Hydrogen powered plaes,trains,buses, and power plants?

Question

is it possible? with the power plant i was thinking use a regular coal power plant to make hydrogen then use that hydrgen u made to power other plants that make more hydrogen then u could have hydrogen powered plants makin hydrogen for hydrogen powered cars, planes,buses,etc. is this plausable in the next few decades?

Answer 1

But getting hydrogen out of coal is very inefficient and produces a lot of pollution.  You are better off burning the coal directly to make electricity.

No, wind turbines, solar arrays, and nuclear power are our only hope.

Answer 2

Hydrogen may become a good way of transferring energy from a fixed power station to something that can be used on vehicles, in fact the technology has already overtaken battery power since batteries are too heavy. Since the waste product of hydrogen combustion is water, then its great environmentally. For some reason, there has been masses of investment and trials of different battery power and very little effort in hydrogen until very recently when some Japanese car companies have started to produce something actually practical. Economics will determine the future. How much the price comes down compared to alternatives such as bio fuels.

As far as using it in power stations, there is no cheap way to produce it. Making it uses at least as much energy as is released when it is used. If there is good investment in wind, hydro and solar then we may need to look for a way of transferring that energy to use in vehicles.

Answer 3

You are right but the main point is you have got power plans which are generating energy ( especially   hydro electric power plants).The next centuries power is water.when you are generating electric you can use an electrolysis system that you have a pool and from the outlet of the power plant you get the water to a closed system pool.Ä°n the pool you can manufacture hydrogen and store it  into close tanks.Than you can pressurize it and in liquid form you can store it that means from water you have electric energy and liquid hydrogen for any kind of machinery or vehicles( buses,auto,truck,train,airplane).as it is mentioned the airplanes have 30% of its weight is fuel.That means that it already heavy.Ä°n this case weight is not the problem.You don't have any waist, you don't have any remains.

Answer 4

Everything but aircraft. The storage tanks are too heavy.