Re-Hydro to Dominate in the Future
April 12, 2040 - Although introduced in the market only five years ago, 10% of all hydrogen fuel now sold in the US is of the enviromental friendly Re-Hydro label, produced through electrolysis based on a source of 100% renewable energy.
Several producers have switched to producing Re-Hydro, mainly because of tax incentives, which also keep the price of Re-Hydro on the same level as regular hydrogen.
10% in five years might not seem much, especially compared to the move to lead free gasoline 50 years ago, which only took a decade. When producing hydrogen vast amount of energy is needed, and the main issue of producing Re-Hydro has been the lack of energy from renewable sources and that it is not generated close to the production plants.
Most analysts believe though that Re-Hydro will be the dominating fuel in the future, and the incentives to switch has already led to great improvements in producing energy even more efficient from solar, wind and water.
Since hydrogen-hybrids together with fuel-cells eventually will force gasoline vehicles off the road, followed by long-term and patient support of Re-Hydro from the government, it could be the opportunity that environmentalists in several decades have hoped for to put the last nail in the coffin of fossil fuels.
But the progress is slow, so far only 4.1 million cars running on hydrogen have been sold in the US, which is about 1.5% of the total fleet. Iceland is the leader in the world, both when it comes to hydrogen and using re-hydro, with 100% of the car fleet now on re-hydro.
Argument: The development of hydrogen-fueled cars is based on several different sources, with the optimistic scenarios for a fast introduction on the market, to the book The Hype about Hydrogen by Joseph J. Romm. With the development in renewable sources of energy it will be possible for environmental labeled hydrogen.
Questions: Will there be other fuel alternatives to hydrogen when gasoline will be replaced? Will Re-Hydro put an end to fossil fuels?
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Comments:
The above statements are to believed to accurate they seem reasonable and yes hopefully it will be the last nail to the coffin of fossil fuels
Posted by: Shekeria Wilkins
how do you know this is true?
Posted by: fara
This won't happen. Running cars on hydrogen makes little sense when you can run them on electricity. Hydrogen might be used for storing energy in some situations as solar and wind power are not continuous the power needs to be smoothed out. But even there there are probably better solutions.
Posted by: David Stern
By 2040, all oil products will be very expensive and not used to power personal vehicles or heat homes. The private auto's days are numbered, and will be phased out over the next 30 years.
Some form of hydrogen will be in use, but, not likely by private citizens. Electric vehicles for short trips and public transport for longer ones (50 miles or more.) By then airlines will only fly between major cities and will be multiples of the present cost. Trains will replace planes for inter city travel. Bio-fuels will never be a significant percentage of our energy needs.
Posted by: Bill
Actually, bio-fuels will probably be in use for the coming 10 years, but then we will realize that it is far too expensive to mass produce. My guess is mass wind farms and solar plants to park next to and charge your car. Hydrogen will most likely be used for backup generators, tractors, tanks, bombs, etc.
Posted by: kku97
Hey,
what about northern countries like Finland or a state of USA, Alaska. Do you believe that electricity can run cars when it is -35 degrees outside? I think that we need alternatives fuels and hydrogen could be really good option in Finland or Sweden.
Posted by: T.Jones
Yes. Hydrogen is the Future Energy Carrier. Together with Fuel Cells,Hydrogen has great future as energy alternative.
Dr.A.Jagadeesh Nellore(AP),India
Wind Energy Expert
E-mail: anumakonda.jagadeesh@gmail.com
Posted by: Dr.A.Jagadeesh