NOVELTY - The process comprises: providing source of aluminum hydride (AlH3); heating the AlH3 at a temperature of 150- 200 degrees C for forming a reaction product comprising a fast hydrogen gas and an activated aluminum; adding a promoter including sodium aluminum hydride, sodium hydride, and sodium hydroxide to the activated aluminum reaction product to provide a composite material; and adding a stoichiometric amount of water to a composite material provided by the promoter for generating a second hydrogen gas source.    USE - The process is useful for generating hydrogen (claimed) that is useful for portable power applications such as military use and use by emergency responders and for a proton exchange membrane fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The process is capable of safely and reliably generating the hydrogen with high purity thus improving operational efficiency of the fuel cell.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The process comprises: providing source of aluminum hydride (AlH3); heating the AlH3 at a temperature of 150- 200 degrees C for forming a reaction product comprising a fast hydrogen gas and an activated aluminum; adding a promoter including sodium aluminum hydride, sodium hydride, and sodium hydroxide to the activated aluminum reaction product to provide a composite material; and adding a stoichiometric amount of water to a composite material provided by the promoter for generating a second hydrogen gas source. The step of adding the stoichiometric amount of water comprises increasing the amount of water to twice the stoichiometric amount. The step of heating the AlH3 takes place by a heat generated from a thermolysis of the AlH3 containing composite material. The step of adding the promoter to activated aluminum comprises removing an oxide layer and polymeric coating present of the surface of the activated aluminum. The activated aluminum has a particle size and a shape similar to the AlH3 material but has a greater surface area after heating. The composite material releases 10-10.6 wt.% of hydrogen and water relative to the dry weight of the composite material.