NOVELTY - Hydrogen generating apparatus has liquid permeable material (110) having cavities containing solid anhydrous chemical hydride and anhydrous activating agent; housing comprising heat and pressure resistant material, and liquid; liquid sources for injecting liquid into housing, where the liquid contacts portion(s) of the liquid permeable material; gas outlet for releasing hydrogen gas produced by a reaction comprising solid anhydrous chemical hydride, anhydrous activating agent, and liquid; and hydrogen output regulator for controlling amount of hydrogen gas that the gas outlet port releases.    USE - As hydrogen-generating apparatus.    ADVANTAGE - The apparatus controls a chemical reaction between water and a chemical hydride without relying on a water pressure differential across a membrane.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Hydrogen generating apparatus comprises a liquid permeable material (110) comprising one or more cavities, each cavity contains a solid anhydrous chemical hydride and an anhydrous activating agent; a housing comprising a heat and pressure resistant material and a liquid; one or more liquid sources for injecting the liquid into the housing, where the liquid contacts at least a portion of the liquid permeable material; a gas outlet for releasing hydrogen gas produced by a reaction comprising the solid anhydrous chemical hydride, anhydrous activating agent, and liquid; and a hydrogen output regulator for controlling the amount of hydrogen gas that the gas outlet port releases. The housing receives the liquid permeable material. The anhydrous activating agent comprises a salt having alkaline earth metals or alkali metals. An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a hydrogen generation system (101) comprising a fuel cartridge (106), a cartridge interface, and fuel cartridge receiver (105). The system further includes a cartridge cooling module, a condenser, alignment sensors, temperature sensors (118), pressure sensors (132), a state of fill module, a radio frequency identification tag (122), a bar code, a memory, a liquid reservoir (128), pumps (126), and a cartridge cooling module (112).    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a system for generating electricity from chemical hydride.    Hydrogen generation system (101)    Fuel cartridge receiver (105)    Fuel cartridge (106)    Liquid permeable material (110)    Cartridge cooling module (112)    Temperature sensors (118)    Radio frequency identification tag (122)    Pumps (126)    Liquid reservoir (128)    Pressure sensors (132)