Can rocket fuel really offer an alternative to oil?
The Bush Administration and governments around the globe are beginning to think so and have begun to plan a transition to a “hydrogen economy.” Hydrogen offers enormous potential as a clean, carbon-free, domestically available energy option. But as the idea has taken hold, some critics have suggested hydrogen is more about hype than about hope. Robert Rose, an internationally known fuel cell and hydrogen advocate, will offer his perspective at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 2, at NASA’s Langley Research Center. Media Briefing: A media briefing will be held at 1:15 p.m. at the H.J.E. Reid Conference Center, 14 Langley Blvd., NASA Langley Research Center. Members of the media who wish to attend should contact Marny Skora at (757) 864-3315 or 344-6111 (mobile) by 10 a.m. Tuesday to arrange for credentials and entry to Langley. Rose is founding executive director of the Breakthrough Technologies Institute (BTI) and the U.S. Fuel Cell Council, the business association for the fuel cell industry. BTI
