Trulove, Susan2015-10-292015-10-292007-05-23http://hdl.handle.net/10919/58737The hydrogen economy is not a futuristic concept. The U.S. Department of Energy's 2006 Advance Energy Initiative calls for competitive ethanol from plant sources by 2012 and a good selection of hydrogen-powered fuel cell vehicles by 2020.text/htmlIn CopyrightCollege of EngineeringNovel sugar-to-hydrogen technology promises transportation fuel independencePress releaseVirginia Tech. University Relations