Conclusion

After exploring my main research question "Is hydrogen a realistic fuel source for the future?" over the duration of the past couple of weeks, I have concluded that, yes, hydrogen is a realistic fuel source for the future.  I believe that hydrogen is a realistic fuel source for the future because of all the research and development that has proven over and over that it is a highly functional technology, capable of being applied in numerous types of applications.  Studying the elaborate history of hydrogen, as well as current technologies, and future predictions, led me to the conclusion that hydrogen is an exciting fuel source that could have a large impact on our lives in the near future and in the far future.

As I continue to research the topic for the final class project of the persuasive argument essay, I hope to learn even more about hydrogen fuels and technology, than I have learned while doing research for the exploratory blog assignment.  I am not sure what my thesis will be for the persuasive argument essay because I still want to do more research on the efficiency of hydrogen fuels vs. other types of fuels, before I formulate my thesis.  I also want to do more research on the environmental effects of hydrogen fuels vs. other types of fuels.  Many people claim that hydrogen fuel systems are cleaner, but I haven’t found the exact data to back up that statement yet.

This bus runs on hydrogen fuel.

I am also interested in some of the other applications of hydrogen, beyond its use as a transportation fuel.  There are ideas about how it could be used in place of natural gas in the large turbines used by power companies.  I’m also interested in some of the more interesting innovations that have occurred recently, or are projected to occur in the future, involving hydrogen in combination with nanotechnology and biotechnology.  It is possible that I will use some of that research in my persuasive argument essay.  As I look toward the argument essay, I’m still thinking about all the topics I haven’t yet covered in my blog entries.  I hope to explore these topics more and use them to compose an exceptional persuasive argument essay.