H2nexus is a WWW site of favorite links about the anticipated hydrogen economy and the hydrogen society, and naturally the energy situation we all face today. The page stays somewhat current; expect change.

The Hydrogen Society is emerging. Media mentions have transitioned from "if" to "when." They tell of favorable investments and funding, new products and fresh methods, growing awareness of energy security and comprehension of global warming, and so on. Globally, governments have taken an interest, and businesses -- from the labs of multinational corporations to the garages of entrepreneurs around the world -- are inventing opportunities. They recognize a precarious energy dilemma encompassing electric utilities, oil politics, gas pipelines, rising energy bills, car emission restrictions, rolling blackouts, abundant coal, controversial nuclear plants, gasoline prices, to name but a few. Thinking about energy today and tomorrow reveals dilemmas and opportunities aplenty, entwined together as a wicked problems. . Hydrogen may be the best bet we have. If not, then why is it that governments, companies, and universities around the world are committing so much time and money?

The hydrogen society has many moving parts:  a gaggle of political interests, profound economic risks and rewards, convoluted public policies, clever science and inventive engineering, visionaries and gadflies, and competitive corporate interests. Naturally, different stakeholders have diverse perspectives -- some factual and some rhetorical, some meant for public interest and some meant for self interest, and rarely in harmony. Taken together, the mind share of the "hydrogen economy" is growing in public discourse. It will bloom over time, seeds are sprouting everywhere. It is future history of the grandest scale. There's potentially oodles of money to be made -- but when, how, for what, and by whom remain to be seen. Indeed, it's something to contemplate.

The links below, and indexed on the right pane, provide a trove for the serious student and curious dilettante. This hydrogen knowledge nexus favors breadth over depth. Diverse topics, varied concerns, and hopeful advocacy are all mixed togther. Please enjoy these links. We have a new future ahead of us and we do, in Alan Kay's words, have the opportunity to invent it. The opportunities for innovation are boundless -- from new materials to novel businesses, from fresh policies to frightening conflicts, from unprecedented risks to unbounded freedom. We are here, together, at this threshold. The future is ours to shape. Raise your hand; raise your voice. Enjoy reading!