TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - INORGANIC CHEMISTRY - Preferred Properties: The mixture of boron hydrides has positive ionic charge (+IC) to boron ratio of 0.2-0.3 or 0.7-0.8. Preferred Compounds: The boron hydrides are consisting of borohydride salts (MBH4), triborohydride salts (MB3H8), decahydrodecaborate salts (M2Bl0Hl0), tridecahydrodecaborate salts (MBl0H13), dodecahydrododecaborate salts (M2B12H12), octadecahydroicosaborate salts (M2B20H18), or decaborane (14) (B10H14).M=alkali metal, alkaline earth metal, or aluminum cations.The positive ion is consisting of sodium, lithium, or potassium cations. The mixture additionally contains a stabilizer for the borohydride salt in aqueous media. The stabilizer comprises a hydroxide consisting of hydroxides of sodium, lithium, or potassium. The borohydride salt is sodium borohydride and the stabilizer is sodium hydroxide. The boron hydride mixture comprises triborohydride salt and dodecahydrododecaborate salt. The triborohydride salt is potassium triborohydride and the dodecahydrododecaborate salt is magnesium dodecahydrododecaborate. The catalyst is an acid consisting of hydrochloric acid, sulfuric acid, or phosphoric acid. It comprises transition metals from the metal families of nickel, cobalt and iron.    TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING - Preferred Components: The hydrogen generating catalyst comprises a substrate having molecules of transition metal, entrapped within, and/or coated, and the mechanism to contact comprises a containment system for the catalyst and for the catalyst to be moved into and out of contact with the aqueous fuel. The hydrogen generation system additionally contains a gas-liquid separator to separate hydrogen from the effluent. A portion of water in the aqueous fuel is obtained from the reaction product of a hydrogen-consuming device, the device being operably connected with the system. The hydrogen-consuming device is consisting of a fuel cell, a combustion engine, and/or a gas turbine. The system includes fuel blend including boron hydride salt; accelerant comprising an acidic polyhedral boron hydride salts; and mechanism to contact the fuel blend and water with the accelerant to generate hydrogen.    TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY - Preferred Properties: The mixture of boron hydrides has positive ionic charge (+IC) to boron ratio of 0.2-0.3 or 0.7-0.8. Preferred Compounds: The boron hydrides are consisting of borohydride salts (MBH4), triborohydride salts (MB3H8), decahydrodecaborate salts (M2Bl0Hl0), tridecahydrodecaborate salts (MBl0H13), dodecahydrododecaborate salts (M2B12H12), octadecahydroicosaborate salts (M2B20H18), or decaborane (14) (B10H14).M=alkali metal, alkaline earth metal, or aluminum cations.The positive ion is consisting of sodium, lithium, or potassium cations. The mixture additionally contains a stabilizer for the borohydride salt in aqueous media. The stabilizer comprises a hydroxide consisting of hydroxides of sodium, lithium, or potassium. The borohydride salt is sodium borohydride and the stabilizer is sodium hydroxide. The boron hydride mixture comprises triborohydride salt and dodecahydrododecaborate salt. The triborohydride salt is potassium triborohydride and the dodecahydrododecaborate salt is magnesium dodecahydrododecaborate. The catalyst is an acid consisting of hydrochloric acid, sulfuric acid, or phosphoric acid. It comprises transition metals from the metal families of nickel, cobalt and iron.