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Hydrogen can be compressed as a high-pressure gas to make it easier to handle

Hydrogen can be compressed into a high-pressure gas to make it easier to transport and use. The compression of hydrogen typically starts with mechanical compressors that increase the gas's pressure from its production state to a higher pressure suitable for storage 1. These compressors incrementally raise the hydrogen pressure to levels ranging from 200 to 700 bar, depending on the intended use and storage requirements 2.

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  1. Department of Energy. (n.d.). Gaseous Hydrogen Compression. https://www.energy.gov/eere/fuelcells/gaseous-hydrogen-compression#:~:text=Hydrogen ↩

  2. Knop, V. (2022, January 16). Hydrogen Compression. A World of Energy. https://www.awoe.net/Hydrogen-Compression-General.html ↩