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To: dybdahl who wrote (93907)	4/29/2008 5:33:29 PM
From: The Vet	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 110194

Thanks for the explanation of your comment dybdahl. I see where you are coming from now.. As an aside, hydrogen can be stored in quantity at very reasonable temperatures and low pressures in suitable metal hydrides. Unfortunately the best metal mixes and structures for storing hydrogen in hydrides seem to be patented by small companies or individuals and are ignored by the mainstream energy guys. Example: Metal hydrides are the most compact way to store hydrogen (more dense than liquid hydrogen). The internal volume of the CL-370A is less than 0.7 liters. 370 liters of hydrogen capacity is more than 500 times the size of the container! hydrogencomponents.com A suitable tank for hydrogen storage using hydrides is actually smaller in volume for the amount of hydrogen stored than liquid hydrogen itself. It is an easily reversible reaction as the hydrogen can be extracted from the hydrid by slightly increasing the temperature. A filling station that used hydrogen stored as hydrides would need to use a simple heat exchange system to facilitate the transfer from one tank to another; heating the source tank and cooling the recipient would effectively transfer the gas as moderate pressures and temperatures. There are plenty of references available on metal hydrides you can google for further information.