I have basic idea of working of hydrogen fuel cell but why just hydrogen? Isn’t there any better or maybe cheaper alternative?
(I know it’s bit complex for but I would appreciate your answers)
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Hydrogen is the single most abundant element in the universe, it produces zero pollutants when burned or used in a fuel cell (only water) and is potentially cheap and safe enough to use on a large scale. It’s also usable in it’s native form, there isn’t any refining required, nor are there any chemical reactions necessary to convert it to a useable state (unless you’re separating it from water, which can be done using electricity only, no complex chemical processes needed). The only concession is that it has to be isolated and compressed, which is energy intensive.
I can’t say with authority that it’s the only option, but it’s certainly the best. Nothing else we have is that favourable naturally. We’d have to spend far less effort producing hydrogen to use than we do gasoline, we just don’t have the infrastructure in place at the needed scale yet.
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