Environmental Engineering Reference
In-Depth Information
Hydrogen fuel must be stored in large, heavy tanks.
of energy needed to make and store the fuel. This means that
there is a “cost” in energy to make the liquid hydrogen in the
i rst place. The cost is the energy that is needed during the
process of making liquid hydrogen.
The process to make and store liquid hydrogen prevents the
fuel from being a good choice for everyday use. Imagine how
hard it would be to carry around big liquid hydrogen tanks on
your family car! Despite these problems, scientists are looking
very closely at ways in which different forms of hydrogen fuel
can be used.
Future Uses of Hydrogen Fuel
New research is showing that hydrogen fuel may be particularly
valuable as a safe and clean way to produce the huge amount
