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Infrastructure edit
To enable the delivery of hydrogen fuel to transport end-users, a broad range of investments are needed, including, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA), the "construction and operation of new port infrastructure, buffer storage, pipelines, ships, refueling stations and plants to convert the hydrogen into a more readily transportable commodity (and potentially back to hydrogen)".[1] In particular, the IEA notes that refueling stations will be needed in locations that are suitable for long‐distance trucking such as industrial hubs and identifies the need for investment in airport infrastructure for the storage and delivery of hydrogen. The IEA deems the infrastructure requirements for hydrogen in shipping more challenging, drawing attention to the "need for major investments and co‐ordinated efforts among fuel suppliers, ports, shipbuilders and shippers".[2]
As of 2021[update], there were 49 publicly accessible hydrogen refueling stations in the US, 48 of which were located in California (compared with 42,830 electric charging stations).[3][4] By 2017, there were 91 hydrogen fueling stations in Japan.[5]
- ^ Cozzi, Laura; Gould, Tim. World Energy Outlook 2022 (PDF). International Energy Agency. p. 400.
- ^ Laura, Cozzi; Goild, Tim. World Energy Outlook 2022 (PDF). International Energy Agency. pp. 148–149.
- ^ Alternative Fueling Station Counts by State Archived 2016-03-15 at the Wayback Machine, Alternative Fuels Data Center, accessed March 18, 2016
- ^ Jones, Nicola. "Whatever happened to the hydrogen highway?" Archived 2016-03-12 at the Wayback Machine, Pique, February 9, 2012, accessed March 17, 2016
- ^ Voelcker, John. "Energy use for hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles: higher than electrics, even hybrids (analysis)" Archived 2021-03-02 at the Wayback Machine, Green Car Reports, May 4, 2017