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Hydrogen is not considered a viable fuel alternative for the masses due to the high risk of explosion among many other factors. I wish people would stop mention
by cssanchez 4y ago
Hydrogen is not considered a viable fuel alternative for the masses due to the high risk of explosion among many other factors. I wish people would stop mentioning it in these discussions. https://www.energy.gov/eere/fuelcells/hydrogen-storage-challenges https://www.energy.gov/eere/fuelcells/hydrogen-storage-chall...
- defrost 4y agoLeaving aside the niggling inconvenience of explosions, stepping back and looking at the larger climate picture and global carbon balance sheet ... Blue Hydrogen isn't exactly the magic wand that some are green wishing it to be. https://theconversation.com/blue-hydrogen-what-is-it-and-should-it-replace-natural-gas-166053 https://theconversation.com/blue-hydrogen-what-is-it-and-sho...
- petre 4y agoStop spreading FUD. The risk of explosion is as as high as in gasoline powered cars, only H2 gets ventilated faster and burns without a visible flame.
- KennyBlanken 4y agoThe risk of gasoline 'explosion' (neither would be an explosion, it would be a fire) is higher with gasoline because its vapors are heavier than air and tend to pool on the ground and in structures.
- freemint 4y agoAn explosion is certain in case of collision with a train and the explosion might be powerful enough to unseat a train.