[unclebilly]

Redbeard - I think we are on the same page.

The big thing for me is once the hype dies down, the right tool will be used where it makes sense. Fuel cells aren’t always the answer, much like how Solar isn’t always the answer. Each application brings its own unique challenges that some energy conversion technologies address better than others.

I also think geography plays a big role in this. Where I live, we don’t have much hydroelectric power generation but we are sitting on a huge natural gas resource, we have wind generation here and some distributed solar generation. We also have an abundance of coal...

I think this plays into the equation because if you are going to have a hydrogen economy, in some locals it makes sense to electrolyze water in off peak power demand times but in other areas, it may make more sense to reform natural gas (or use it as is).

Cheers.