The Hard Spot: Moving and Storing Hydrogen

Deep End Era. Engineering with Sankalp · Oct 28, 2026 · 57m

Why hydrogen is easy per kilogram and hard per cubic metre; compressed tanks and fast filling; liquefaction, ortho-para conversion, boil-off and the Suiso Frontier; hydrogen embrittlement and ASME B31.12; inline inspection pigs; pipeline capacity, repurposing and the European backbone; blending and town gas; salt caverns; ammonia, LOHC and e-fuels; Hindenburg, Gangneung and Kjørbo; hydrogen's indirect warming; demand and the hydrogen ladder. Cross-references: EP47 (hydrogen production), EP48 (fuel cells), EP99 (ammonia).

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00:00:00 Cold open: the hard spot

00:02:33 Why hydrogen is…