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Plus the folks here probably forget what poverty looks like. In areas with no infrastructure the only way of getting energy is to literally carry it home for yo
by whatever1 5y ago
Plus the folks here probably forget what poverty looks like. In areas with no infrastructure the only way of getting energy is to literally carry it home for your stove or motorcycle. Gas is ideal for these cases. Hydrogen cylinders maybe? Batteries are definitely a no go to transport energy.
- bryanlarsen 5y agoThose cars have 10,000 PSI tanks, and Hydrogen is notorious for leaking through everything. It's not an option for places with no infrastructure. Trickle charging a battery with a small solar panel is what no-infrastructure places are moving towards for charging phones and other electronics. That's not enough energy for cooking or transportation, yet, but I can see it moving towards that. Another option is synthetic fuel. Currently horribly expensive because it is energy intensive and still experimental, it may become viable if solar energy prices continue to drop. It's much less efficient than an EV, but it works with existing gas/diesel/kerosene infrastructure.
- whatever1 5y agoYou don’t have to have 10,000psi tanks. A regular 3,000psi industrial gas cylinder would do the job and it would store energy equivalent of around 8gallons of gasoline. The gas cylinder would weigh ~ 100 pounds. So totally feasible. Now, do we have cheap appliances that consume hydrogen and produce work/heat ? Not yet.