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There is a long list of reasons why hydrogen might fail as a truly clean fuel, but it makes sense to get real world use cases in place. 20 years ago it was far
by Zigurd 4y ago
There is a long list of reasons why hydrogen might fail as a truly clean fuel, but it makes sense to get real world use cases in place. 20 years ago it was far from certain that solar power could ever be practical for diverse applications.
Still, I would estimate it will take 20 years to learn if we will be casually storing wind power in the form of hydrogen for random consumer use cases the way we now use solar panels.
- vardump 4y agoWe might also casually transfer it around the world in very low loss UHVDC transmission lines. As well as storing it short term in water reservoirs (or other gravitational storage), massive battery banks and in a bit longer term (like between seasons) as heat. Not saying that hydrogen can't have a role, but due to a low roundtrip efficiency it might just have a niche.
- Zigurd 4y agoFuel cells might be better than batteries for semi trucks, which is a pretty big niche.