Pacific Ocean

Part of: Hydrogen
Bellona, 28/11-2005 The cost of importing oil almost exceeds the entire income that the island state Vanuatu in the Pacific Ocean (formerly the New Hebrides) earns from exports.

The population of Vanuatu is just under 200,000 inhabitants, and the government recently decided that the country would endeavour to introduce a hydrogen economy. The ultimate goal is to achieve a total halt in the import of oil by 2010. In order to achieve this, the country desires to enter into technological co-operation with industrialised countries.

Vanuatu desires to produce hydrogen from renewable energy and to utilise modern cars, ships, busses and electric generators that utilise hydrogen or electricity for fuel.

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