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> Solar is great but you can't put it in a tank or ship across the ocean or fly Not directly. But what about using it for hydrogen production?
by rad_gruchalski 6y ago
> Solar is great but you can't put it in a tank or ship across the ocean or fly
Not directly. But what about using it for hydrogen production?
- gorkish 6y agoIt works but is super super inefficient, and actually using hydrogen directly as a fuel also has huge drawbacks, primarily due to the fact that it is prone to detonate vs simply combust. Unfortunately I don’t believe hydrogen is going to ever be viable at global scale unless it’s simply used to synthesize artificially produced petrochemicals, an even more inefficient process.
- imtringued 6y agoCompared to the inefficiencies of fossil fuels hydrogen is a paragon of efficiency.