Hydrogen is the most abundant element in the universe and offers the game-changing promise of clean power on a mass scale.

While fuel cell and hydrogen technologies (FCH) have the potential to replace all fossil-based energy, conservative projections estimate FCH will be able to generate 2,250 terawatt hours (TWh) of hydrogen in the European Union by 2050.

That would supply about a quarter of the bloc's total annual energy demand. In other words, an eyewatering amount of energy that could fuel 42 million large cars, 1.7 million trucks, around a quarter of a million buses and more than 5,500 trains.

Fueling the future
PowerCell Sweden AB makes fuel cell stacks and systems powered by hydrogen. These can be adapted for use both on and off the road and at sea - for instance in trucks or ships. When combined with so-called green hydrogen, which is produced from renewable sources like wind or solar, this offers the possibility of low-carbon energy.

For more information: https://www.euronews.com/2020/01/24/europe-s-hydrogen-revolution-the-promise-of-power-without-pollution