Originally Posted by kurtisberry
The first hydrogen filling station is going to open in CA this month. Think it still costs a lot more to produce H2 than gas, and many times more to build a filling station. Maybe it will reach PA in about 20 years.
I work with He2, and it is nearly impossible to contain, leaks everywhere, even through seemingly perfect welds. H2 is even harder to contain, it is the smallest molecule and will be impossible to use commercially.
Plus, like a lot of other gases, it will have to be transported & stored in high pressure tanks which just makes matters worse! I can't imagine what happens when the retailer suddenly discovers the H2 he just purchased & filled his tanks with has magically disappeared overnight because of a teeny, tiny bad weld somewhere. Polymers and/or ceramics could work but how much will it cost & can the retailer recoup his investment quickly enough to justify the cost of installation.
Solarfire, if you have some comments on why hydrogen is feasible I think we'd love to hear them! After all, if you work everyday with alternative energy sources you might be Da Man! I mean, I get the fact that it's only emission is water vapor, essentially zero pollution, but H2O vapor is a greenhouse gas, too.
Brent, I'm still laughing over the land barge thing!!