TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - ELECTRICAL POWER AND ENERGY - Preferred Component: The hydrogen generator further includes gas outlet (34), first housing (12) releasably engageable with the second housing, hydrogen-generating anode, housing having hydrogen outlet, anode in the housing having oxidizable material, cathode in the housing having hydrogen generator catalyst, and ionically conductive and electrical insulative separator layer (18) between anode and cathode. The hydrogen fuel cell includes a gas inlet in fluid communication with the gas outlet, second housing, and acidic polymer membrane electrolyte. The hydrogen generator is disposed in a single housing. The hydrogen-generating anode comprises a hydrogen storage composition. The electrochemical cell further includes controller, sensor, and coupling between the hydrogen generator and hydrogen fuel cell. The sensor is connected to the controller. The coupling fluidly connects the first cathode to the second anode. The electrochemical hydrogen generator further includes aqueous ionic electrolyte in the housing, and alkaline electrolyte disposed in the housing. The cathode further includes binder containing the catalyst. The hydrogen outlet includes a hydrophobic membrane arranged to prevent leakage of a liquid from the housing. The anode and cathode are connected through an electronic conductor (28, 30) having switch.Preferred Process: The generation of electrical current further includes generating a first electron from an oxidation half cell of an electrochemical hydrogen generator, transmitting the first electron to a reduction half cell of a hydrogen fuel cell, transmitting a second electron from an oxidation half cell of the hydrogen fuel cell to a reducing half cell of the hydrogen generator, generating hydrogen from the hydrogen generator and oxidizing the generated hydrogen at the fuel cell, and transmitting the generated hydrogen to the fuel cell through a conduit fluidly connecting the hydrogen generator and fuel cell.    TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - INORGANIC CHEMISTRY - Preferred Component: The hydrogen-generating anode comprises metal from zinc, aluminum, titanium, zirconium, or tin. The hydrogen storage composition is a metal hydride or misch metal alloy. The oxidizable material comprises metal from group IIa, group Ib, group III, group IIb, iron, tin, manganese, titanium, and/or zirconium. The alkali electrolyte comprises aqueous sodium hydroxide or aqueous potassium hydroxide.    TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - POLYMERS - Preferred Component: The separator comprises non-woven fibrous polymer fabric laminated to cellophane. The non-woven fibrous polymer fabric comprises polyvinyl alcohol fibers. The binder comprises a member from high-density polyethylene or polytetrafluoroethylene.