UPI (July 15) reports that, for the first time, a major oil
company has signed a deal that could pave the way for
solid-hydrogen fuel stations to serve American drivers with
fuel-cell vehicles starting in 2004. The deal between Royal
Dutch Shell's Shell Hydrogen unit and Energy Conversion
Devices Inc. is a step toward easy, retail access to
hydrogen for the types of fuel-cell vehicles that are
cleaner than fuel-cell cars requiring gasoline. The
hydrogen would be sold as a silver-colored powder and
injected into a tank-like device on vehicles. A prototype
station could open by 2001.
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Jeff Owens ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Zone 7, http://www.teleport.com/~kowens
Underground house, solar energy, reduced consumption, no TV
