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05/ How will the hydrogen be produced, and what will it cost?

Although hydrogen is the most abundant element on earth, even so it is not an energy source but and energy vector. To put it another way, it must be manufactured before it can be stored and used.
At the present moment hydrogen is essentially obtained from hydrocarbons: steam re-forming of natural gas or gasification (petroleum residues), or again by the electrolysis of water. These different procedures vary in terms of complexity, output and the cost of the hydrogen. For hydrogen to represent a significant proportion of the world energy requirements in 2050, production capacities will have to be multiplied about 25 times, which would make for an output of some tens of millions of tons of hydrogen per year.
The main barrier to the use of hydrogen as an energy vector lies in the physical limitations arising from the distribution logistics of this gas (as already exist in the case of natural gas).
It has to be shown that it is possible to produce a large quantity of hydrogen while reducing greenhouse gases: t

Questions :

01/ How long has the fuel cell been in existence?
02/ What interest is being shown in the fuel cell?
03/ What will a fuel cell cost?
04/ How does a fuel cell of the PEMFC type work?
05/ How will the hydrogen be produced, and what will it cost?
06/ Are fuel cells covered by any regulations?
07/ As an individual customer, can I install a fuel cell in my home to generate electricity? What are financial benefits?
08/ How much hydrogen does a fuel cell consume? What autonomy does this provide?
09/ I want to install a fuel cell in a vehicle (automobile, motorcycle, various prototypes), is this possible with an Axane fuel cell?
10/ Where is hydrogen stored in the Axane fuel cell?
11/ In what form is hydrogen stored (gas, pressure, type of storage, etc.)? How is the fuel cell recharged?
12/ When will we see hydrogen-powered cars?
13/ Where can hydrogen be purchased?

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