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No one cares about efficiency intrinsically. As long as it's cost effective, this is not an issue. One of the major improvements in modern electrolyzers is tha
by Hypx 6y ago
No one cares about efficiency intrinsically. As long as it's cost effective, this is not an issue.
One of the major improvements in modern electrolyzers is that they don't need to run 100% of the time to function. As costs come down, it's likely we can tap excess energy whenever it is available.
- clomond 6y agoNo one care about efficiency, sure. But efficiency in this case is the “tax” that must be paid in all cases. And you are missing my point: That as far as the options go for “tapping excess energy” hydrogen is overblown and overstated as a solution. Things like demand response and heating applications don’t have anywhere near the same kind of losses. Price and value is what actually matters.
- Hypx 6y agoThen it's merely reducing the "tax" until it is no longer an issue. A combination of efficiency improvements and lower source energy cost can solve this. The alternatives have their own downsides. Usually in the form of weight or raw material usage. Since the raw material of hydrogen is water, this could easily be much cheaper than the competition.