Hydrogen is the lightest element, colourless, tasteless, odourless and flammable. When hydrogen escapes into the atmosphere, it is so light that it scatters immediately upwards. This means that a hydrogen spill won’t pool on the ground, pollute groundwater, or soak into clothing.

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Hydrogen fuel station at Coventry

Hydrogen fuel station at Birmingham

Hydrogen fuelling stations at Coventry (top), Birmingham (above), Loughborough (below) and Swindon (bottom).

 

Hydrogen fuelling station at Swindon

Hydrogen is believed to be the most abundant element in the universe. It is the third most abundant element on Earth (after oxygen and silicon), found in water and all organic matter.