Can electric batteries provide power for heavy-duty and long-haul applications in trucking, mining, agriculture and shipping? Probably not. Most insiders think hydrogen power will be required. Will a simultaneous investment in hydrogen production, its distribution networks and hydrogen-capable vehicles pay off? Probably not.

Leveraging more economically justifiable uses for hydrogen outside of transportation may provide a path. We explore how projects like the massive ACES Delta hydrogen storage facility in Utah, recently majority-owned by Chevron, could jump-start viable hydrogen transportation.

A raw transcript is here. More information on your host Ali Tabibian and GTK Partners.

The ACES Delta website, the Department of Energy’s overview of the program, Mistubishi Power’s press releases are here, as is an excellent article on the project.

33. ACES Delta: A Back Door to Hydrogen Transportation