] The goal is to create a reactor that could produce about ] 300 megawatts of electricity for the grid, enough to run ] about 300,000 window air-conditioners, or produce about ] 2.5 kilos of hydrogen per second. When burned, a kilo of ] hydrogen has about the same energy value as a gallon of ] unleaded regular gasoline. But fuel cells, which work ] without burning, get about twice as much work out of each ] unit of fuel. So if used in automotive fuel cells, the ] reactor might replace more than 400,000 gallons of ] gasoline per day. The New York Times : Washington : Hydrogen Production Method Could Bolster Fuel Supplies |