Things We Need To Do To Develop the Hydrogen

 Economy

     There are many things that still need to be done to allow hydrogen cars to become popular.

   The Top Five Things To Do To Make Hydrogen More Economical

1. Produce a standardized hydrogen fuel tank

2. Encourage the production of hydrogen vehicles

3. Develop hydrogen fuelling stations

4. Produce more hydrogen

5. Get the public interested

First we need to increase the size of the fuel tank. Why would a person buy a car that can only travel for around 250 miles (400 km) a tank? A more reasonable goal is at least a range of 400 miles (640 km), closer to what people have now. If a standardized hydrogen tank is developed and used with an internal combustion engine, the transition to hydrogen vehicles will be easier. We believe the standardization of the tank is a solvable issue.  Second, there will have to be an increase in the production of hydrogen cars. The cars should be attractive, affordable and available. Another thing that needs to be done is to build hydrogen fuelling stations. Fossil fuel stations will have to be converted to hydrogen. Governments will need to help fund hydrogen fuelling stations because oil companies have nothing to gain by offering an alternative to fossil fuel. In order to fill the stations we will have to make more hydrogen. New technology to fuel the separation of hydrogen compounds may need to be used to reduce the amount of energy consumed in making hydrogen. In order for that to happen, research will have to be subsidized, perhaps from current fuel taxes. And lastly, the public's interest will have to be sparked. Change is difficult and people will resist it. The general population will need to be convinced that they should buy hydrogen cars. The government of Canada has committed to meeting the Kyoto Protocol. The non-emission hydrogen car could be an important step in reaching the government's goals. The government should focus on helping to fund these key points because the hydrogen car is the future.