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> Actually it's pretty efficient. Electrolysis is only a small factor. It's all of the other required bits that makes Hydrogen so inefficient. Transportation,
by bkor 5y ago
> Actually it's pretty efficient.
Electrolysis is only a small factor.
It's all of the other required bits that makes Hydrogen so inefficient. Transportation, building up pressure, etc. Hydrogen if you compare things simply is more efficient than gas/diesel. However, gas/diesel is pumped out of the ground. Meaning, a lot of the energy needs for gas/diesel are already there.
- Diggsey 5y agoI was only commenting on electrolysis, I did not make any statement about hydrogen power in general. However, now that you brought it up, the other issues that you mention are very surmountable: - Transport. You can either transport hydrogen via pipelines or simply produce it via electrolysis in-place. You have to get the electricity to the destination somehow, so this doesn't really differ between electric and hydrogen cars. - Building up pressure. Energy required to build up pressure is related to how much the volume is reduced (force x distance and all that...) Conveniently water is almost incompressible, so you can raise the water to the desired pressure cheaply before you electrolyse it. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-pressure_electrolysis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-pressure_electrolysis says this can be done at 97% efficiency.