1. Medium of hydrogen powered Audi vehicle driving.
2. Close up of General Motors hydrogen car.
3. Close up of Toyota fuel cell sign.
4. Close up of GM Hydrogen sign.
5. Medium of Volkswagen hydrogen powered car driving off.
6. Close up inside fuel cell car pan to road.
7. Close up of fuel cell display on dashboard.
8. Wide of outside of car.
9. Medium of Toyota fuel cell car in traffic.
10. SOUNDBITE: (English) Jeffrey Serfass, President, National Hydrogen Association
"With hydrogen you can produce this transportation fuel from wind energy, nuclear energy, coal. All forms of energy that you cannot put in your tank by themselves but you can convert to hydrogen. That's the magic of hydrogen, you might think of as electricity in that you can produce it from anything. When you use it you use it very cleanly."
11. Wide of Long Beach Convention Centre.
12. Close up of Hydrogen Conference sign.
13. Wide of conference exhibit hall.
14. Close up of Honda fuel cell engine.
15. Close up of Honda sign.
16. Wide of hydrogen powered police car.
17. Close up of sign.
18. Close up of 'hydrogen patrol' sign on police car.
19. Wide of hybrid fuel cell/battery motorbike.
20. SOUNDBITE: (English) Tim Foster, Intelligent Energy.
"It's been designed with a one kilowatt intelligent energy fuel cell that runs on stored hydrogen, compressed hydrogen as the fuel and a five kilowatts battery so we continuously recharge the battery as we are driving. We will achieve fifty miles per hour and it gets the equivalent of 760 miles to the gallon if you compare it to a gasoline engine motorcycle."
21. Medium of motorbike.
22. Close up of hydrogen fuelling point.
23. Wide of fuel cell vehicle.
24. Wide of BMW hydrogen display.
25. Close up of BMW hydrogen engine.
26. SOUNDBITE: (English) Jeffrey Serfass, President, National Hydrogen Association.
"There is a very light noise that is the compressors that vary with speed that provide a little bit of pressure to the gasses: Argon and the air into the fuel cell. I think in the long run we will find these vehicles to be absolutely quiet and provide a comfort in terms of the sound that's superior to today's vehicles but interestingly a rather peppy and fun vehicle to drive."
27. Close up of hydrogen fuel line being attached to refuel vehicle.
28. Close up of hydrogen fuel station display.
29. Wide of hydrogen fuelling station.
SUGGESTED LEAD IN :
Environmental concerns often feature prominently on the international news agenda.
Concerns about carbon emissions and political instability in some oil producing regions, has prompted some US car manufacturers to begin to think about designing alternative vehicle fuels.
VOICEOVER :
The American love affair with the car, continues unabated.
But now more American car owners are concerned about the environmental impact of their car addiction.
The National Hydrogen Association (NHA) recently held it's annual conference ambitiously slated: "Global Progress Toward Clean Energy", in Long Beach, California.
Hydrogen powered vehicles from major auto makers, like General Motors, Toyota, Honda, Audi and Volkswagen offered rides in these cars of the future.
The fuel cell vehicle use hydrogen as a fuel source.
When hydrogen and oxygen are supplied, the fuel cell makes electricity to power the vehicle's electric motor.
There are no polluting emissions from the fuel cell, only water and heat.
Jeffrey Serfass is the president of the National Hydrogen Association, a trade group made up of industry, government and academia to promote hydrogen use.
SOUNDBITE: (English)
"With hydrogen you can produce this transportation fuel from wind energy, nuclear energy, coal. All forms of energy you cannot put in your tank by themselves but you can convert to hydrogen. That's the magic of hydrogen, you might think of as electricity in that you can produce it from anything. When you use it you use it very cleanly."
SUPERCAPTION: Jeffrey Serfass, President, National Hydrogen Association
The NHA hydrogen conference was attended by over one thousand energy industry experts, policy-makers, and technology developers from around the world to discuss the future of hydrogen power and fuel cells.
The Long Beach Convention Centre exhibit hall displayed all the latest technology from global giants including fuel cell vehicles from Honda as well as smaller hydrogen technology companies.
One of the displays was a fuel cell vehicle mock up of a California Highway Patrol vehicle dubbed a 'Hydrogen Patrol' car with: 'To serve and protect the environment inscribed on the front, it was built by a California technology company, Hydrogen Vehicles Systems.
HVS converts existing vehicles making hydrogen internal combustion cars and trucks that burn hydrogen directly.
A hybrid fuel cell and battery motorcycle from a British company: 'Intelligent Design' has an impressive fuel economy of 760 miles (1222 kilometres) per gallon compared to a gasoline powered motorcycle.
SOUNDBITE: (English)
"It's been designed with a one kilowatt intelligent energy fuel cell that runs on stored hydrogen, compressed hydrogen as the fuel and a five kilowatts battery so we continuously recharge the battery as we are driving. We will achieve fifty miles (80 kilometres) per hour and it gets the equivalent of 760 miles (1222 kilometres) to the gallon if you compare it to a gasoline engine motorcycle."
SUPERCAPTION: Tim Foster, Intelligent Energy
Intelligent Design produces fuel processing technologies and makes fuel cells in the US, UK and South Africa.
The Nation Hydrogen association's, Jeffrey Serfass believes the fuel cell cars of the future will be quiet, comfortable and fun to drive.
SOUNDBITE: (English)
"There is a very light noise that is the compressors that vary with speed that provide a little bit of pressure to the gasses: argon and the air into the fuel cell. I think in the long run we will find these vehicles to be absolutely quiet and provide a comfort in terms of the sound that's superior to today's vehicles but interestingly a rather peppy and fun vehicle to drive."
