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The Hydrogen Highway
Richard230:
A link in the Hydrogen Highway is being built across from Alice's Restaurant in the Santa Cruz Mountains, south of San Francisco. What a monumental boondoggle! I have heard that there are just a few H2 cars in all of California and I believe all of those are production prototypes being tested by the auto manufacturers. I am pretty sure that none are privately owned at this time. However, should anyone in the SF Bar Area buy an H2-powered auto, they can always drive up into the mountains to find a filling station, which is being built at great expense by some government agency using taxpayer funds. >:(
This complex has been under construction all summer long and is now reaching the point where some of the equipment is being installed. Attached are photos that I took today and I will post updates as the construction continues until the project is complete and the security fencing is removed. All that equipment just to supply one filling outlet. I have my doubts if I will ever be able to post a privately-owned hydrogen-powered car filling up at this out-of-the-way station, though.
I might add that today I spoke with a couple of local residents, including one of the owners of Alice Restaurant, and they also think the station is a big joke. ::)
Attached is a photo of the H2 pump.
Richard230:
And here is a photo of the H2 tanks. ???
Brammofan:
Looks like an accident waiting to happen. :(
Shinysideup:
Hydrogen under very high pressure being carried in an car on public highways? What could go wrong?
And then there's the preposterous economics of the whole H2 energy cycle: Most of it derives from natural gas and takes huge amounts of energy to compress it. Boondoggle indeed!
Richard230:
Here is a link to some interesting and informative information regarding Hydrogen-fueled cars:
https://www.edmunds.com/fuel-economy/8-things-you-need-to-know-about-hydrogen-fuel-cell-cars.html
And here is a link to the locations of H2 stations in California:
http://cafcp.org/stationmap
This description is for the hydrogen station being built across from Alice's Restaurant, at the intersection of State highways 35 and 84: Woodside, 17287 Skyline Boulevard, Woodside, CA 94062:
Station Type: Retail - In development
Development Status: Commissioning
Expected to Open: March 2017
Hydrogen Source: Gaseous H2 Delivery
Station Customer Service: (604) 904-0412
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