bumperm
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What is the source of hydrogen ?
A good short description is here: Hydrogen fuel - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
An excerpt from wiki (please note the last couple of sentences. Guess we better start uncorking all those cows so they can start producing methane again . . . ). Oh, and before you get all giddy because they mention wind and solar power, remember that windmills are killing raptors and solar mirror farms are torching them in mid-air.
Production[edit]
Main article: Hydrogen production
Because pure hydrogen does not occur naturally[citation needed], it takes a substantial amount of energy in its industrial production. There are different ways to produce it, such as electrolysis and steam-methane reforming process. In electrolysis, electricity is run through water to separate the hydrogen and oxygen atoms. This method can use wind, solar, geothermal, hydro, fossil fuels, biomass, and many other resources.[2] Obtaining hydrogen from this process is being studied as a viable way to produce it domestically at a low cost. Steam-methane reforming, the current leading technology for producing hydrogen in large quantities,[4] extracts the hydrogen from methane. However, this reaction causes a side production of carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide, which are greenhouse gases and contribute to global warming.[1]