Finally, a practical storage method for Hydrogen?

It could happen.

On Nov. 25, Germany's Federal Institute for Materials Research & Testing (known by its German acronym, BAM) released results of nearly two years of tests on C.En's technology, which involves the storage of compressed hydrogen inside bundles of thin, strong tubes of glass, known as capillary arrays. "The lightweight storage and safety factors give the technology a huge commercial potential for a whole range of industries," says Kai Holtappels, who heads up the working group at BAM that has been testing the technology since February 2008.

Ignoring the political factor of 'Climate Change,' a safer storage method could be another step towards Hydrogen as an alternative to traditional fossil fuels.  The benefits of Hydrogen, if applied correctly, would not only lead for more buisness opportunites in the U.S., but also for the end-user: where most of consumed Hydrogen is used, most of gasoline in a car is simply lost as heat.