SUPERCAPTION: Jeffrey Serfass, President, National Hydrogen Association
SHOTLIST:
1. Medium of hydrogen powered Audi vehicle driving.
2. Close up of General Motors hydrogen car.
3. Close up of Toyota fuel cell sign.
4. Close up of GM Hydrogen sign.
5. Medium of Volkswagen hydrogen powered car driving off.
6. Close up inside fuel cell car pan to road.
7. Close up of fuel cell display on dashboard.
8. Wide of outside of car.
9. Medium of Toyota fuel cell car in traffic.
10. SOUNDBITE: (English) Jeffrey Serfass, President, National Hydrogen Association
"With hydrogen you can produce this transportation fuel from wind energy, nuclear energy, coal. All forms of energy that you cannot put in your tank by themselves but you can convert to hydrogen. That's the magic of hydrogen, you might think of as electricity in that you can produce it from anything. When you use it you use it very cleanly."
11. Wide of Long Beach Convention Centre.
12. Close up of Hydrogen Conference sign.
13. Wide of conference exhibit hall.
14. Close up of Honda fuel cell engine.
15. Close up of Honda sign.
16. Wide of hydrogen powered police car.
17. Close up of sign.
18. Close up of 'hydrogen patrol' sign on police car.
19. Wide of hybrid fuel cell/battery motorbike.
20. SOUNDBITE: (English) Tim Foster, Intelligent Energy.
"It's been designed with a one kilowatt intelligent energy fuel cell that runs on stored hydrogen, compressed hydrogen as the fuel and a five kilowatts battery so we continuously recharge the battery as we are driving. We will achieve fifty miles per hour and it gets the equivalent of 760 miles to the gallon if you compare it to a gasoline engine motorcycle."
21. Medium of motorbike.
22. Close up of hydrogen fuelling point.
23. Wide of fuel cell vehicle.
24. Wide of BMW hydrogen display.
25. Close up of BMW hydrogen engine.
26. SOUNDBITE: (English) Jeffrey Serfass, President, National Hydrogen Association.
"There is a very light noise that is the compressors that vary with speed that provide a little bit of pressure to the gasses: Argon and the air into the fuel cell. I think in the long run we will find these vehicles to be absolutely quiet and provide a comfort in terms of the sound that's superior to today's vehicles but interestingly a rather peppy and fun vehicle to drive."
27. Close up of hydrogen fuel line being attached to refuel vehicle.
28. Close up of hydrogen fuel station display.
29. Wide of hydrogen fuelling station.
SUGGESTED LEAD IN :
Environmental concerns often feature prominently on the international news agenda.
Concerns about carbon emissions and political instability in some oil producing regions, has prompted some US car manufacturers to begin to think about designing alternative vehicle fuels.
VOICEOVER :
The American love affair with the car, continues unabated.
But now more American car owners are concerned about the environmental impact of their car addiction.
The National Hydrogen Association (NHA) recently held it's annual conference ambitiously slated: "Global Progress Toward Clean Energy", in Long Beach, California.
Hydrogen powered vehicles from major auto makers, like General Motors, Toyota, Honda, Audi and Volkswagen offered rides in these cars of the future.
The fuel cell vehicle use hydrogen as a fuel source.
When hydrogen and oxygen are supplied, the fuel cell makes electricity to power the vehicle's electric motor.
There are no polluting emissions from the fuel cell, only water and heat.
Jeffrey Serfass is the president of the National Hydrogen Association, a trade group made up of industry, government and academia to promote hydrogen use.
SOUNDBITE: (English)
"With hydrogen you can produce this transportation fuel from wind energy, nuclear energy, coal. All forms of energy you cannot put in your tank by themselves but you can convert to hydrogen. That's the magic of hydrogen, you might think of as electricity in that you can produce it from anything. When you use it you use it very cleanly."
SUPERCAPTION: Jeffrey Serfass, President, National Hydrogen Association
The NHA hydrogen conference was attended by over one thousand energy industry experts, policy-makers, and technology developers from around the world to discuss the future of hydrogen power and fuel cells.
The Long Beach Convention Centre exhibit hall displayed all the latest technology from global giants including fuel cell vehicles from Honda as well as smaller hydrogen technology companies.
One of the displays was a fuel cell vehicle mock up of a California Highway Patrol vehicle dubbed a 'Hydrogen Patrol' car with: 'To serve and protect the environment inscribed on the front, it was built by a California technology company, Hydrogen Vehicles Systems.
HVS converts existing vehicles making hydrogen internal combustion cars and trucks that burn hydrogen directly.
A hybrid fuel cell and battery motorcycle from a British company: 'Intelligent Design' has an impressive fuel economy of 760 miles (1222 kilometres) per gallon compared to a gasoline powered motorcycle.
SOUNDBITE: (English)
"It's been designed with a one kilowatt intelligent energy fuel cell that runs on stored hydrogen, compressed hydrogen as the fuel and a five kilowatts battery so we continuously recharge the battery as we are driving. We will achieve fifty miles (80 kilometres) per hour and it gets the equivalent of 760 miles (1222 kilometres) to the gallon if you compare it to a gasoline engine motorcycle."
SUPERCAPTION: Tim Foster, Intelligent Energy
Intelligent Design produces fuel processing technologies and makes fuel cells in the US, UK and South Africa.
The Nation Hydrogen association's, Jeffrey Serfass believes the fuel cell cars of the future will be quiet, comfortable and fun to drive.
SOUNDBITE: (English)
"There is a very light noise that is the compressors that vary with speed that provide a little bit of pressure to the gasses: argon and the air into the fuel cell. I think in the long run we will find these vehicles to be absolutely quiet and provide a comfort in terms of the sound that's superior to today's vehicles but interestingly a rather peppy and fun vehicle to drive."
SUPERCAPTION: Jeffrey Serfass, President, National Hydrogen Association
