Disadvantages
And yet, hydrogen energy is not quite the perfect, super clean and cheap energy source that so many companies and governments would love to get their hands on.
1. Expensive : That’s simply because it’s expensive and time-consuming to produce. That means until technology advances enough to simplify and ease the process.
2. Storage : Hydrogen is also hard to move around because super-light hydrogen is hard to transport in a reasonable fashion. It is very expensive to move anything more than small amounts of it, making it impractical for most functions.
3. Not Easy to Replace Existing Infrastructure : It becomes even more expensive when you consider trying to use it to replace gasoline. There is no existing infrastructure in place to accommodate hydrogen as a fuel source for the average motorist.
4. Highly Flammable : Hydrogen in itself is a very powerful source of fuel. It’s highly inflammable and always in news for the potential risks associated with it.
5. Dependency on Fossil Fuels : Though hydrogen energy is renewable and its environmental impacts are minimal, we still need other non-renewable sources like coal, oil and natural gas to separate it from oxygen.