Hydrogen transportation, challenge

For a viable hydrogen transportation system to emerge, all four of these challenges must be addressed. 

Pipelines represent the primary option for the most efficient transportation mode in a hydrogen energy environment. Pipeline is the most economical option for transportation however, the embrittlement of steels and diffusion losses represents a technical challenge. Sensor technologies for continued integrity management of such a pipeline network will be critical in the development of the hydrogen economy. 

Explores the technical challenge of transporting and storing hydrogen fuel... 

Implementing CCS would create a whole new value chain of plants with C02 capture, of C02 transport and of C02 storage. Carbon dioxide transport could be performed by pipelines on land or in the marine environment. For marine transport, ships could also be used. Creating a new C02 infrastructure is a challenging task, similar to the build-up of a hydrogen infrastructure that s why a combined build-up should be envisaged, where possible. 

One of hydrogen s major attractions is tapping vast new resources for transportation fuels that are domestically abundant and converted to H2 with zero or near-zero emissions. To fully realise the benefits of a hydrogen economy, cost-effective zero-emission fuel supply pathways are needed. Several have been proposed, and each has unique challenges. 

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