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Here is a 30MW project in Germany, aiming for 700MW in 2030 to make hydrogen > methane > kerosene from renewable surplus electric and captured CO2 [1] This art
by strainer 7y ago
Here is a 30MW project in Germany, aiming for 700MW in 2030 to make hydrogen > methane > kerosene from renewable surplus electric and captured CO2 [1]
This articles language is almost absurd. As though economic power-to-fuel technology is some futuristic dream - its treated more mysteriously than fusion research and deep AI.
> One beacon of hope is the idea that we could use renewable electricity to split water to produce energy-rich hydrogen, which could then be stored and used in fuel cells.
The storage technology which 100% renewable power requires is already available, and economic - there just hasn't been much value in storage yet, since there hasn't been much surplus. All research discoveries and "strides" are showing that its going to get very cheap - pretty much as soon as there is policy to build it, or simply enough wind turbines and solar to employ it.
[1] https://www.rechargenews.com/transition/1870430/offshore-wind-to-power-giant-green-hydrogen-carbon-neutral-aviation-fuel-plant https://www.rechargenews.com/transition/1870430/offshore-win...