I wish we could convince the hydrogen fanatics of this fact.
Reason doesn't cut it with "fanatics".
layman question here regarding hydrogen: am generally aware of the current problems regarding extraction/production/storage/delivery of hydrogen energy, notably the fact that at current market levels, it costs more to make that unit of usable hydrogen energy than it does to continue using fossil fuels.
My question is, suppose the current energy model - oilfield>transport>refinery>transport to local gas station>purchase by end user - was changed so that the end user would not be so dependent upon the middleman/corporates in getting the energy to us?
Though this is a far-flung spear into "what-if" land, tech progress has been so phenom-fast that I almost expect an advance in the near future where the end-user can have a sort of "mini-plant" in the home that can provide hydrogen based fuel/energy w/out having to resort to/depend on Saudi oil that costs 2 dollars/bbl to extract and for which he gets raked to the tune of $112 ($2.50 per gallon of gas X 45) per barrel for.