Building a hydrogen infrastructure to support the introduction of fuel cell vehicles in the U.S. would cost $9 billion over the next decade, according to a report released by the National Hydrogen Association.
The report states that hydrogen production costs would outpace revenues during this period, resulting int a $3.2 billion cumulative shortfall, that would need to be closed by private or government investments.
However, the report said this amount could be fully repaid by 2023, and that little or no government government investment would be needed after 2018. In that year, the report projects that fuel providers could make 10% after-tax returns on investment. And by 2023 hydrogen revenues would be enough to cover ongoing infrastructure and maintenance.
The report, titled "The Energy Evolution: an Analysis of Alternative Vehicles and Fuels to 2100" collects what is currently known and published about alternative energy vehicle systems and compares the information in a relative context.
Authors of the report state that its intent is to act as a platform for informed policy development.
The report is available at the link below.
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