After collecting data and interviewing Hydro Energy Inc. on their plans for WBD City with Hydrogen Fuel Cell Energy, it is easy to say the form of energy will not help and is not beneficial for our beloved town. Questions may be asked why we are so biased, but evidence shows that Hydrogen Fuel Cell energy is not the right option. After reading many articles on the good and bad things about Hydrogen Energy it became very clear. Without many of the supporting evidence, Hydrogen energy seems like a good idea. It’s an energy that is clean, simple, and renewable. But, there are many flaws in almost every stage of developing and the production of this form of energy, not to mention what could happen when it is active. For example, Hydrogen vehicles that rely on fuel cells are more costly and less advanced than vehicles that use gasoline. Hydrogen also needs to be stored and transported under high pressure due to low energy density, which makes it bulky and impractical. Also to add on to the struggles of the energy is that any Hydrogen that escapes during the production process could erode the ozone layer even further and increase global warming. There are also other examples that prove Hydrogen energy is not beneficial. Hydrogen Energy isn’t used in many places, which isn’t a benefit. Hydrogen may seem like a
good idea but it is expensive, and takes a lot of work to produce. Since it needs to be moved around it is a hard thing to do. Also it is not easy to replace the existing infrastructures. Just imagine trying to be able to get hydrogen then having to pay for it to be moved and then trying to replace it, that’s spending a lot of money. To make this energy you still need to rely on other nonrenewable things such as coal to be able to make the fuel. As you can see Hydrogen isn’t a safe, reliable or inexpensive energy to be using.
In conclusion, Hydrogen Fuel Cell energy has many non-beneficial factors that make Hydro Energy Inc.’s plans seem more like a fantasy than reality.
By: A & D