" All of this experimentation eventually led to new alternative fuel technologies which in today's world is one of the fastest growing commercial industries, due to the ever-rising need for coal and oil and the continuing rise in oil prices which are expected to exceed $100 a barrel in the very near future. In addition, most major automotive manufacturers like Ford, GM, Chrysler, Toyota and Nissan "have unveiled prototype fuel cell-powered cars," some of which can be purchased today and run on fuels like hydrogen, ethanol and electricity ("Fuel Cell Basics," 2007, Internet).
Two of the most important and innovative types of alternative fuels being used in the modern world are hydrogen and electricity, both of which, for the most part, do not rely upon the use of fossil fuels and do not pollute the atmosphere like burning coal and oil to generate power.
With hydrogen as a fuel source, it can be created by "re-forming natural gas or another fossil fuel or by using electricity to split (or electrolyze) water into its components of oxygen and hydrogen." The best and most planet-friendly method for creating hydrogen necessary to run and operate power plants and automobiles is through the use of photovoltaic cells, also known as solar cells, which are...
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