The Hindenburg was a widely known zeppelin, which catastrophically failed in a massive ball of fire. The horrific destruction of the Hindenburg upon landing in 1937 cannot place blame on the usage of Hydrogen. (Parkinson) Numerous people fear the usage of hydrogen in the application of a fuel in the transportation sector, often from misunderstanding horror stories. The usage of hydrogen in weapons of mass destruction may also give this fuel a bad rap. Hydrogen fuel cells in modern automobiles is actually quite safe, however hydrogen is a volatile element as we know for example the hydrogen bomb.
Hydrogen fuel storage is critical to ensuring the safety of the general public when it is used as a fuel onboard a vehicle. Gasoline also poses risks when used as a fuel in automobiles as well, therefore safe storage of fuel should be equally of concern in terms of accidents? Perhaps, however an automobile fire isn’t quite the same in terms of destruction as an accident involving hydrogen fuel. Hydrogen fuel requires significantly greater pressures when being used as a fuel, hydrogen by volume has a lower energy content than gasoline (Hydrogen Benefits and Considerations) This makes storage a bit further complex in comparison to …show more content…
In order to grow the demand for hydrogen fuel vehicles a robust infrastructure must exist. The problem with this is, the demand for infrastructure growth relies on the demand of the need for hydrogen refueling. So the problem is a real mess in terms of logistics, how can a technology grow with this sort of a roadblock? Unless we see a demand for these vehicles by consumers, it is difficult to assume the technology will flourish. With companies such as Toyota investing into infrastructure, (Davies) this may help kick things into gear somewhat. If additional automotive manufactures do the same, we may be able to increase the demand for growth in hydrogen refueling
Hydrogen fuel storage is critical to ensuring the safety of the general public when it is used as a fuel onboard a vehicle. Gasoline also poses risks when used as a fuel in automobiles as well, therefore safe storage of fuel should be equally of concern in terms of accidents? Perhaps, however an automobile fire isn’t quite the same in terms of destruction as an accident involving hydrogen fuel. Hydrogen fuel requires significantly greater pressures when being used as a fuel, hydrogen by volume has a lower energy content than gasoline (Hydrogen Benefits and Considerations) This makes storage a bit further complex in comparison to …show more content…
In order to grow the demand for hydrogen fuel vehicles a robust infrastructure must exist. The problem with this is, the demand for infrastructure growth relies on the demand of the need for hydrogen refueling. So the problem is a real mess in terms of logistics, how can a technology grow with this sort of a roadblock? Unless we see a demand for these vehicles by consumers, it is difficult to assume the technology will flourish. With companies such as Toyota investing into infrastructure, (Davies) this may help kick things into gear somewhat. If additional automotive manufactures do the same, we may be able to increase the demand for growth in hydrogen refueling