News & Views, Volume 46 | Hydrogen Fueling Structural Integrity into New Markets
By: Daniel Peters and Myles Parr
Energy sources that don’t have carbon emissions are rapidly developing in the country and around the world today. The use of renewable energy sources such as wind, hydro, and solar is becoming increasingly common. One area that is also changing is in the automotive arena. The use of alternative fuels in the transportation sector, such as natural gas and hydrogen, has been under development for many years. Natural gas is quite common today in the public transportation sector in many cities for fueling buses in cities.
Development of hydrogen fuel cell automobiles increased significantly around the turn of the century and recently has gained increasing popularity. Many hurdles have been considered and needed to be overcome to make this a practical reality. Issues such as reliability of components used in cars, risks of fires due to leaks, and sources of hydrogen needed for those cars are just a few of them.
