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Home-Based Hydrogen Refueling Station

Posted by samzenpus on from the burning-down-the-house dept.

Sportsqs writes "One of the main barriers to the widespread adoption of fuel cell vehicles has been the lack of an adequate hydrogen-refueling infrastructure. Beyond a handful of hydrogen stations, such as the one near Los Angeles International Airport, there just isn't anywhere to fill up. Step forward ITM Power, a UK company that has developed a hydrogen refueling station that could be installed at home, providing a ready-made solution for fuel-cell car owners."

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  1. Save for the fact... by AKAImBatman · · Score: 3, Interesting

    ...that hydrogen is extremely flammable, often explosive, and very dangerous to work with, sounds like a smashing idea!

    Seriously though, I think a home fueling station would be a great start. Not only because it provides a convenient source of fuel, but also because it pushes the energy requirements to the grid. (Which isn't a bad thing if we finally build more nuclear power plants!) As long as the safety concerns of generating hydrogen at home are worked out, I'm all for it.

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    1. Re:Save for the fact... by tjstork · · Score: 3, Interesting

      Nuclear is less cost-effective than wind, especially when one takes into account total life cycle costs and interest on capital costs.

      Get rid of all the stupid lawsuits, and the capital costs drop to 1/10th of that. All the utilities are basing their costs on the limerick experience, which just kept getting sued and halted over and over again by the fruitcakes until it cost too much. So its really like smashing someone's car in, and then saying, you can't drive because the windshield's broken.

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