What is the Future of Hydrogen Fuel Cells?
If improvements can be made in the efficiency of electrolysis (say 75% conversion efficiency) so that the fuel cell is as efficient as a battery, then the fuel cell will have a bright future. Batteries tend to be toxic or short-lived. Batteries and fuel cells will probably always be expensive. However, fuel cells are much cleaner than batteries and require less maintenance. The price needs to come down by finding an alternative catalyst to platinum and the electrolysis process needs to be improved. Hydrogen doesn’t make any sense whatsoever if it is derived from fossil fuels. The public needs to understand that hydrogen is not an energy source. It is a way to store energy for short periods of time. Hydrogen leaks profusely through everything because it is so small. Using hydrogen for home appliances is wastefully innefficient because of the energy conversion. Home appliances will need to be efficient electric devices because it will be electricity that comes from solar cells, wind farm
