applications and is FURTHER work in this field likely to direct us towards a more favourable outcome than this study concludes about the H2 economy?

3. If we were to abandon our quest for the Hydrogen economy, how would/should we go about building the next revolution in seeking renewable energy sources (e.g. the infrastructure, policy, plans etc. for a "bio-diesel economy")?

Title	Fuel Cells
Date	November 29, 2006
Presenters	Hiren Mulchandani
Presentation	Fuel Cells
Readings	Herzog, National Resources Defense Council
Questions	1. Just because this study finds that the Hydrogen economy is not necessarily the best way forward, should scientists and researchers give up on the research and development that they are conducting in this field? 2. Are scientists, technologists and engineers asking the right questions when they seek to introduce fuel cells into automotive applications and is FURTHER work in this field likely to direct us towards a more favourable outcome than this study concludes about the H2 economy? 3. If we were to abandon our quest for the Hydrogen economy, how would/should we go about building the next revolution in seeking renewable energy sources (e.g. the infrastructure, policy, plans etc. for a "bio-diesel economy")?