Environmental Benefits
The advantages of the hydrogen economy include:
1. The Hydrogen Economy infrastructure is less expensive to create than oil refineries, coal fired power plants or nuclear power plants
• Siting a hydrogen facility geographically is a non-issue
2. The elimination of pollution caused by fossil fuels
• When hydrogen is used in an ICE engine to create power, it is a completely clean technology
3. The elimination of greenhouse gases
• If the hydrogen comes from the electrolysis of water through wind and solar, then hydrogen adds no greenhouse gases to the environment
4. The elimination of economic dependence
• The near term reduction and long term elimination of oil means no dependence on the Middle East and its oil reserves and a resultant strengthening of our national security