Environmental Engineering Reference
In-Depth Information
For hydrogen fuel to be
practical for everyday
use, the United States
would need to add many
thousands of miles of
new pipeline. This would
probably cost millions
and millions of dollars
to build.
Hydrogen can also
be transported in other
ways, but they are even
more expensive than via
pipeline. Compressed
A hydrogen i lling station in California.
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Filling Stations
in Your Garage
What if you had a hydrogen-fueled car but did not
have a place to fi ll it? One possible solution would
be a hydrogen fuel fi lling station in your own garage.
Some automobile manufacturers have looked into
developing hydrogen generators that people could keep
at home. These generators would be about the size of a
refrigerator. Having such a generator would let people
refi ll their cars right at home without worrying about
trying to fi nd hydrogen fi lling stations.
