Perhaps it’s time to write to our MPs and ask why we don’t hear more about hydrogen as an alternative fuel option in their visions of the future.
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Im all for hydrogen, been saying it has to be a better alternative for a long time.
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Probably because the oil industry bribes (or ‘lobbies’) govt to not implement electricity too quickly and the Electricity lot ‘lobby’ Govt to make sure they’re the prime replacement method for oil.
That’s my guess anyway…
A lot of the auto industry seems to be experimenting with Hydrogen while producing electric cars.
Just hope it doesn’t end up like VHS and Betamax this time!
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the full report is here
https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm5803/cmselect/cmsctech/99/summary.html
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I suspected there would be something in existence like this. I only read the summary and in isolation it seems reasonable enough, if a little unambitious. It presents the difficulties with developing a comprehensive hydrogen distribution network but doesn’t position it against the requirements, and challenges, of building the infrastructure for electric vehicles. To be fair, this report is about more than transport but even so, there’s scant reference to what research and industry may develop and how that can solve some of the problems with electric.
In the absence of a cheap, readily available fuel I believe the future will be a combination of fuels and technologies to suit the different purposes. That’s assuming one doesn’t end up being developed to the point where it’s ubiquitous. That may happen, but even today we have both gas and electricity available, with oil/diesel still serving some requirements. I doubt the future will be a binary choice.
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