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It’s a long road for hydrogen. There isn’t that killer application yet that’ll definitely make hydrogen win out over fossil fuels or electric. Electric cars h
by thehappypm 4y ago
It’s a long road for hydrogen.
There isn’t that killer application yet that’ll definitely make hydrogen win out over fossil fuels or electric.
Electric cars have a big lead, and hydrogen cars would require a massive investment in hydrogen fueling stations. Similar story for trucking, though maybe hydrogen trucks would need a smaller web of fueling stations.
Home heat — again, need infra to pipe it to homes or even deliver by truck, there arent hydrogen compatible furnaces out there AFAIK.
Aviation is super interesting, as is cargo shipping.
- mytailorisrich 4y agoYes a big investment is fueling stations would be needed, but as it stands the investment required for EV charging is huge as well. So may a key issue would be the difficulty to carry both out. On the face of it hydrogen would be much less disruptive than EVs: you go to the station and you refuel in a similar way as now. For EVs there are many problems not resolved yet in order to support the day when all cars are electric.
- SyzygistSix 4y agoKiller apps are steel production, fertilizer, and cargo ships that run on ammonia. Electricity is not a feasible replacement for any of those. Also hydrogen production can use excess solar power in the beginning and doesn't have an issue using intermittent energy sources like solar and wind. There is definitely a large role for green hydrogen in the future, barring some crazy new technology being developed.