What are the benefits of using hydrogen?
Fuel cells offer much promise for societal and environmental benefits, led by its energy-efficient operation and potential to reduce or eliminate harmful emissions. When a fuel cell electric vehicle is operated using hydrogen stored directly on-board, the vehicle produces zero emissions with only water vapor as a by-product. Using an on-board reformer to produce hydrogen from hydrocarbons results significantly lower emissions on a wells to wheels base. Fuel cell vehicles can also contribute to reducing noise pollution, a significant issue in urban areas.Also, because hydrogen can be obtained from different sources, it presents the opportunity to have a greater energy security.
Hydrogen is good because when used to produce power it doesn’t produce any harmful byproducts. It is also the most plentiful element on our planet. If we use wind or solar power to produce hydrogen from sea water, we could easily run just about anything with fuel cells or by directly burning hydrogen. Many places already have fuel cell busses, and both the UK and California have started to open hydrogen fueling centers. Soon you could be filling up your car with hydrogen and blissfully pumping oxygen and water vapor out of your tailpipe as you went to work every day.
