Re: Hydrogen the fuel for the 21st century - Ballard CEO

On Thu, 09 Jun 2005 11:01:54 -0700, Iridium <NoEmail@xxxxxxxx> wrote:

> While it is true that, at current volumes, hydrogen takes more
>energy to produce than it yields, that is true for every fuel,
>including gasoline.

What is he talking about, transportation costs? Surely if I am close
to a natural gas well, producing the natural gas can't consume more
energy than it yields. Every fuel can't be an energy sink!

I could believe that more energy is consumed producing gas than it
yields, but wouldn't the difference be even greater for Hydrogen?


> However, hydrogen fuel cells are two to three times more
>efficient than gasoline-powered internal combustion engines. Today,
>one kilogram of hydrogen is about twice the cost of a gallon of
>gasoline, and provides about the same amount of energy. But, when you
>take into account the greater efficiency of the fuel cell engine, the
>cost per mile driven with hydrogen is equal or better than with
>gasoline.

Is there truth to this, assuming in his calculation he is only taking
into account the cost of fuel?
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