1. What is Green Hydrogen?

2. We Already Have Solar and Wind Renewable Energy To Power Our Homes and Vehicles. Why Do We Need Hydrogen?

1. Wind and solar only works with the wind is blowing and the sun is shining.
2. Hydrogen compliments the variability/inconsistency of these renewable sources.
3. Hydrogen is a backup and can be converted back to electricity to ensure the power supply is resilient.

3. How Does Evergreen Hydrogen Help Solve The Climate Crisis?

According to a McKinsey & Co. report, hydrogen is central to reaching net-zero emissions because it can abate 80 gigatons of CO2 by 2050, including powering heavy duty means of transportation like trucks, cargo ships, and airplanes, and decarbonize the steel and cement industries, which together make up nearly 15% of global greenhouse gas emissions.

4. Shouldn’t We Focus Solely On Electrifying Our Transportation System With More Electric Vehicles and EV Charging Stations?

It’s a misconception to pit green hydrogen vehicles against electric vehicles. Both run on battery electric powered systems. The only difference is hydrogen vehicles power use a fuel cell that turns hydrogen into electricity. The fuel cell sits in the engine as opposed to hooking the battery up to an EV charger.

The benefits of a fuel cell vehicle are that it already has a range in excess of 400 miles and can be fully refueled in five minutes, similar to a car with an internal combustion engine. And H2 can be stored indefinitely versus batteries that lose a charge over time.

Hydrogen also has a greater energy density than electricity, making it more suitable to power buses, trucks, cargo ships, and airplanes.

5. How Much Will It Cost To Fuel My Car With Hydrogen?

While the cost is still high at this time, we expect the cost to fill a hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicle to be equivalent to the cost to fill a conventional vehicle.

6. How Far Can A Hydrogen Car Travel?

Fuel cell vehicles from Toyota, Honda, and Hyundai can already exceed 400 miles on a single tank.

7. How Long Does It Take To Fuel A Car or Truck With Hydrogen?

It takes about the same time it takes to fill up a gasoline powered car, 3-5 minutes.

8. How Does Evergreen Hydrogen Support Equity?

People who live near the heaviest concentrations of air pollution in Washington are disproportionately low-income. The use of zero emission hydrogen in commercial transport can reduce incidences of lung diseases and cancers in these communities.

9. How Do Washingtonians Benefit From The Evergreen Hydrogen Economy?

1. Cleaner air from the reduction of heavy polluting diesel fuels
2. A cleaner marine ecosystem from reduced cargo and cruise ship emissions
3. Good paying jobs in the clean energy industry spread across our state
4. Millions in revenue to fund basic services in our state like roads, schools, and hospitals.

10. How Many Jobs Can Be Generated By Evergreen Hydrogen?

There have been 42 emerging occupations identified and will continue to be expanded as the H2 industry matures. Some of these jobs are Station planning supply chain, station equipment supply chain, construction supply chain, hydrogen supply, station O&M supply chain.

11. What’s the Safety Record Of Hydrogen?

Hydrogen is already used by NASA in the space shuttle and by the Department of Defense in unmanned rocket engines, and there are currently 35,000 forklifts and material handling hydrogen vehicles in operation. The alkaline electrolyzers used to make green hydrogen have operated for decades, and water splitting using electrolysis has been used for over 200 years.