Hydrogen transportation large-scale

If fuel cell technology were introduced on a large scale for automotive transportation, would you prefer a fuel distribution system in which gasoline fuel remains the major energy carrier but is reformed on-board to hydrogen or one in which hydrogen is provided at fuel stations Explain your choice. 

Hydrogen transport costs are in the range of 1 to 4 ct/kWh, with a downward trend in later periods due to the economies of scale achieved by large scale pipeline transport. 

Hydropower A Study for the Generation, InterContinental Transport, and Use of Hydrogen as a Source of Clean Energy, on the Basis of Large-scale and Cheap Hydro-Electricity (Hydrogen Pilot Project - Canada) (DECHEMA, 1987)... 

The large-scale deployment of hydrogen in the transport sector (cars, light-duty vehicles and city buses) has a significant impact on the reduction of atmospheric pollutant emissions. Emission reduction of pollutants is one of the main drivers for the introduction of hydrogen. These benefits are often mentioned. However, the number of quantitative analyses is limited. In the following, the results of the HyWays project (HyWays, 2007) will be presented. 

Canada s hydrogen transport and distribution infrastructure program comprises refuelling stations (various locations and various companies), and includes work on large-scale water electrolysers, hydrogen compressors up to 700 bar, hydrogen dispensers, controls, and codes and standards. 

Hydrogen can be potentially produced from renewable sources, thus enabling the intermittent and excess power generated to be stored for applications in transport, homes, and businesses, thereby making off-grid wind and solar sources economic. However, it must be noted, that commercial applications of these concepts are fairly limited at best or nonexistent at worst, and many decades of research and development may be necessary to solve the technical hurdles for application in a large-scale fashion. 

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