Is hydrogen the car fuel of the future?

Is hydrogen the car fuel of the future?

Is hydrogen the car fuel of the future?

Recently the World Nuclear Association announced that, by 2050, the world's vehicles would all run on hydrogen. Given that today's motoring industry produces vehicles that are largely run on petrol and diesel, with a small percentage of electric cars too, this prediction may seem way off the mark and a bit like something out of Back To The Future; however it could be more accurate than it seems. Produced by the world's nuclear power stations, hydrogen could be a pollution-free alternative to run the world's cars on.

The environmental message which resonates around the globe today is to cut down on global warming by producing less carbon dioxide emissions and, whilst this will slow down the affect of global warming, consumers also need to reduce their reliance on traditional fossil fuels, like gas and oil too. Of course, for people to be able to choose to go green', they need the option to do so first, so manufacturers in essence need to be the ones to make the first move towards less pollution.

Hydrogen has been suggested as the best alternative to the world's reliance on fossil fuels and it can hopefully plug the gap' between reliable but polluting fuels like oil and greener energy, like wind power, which is currently not as efficient as it needs to be to seriously impact the world's energy supplies. Obviously there would be pollution and waste from nuclear power stations when they produce hydrogen, but it is still far more environmentally friendly as it does not create more pollution when it is subsequently burnt later on.

The greenest way to produce hydrogen today is through the energy created by solar and wind power, which in turn can be used to produce electrolysis to turn water into hydrogen or, alternatively, current nuclear power stations could be made larger to accommodate the hydrogen production process. Initially this would work by using any excess electricity created to produce hydrogen relatively cheaply, from where it could be distributed to either a separate national grid, or indeed be delivered directly to filling stations, much like today's petrol stations.

In fact, car manufacturers announced plans to create a hybrid car which runs on electricity and hydrogen but, obviously, the car is only at the concept stage so far, as there are no convenient ways to refill on hydrogen. However, the immediate benefit of a car like this would be that, once burnt, the hydrogen fuel would simply recombine with oxygen, producing pure water as waste. Hybrid cars like this will probably be how hydrogen is introduced into the motoring industry, much like how electric cars were introduced through successful hybrid designs.

Better still, motorists can even buy a special hydrogen kit system for their car today, which can be easily fitted and essentially means the cars runs on water and electricity, so the car simply needs to be charged up' whenever it starts to run out of electricity. Garages will no doubt soon see an influx of motorists looking to have hydrogen kits fitted to their cars, as simply as they would replace a cracked windscreen or change a wheel.

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